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Hey guys, I just started a new podcast called DreamScape Productions that features professional

quality three hour long soundscapes, such as my new 1920s Italian cafe soundscape.

You can listen to them during your workday to help you stay relaxed and focused, or to

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notified every time a new soundscape is released, and now time for the story.

Today marks my 40th birthday on this earth, and rather than contemplating how to deal

with the typical midlife crisis, I'm deciding whether or not my time here has ended.

It's sort of a family curse.

For as long back as my family tree stretches, the men of the family never make it past the

age of 40.

It even goes as far as saying each of them have died, exactly on their birthday.

At least, that was the case for my father.

I was in the middle of college when I got the call.

They'd found the athlete of a man lying dead on the front porch from an apparent heart

attack on his 40th birthday.

My uncle suffered the same fate a couple of years later, as did my brother who died about

five years ago.

Just on the evidence, I'd say there's some merit to the supposed curse.

But as with every rule, there's an exception.

In this case, it's my granddad.

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