Mortality and Applesauce.

I was eating applesauce out of the jar, admittedly not the classiest thing to do. I was sprawled on the couch, Buffy on my HDTV and jar in hand. I need another thick glug, coughing just barely enough for the applesauce to pour over what must have been a valve in my throat, I was able to swallow the sauce mostly, but whatever was obstructing my throat wouldn’t clear. I couldn’t inhale through my mouth, and what seemed worse, I found myself suddenly unable to exhale either. From the moment I swallowed to this realization, maybe only 4 or 6 seconds had passed. It occurred to me to try breathing through my nose, which I was able to do with enough success, though not comfortably. I was able to exhale a little, inhale through my nose, and slowly clear my throat of the apple sauce. It occurred to me almost immediately that I can very close to choking. For a few short seconds, I had no new oxygen and was only seconds away from what might have been a panic. Immediately afterward I asked myself what I would have done if I had not been able to safely inhale fresh air through my nose, and the thought gave me chills.

I am determined not to die of something ridiculous until I am at least 110.