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People do crazy things when they get older. Mortality has a way of making people realize the end really is the end so if there’s some nagging goal that lingers in the back of your mind, NOW is the time to achieve it. For one grandmother, martial arts was calling her name….Karate Grammy.
What motivates [...]

It’s one thing to watch COPS on TV and pretend you’re out cruising for criminals with a .38 strapped to your waist. Now imagine being 93 and some dude breaks into your house and hits you 50 times until your unconscious. Then you wake up and grab your REAL gun and shoot the robber dead. [...]

Poor Lauren Bacall. She’s 82 and living alone. It’s not by choice. It’s just the way life sometimes works out. After Humphrey Bogart, the well ran pretty much dry. Bacall: “I like intelligent, witty men. I would have loved to have found a great guy, but they don’t exist any more. Why? Don’t ask me. [...]

Things may be built to last, but nothing lasts longer than it’s intended design, including the human body. Baseball players, especially pitchers, put an amazing amount of stress on their bodies. An arm hurling a baseball at 90 miles per hour requires more than a good night’s sleep to recover. Understanding how the body works [...]

A sad day: John Szarkowski, director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, recently died. I remember the first time I picked up his book, Looking at Photographs, and studied every image for its telltale details that made it great, according to Szarkowski.
John Szarkowski, 81; photography curator
Photo Op: John Szarkowski’s Art Vision
John [...]

One of the best things about being a human being is having a mind that can formulate concepts out of thin air. When an entrepreneur read about how reserveratrol, which is found in red wine, influences the aging process, the money-making wheels started spinning. Sirtris Pharmaceuticals was formed and they are working their asses off [...]

Kirk Douglas has some advice about relationships. Quote: “The thing about a relationship between a man and a woman, is that there always has to be a bit of mystery. A bit of you’re-not-quite-sure. You know? I wrote a chapter in the book titled: Romance Begins At 80. And it’s true.”
Of course, in the same [...]

Imagine sitting at home in Cleveland, Ohio, minding your own business when the phone rings. “Hello?” “Jimmy Scott?” “Yes.” “Pink Martini. How would you like to sing Tea for Two with Pink Martini?” “I would love it.” And that’s exactly what happened!
No one is ever too old to work!

Pink Martini Hey Eugene
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Sometimes you just need a little song to brighten up your day. Here’s one by Lenka called “We Will Not Grow Old.” Hey, maybe she knows something we don’t!
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A 60-year-old psychologist gave birth to twin boys while you were taking a snooze on the back porch. Get this: she already has a 33-year-old son, 29-year-old daughter, and 6-year-old son. Nice to see all that psychology training being paid off with the chore of raising some grandkids as your own kids. Welcome to the [...]

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It’s spring, so it must be time to line up those fall romances. Florida Governor Charlie Crist, 50, is dating former Mrs. South Carolina 2001, Kelly Crosby Heyniger, 36. Despite the drought problems in Florida, it’s nice to read love can always find the fountain of youth…No word yet on whether the Gov will [...]

Source: Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers may be 73 but don’t let her face fool you. The quest for eternal youth through taught skin comes with a price tag: a nose that only Michael Jackson would appreciate. She’s a poster child for staying active though so no complaints here.
Plastic surgery addict Joan Rivers unmasked
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Summer fun means more than downing a six-pack or a fine bottle of Bordeaux wine on your powerboat. It’s time to raise the bar, my friends, and think about training for the Senior Olympics brought to you by the National Senior Games Association. This year we’ll allow you to be a spectator at the Senior [...]

Sandy Krasnow is a designer who says, “To me, there is no more beautiful work than creating a beautiful life for myself.” Style never ages!

Source: Freeparking
Anyone recognize this 80-year-old man? Like most turn of the 20th Century photographs, there is no biographical information attached to the picture. Hopefully cameras of the future will embed this kind of information.

Actor Kevin Costner joins Julia Iglesias in the Grandpa Dad’s Club. Costner sired a baby boy with his 33-year-old wife; he’s 52. But hey, don’t let that stop you old farts from being the father you never were to your older kids. There’s still time to bring home the baby without throwing out your [...]

A family friend recently died. For the funeral, the family requested a song by Joe Wise called “I Believe.” I went to iTunes figuring at this point in the game every major music catalog owner must have taken the time to digitize their songs and put them online. Not so. Not only was the song [...]

One way to live longer is to starve yourself. If that doesn’t appeal to you, then maybe you should buddy up to a researcher working with the pha-4 gene. The presence or absence of this gene appears to influence longevity, at least in nematodes. Hey, anyone want to try out for my new reality TV [...]

Taki Theodoracopulos is described as a right-wing journalist but in reality more resembles a bon vivant in the world of public opinion makers. Take this face slap to Hilary Clinton: “She, too, could not make a living from the world’s oldest profession because of ugly looks and terrible ankles.”
While he’s nimble at exercising his brain [...]

I wonder if Fidel Castro read Philip Rose’s book, The 120 Club, because it’s all about imagining a future where people convince themselves they can live that long.
The 120 Club - Living The Good Life For 120 Years: Health And Vitality In An Age Of Transformation
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