101 Years Old

This is my Uncle Walter with me at his 100th birthday party Sept. 29, 2008. He lives in Iowa and is in reasonable health, and most especially his mind still functions quite well. I think it's his life-long good nature that has caused him to enjoy his long life. A month ago he celebrated becoming 101 with a "Come and Go" Coffee in his home. He still lives alone but has a nearby son and daughter-in-law who look after him.

Here's a short story that I wrote earlier this year for a website that publishes stories that are exactly 55 words long:

My Uncle Walter has always loved to joke. He celebrated his 100^th birthday last September, and the community gathered to honor him. His doctor, a guest, asked him, “Walter, what did you do during your life that you lived to be 100?”

“Well, Doc,” said my uncle, “I didn’t take all those pills you prescribed.”

Now here's another short story that was sent to me as "Happy Tales":

While I sat in the reception area of my doctor's office, a woman rolled an elderly man in a wheelchair into the room. As she went to the receptionist's desk, the man sat there, alone and silent. Just as I was thinking I should make small talk with him, a little boy slipped off his mother's lap and walked over to the wheelchair. Placing his hand on the man's, he said, "I know how you feel. My mom makes me ride in the stroller too!"

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