There is a lovely, pleasantly demented man at one of my nursing homes. He was born in October of 1905. Yep, that makes him 104 ½ years old!
I went in to check his swallowing (doing pretty well, all things considered) and got to chat with him a bit. He proudly told me about his coaching years, being an All-American football star at USC, owning half the land in Santa Barbara ("I'm a very wealthy man!") and that he has a building named after him at USC. I hope when I'm 104, I will have had such a wonderful life, at least in my own mind.... none of this is true!
After hearing about his accolades, I asked him how old he is. He dropped his voice to a conspiratorial tone. "I'm not supposed to tell you," he whispered. "I'm looking for a girlfriend."
He told me, though, that the doctors have said he has another ten good years left.
Yay for oldsters!
5 comments:
That's so sweet. Are you going to step up to the task of being his girlfriend? Mikey has nothing to worry about...your oldster won't remember anyway!
Nope, I told him I was married. When he asked if I knew any single ladies, I told him all my friends are married but I'd keep my eyes open for him. He really is a sweetie.
LOL!
If he owns half the land in Santa Barbara, maybe I should apply for the position ----
RetroMag, key word is "if"--this man is truly a legend in his own mind!!
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