The Oldest People Who Have.....Done Things You Wouldn't Expect Them to Do!
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Do You You Have to Stop Living, Growing Because You Are Old?
In my idealistic twenties I worked in a Senior Citizen's Program in New Jersey. I loved it and they loved me. However, when I came up with an idea to get some of them to go back to school, I was met with a lot of resistance. They saw school as something you had to do when you were young, but since it was just kid thing they thought that being freed of it was best. Of course, in my twenties, I also thought I knew what was best for them. Regardless, I was crushed.
Recently, however, while sitting in Newark Liberty Airport I noticed a huge banner that stated that the oldest college grad was 95! Wow!
I don't know if any of the people here had a formal Bucket List , but they sure live life to the ultimate, even well past 90 or a 100!
More About Nola Ochs, 95 Year Old College Grad!
My Best Years This is an exert from the interview, but do yourself a favor and click the link for the whole story!
"When Vernon, her husband of 39 years, passed away in 1972. , she decided to
start taking community college classes. The rest, as the saying goes, is history.
Now Nola Ochs has made history, and even though she has been besieged with
offers for television appearances and media interviews, the gracious, beautiful,
witty trailblazer took time away prior to the graduation festivities for an exclusive
interview with MyBestYears.com."
Nola Ochs: The Oldest College Grad Ever!
Nola did some of her work on line, although not all. That wasn't even possible 30 years ago, when she began at age 65. She finished up, graduating with her granddaughter, living in an apartment on campus.
Nola Ochs is my hero!
Nola Ochs: Oldest College Grad
Oldest Graduate from Fort Hays State University
Worldwide attention focused on Fort Hays State University for the annual Commencement ceremony in May of 2007. The graduates included 95-year-old Nola Ochs of Jetmore, who became the oldest person on record to earn a college degree.
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Who Is The World's Oldest Skydiver?
There seems to be some controversy about this. I found two that credited the record to two different 101 year old, but nameless, men. Before them Herb Tanner, 93 held the record. World's 101 Year Old Skydiver! The picture here, from Alex Turner/AirAffair, is of Mary Armstrong , great grandmother of 9 who celebrated her 90th birthday with a 12,000 foot jump. But the record holders would have been too old for her to date when she was a teen.
I loved this honest Blog entry from a man who talks about the reality of jumping. As he states in Skydiving there is a Disneyland ride atmosphere about it, but it is dangerous, many times more so than motorcycle riding. He mused that it is not only unnatural for anyone, but certainly someone in his 100's, 80's maybe, but not 100's.
The Oldest Tandum Skydiver on Film
Ninety Year Old Flies On Her Birthday
Ruth Hamilton: Oldest Blogger At 109 Years Old
Ruth Hamilton died just 3 months shy of her 110th birthday and she blogged to the end! I wonder if she had a Squidoo account? In fact I wonder who is the oldest Squidoor?Ruth Hamilton
"She talked to the Growing Bolder Radio Show about her amazing life.
She started as a teacher, married a pro baseball player, became one of the first women to host her own radio show, came face to face with Hitler in 1937, taught diction to Hollywood starlets and became the first woman elected to the legislature in New Hampshire.
Listen to our conversation with this incredible 109-year old woman."
Please, please, please do yourself a favor and follow the above link. From there you can go to her last radio interview.
I had always thought I would live until 103. But heck, if I am like Ruth, and why not?, I can go another 49 years. I wonder how many Squidoo lenses I will have by then?
Scuba Diving at 93
I remember my uncle rushing to get his scuba license before a certain age, because it was illegal to get one after that age. Unfortunately I don't remember if it was 40 or 50. He did get his, btw.
However, because of the pressure on the lungs, scuba diving is a sport for healthy, probably younger people. Yet here we have Burt. Sadly, his heart and kidneys gave way at 93, but fortunately for us, he has left behind a lot of stories. You can read more about him Bert Kilbride . Here are some great quotes:
"In 2004, for my 90th birthday, Guinness Book of World Records proclaimed me the "Oldest Scuba Diver" in the World."
"My wife, Gayla, and I have been working for about a year now compiling my stories beginning in my childhood. My next birthday, March 8th, I will be 93 years old. So you see, I have a few stories to tell."
"I have been a diver for almost a century now. My mom taught me to swim before I could walk. I can't remember a time that I couldn't swim!"
"I was bringing up treasures, in the form of rings and watches, from the depths of Lake Loraine in the 1920's. My mother made me a dive mask when I was only 8 years."
"I have been an inventor, a builder, a contractor, and an entrepreneur. I have bought and developed two barren islands, one as a Scuba Destination hotel. I owned a SCUBA Diving tour business for 30 years. I am a husband, a father, and I'm aiming to live to be 100. I have a date with Jean-Michel Cousteau to go diving in the BVI for my 100th birthday."
"In the 1960's I created the "Resort Course" for the beginners interested in Scuba Diving. It is now taught worldwide under the name of the " Introductory SCUBA Course". In 1987 I was awarded a NOGI Award for Diving Education for my Resort Course."
"I was made "Receiver of the Wrecks" by Queen Elizabeth in 1967 and called a "Pirate" by others in the BVI Government when I wouldn't produce a map of the wrecks I had found on Anegada Reef."
"In the 1990's the Governor of the British Virgin Islands called me a "Living Legend" in his speech on the radio."
Nun, 106 Voted for Eisenhower And Didn't Vote Again Until Obama
Sister Cecilia Gaudette is currently living in a convent in Rome, Italy. At 106 she is very active helping the convent record their archives.She had not lived in the country for a long time, and had not voted since Eisenhower, who she supported. She had to go to a lot of trouble to vote now. The absentee registration form drop down for birth date stopped at 1905 and she was born in 1902. But she persevered and cast her vote for the candidate of her choice. How many young people go to that much trouble to vote?
In her words:
"I'm encouraged by Senator Obama," she said. "I've never met him, but he seems to be a good man with a good private life. That's the first thing. Then he must be able to govern," she adds.
As excerpted from the Times Online:
Sitting in her modest office in the convent where she has lived for the past 50 years, the diminutive nun appears uninterested in the row inside the American Catholic church over Senator Obama's support for pro-choice policies on abortion.
Asked about her hopes for the US under an Obama presidency, she says: "Peace abroad. I don't worry about the Iraq war because I can't do anything about it. Lord knows how it will end." "It is very complicated," she said. "Those Eastern people are not like we are."
Covered by the BBC
CBS Covers Story of Oldest Voter: Nun Votes for Obama
The List of "Oldest Who"
I hope that this lens is far from complete. I have written about a handful of people who are doing remarkable things well into old age and beyond.
I hope that you will add to this list. Put in an oldest, and I will research it and add it to this lens.
Better yet, make a lens of your own about 'the oldest'. Just be sure to let me know so that I can feature your lens here.
I was originally going to do this subject as an 'Ever Project', but the drop down didn't have 'Oldest' in it. Hmmm....
Oldest College Graduate
Nola Ochs graduates college at age 95, after 30 ye more...2 points
Oldest Sky Diver
A couple of unnamed 101 year olds. Herb Tanner, 9 more...0 points
Not "The Oldest" But Still Wonderful and OLD!
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Sam, The Dot Man
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Sam McMillan, from Winston-Salem, NC, started painting when he was 60 years old. Call his work folk art, outsider art, self-taught art, or vernacular art — I call it inspiring. You have probably heard Thomas Kinkade being referred to as The Pai...
Active Aging in the News and On Blogs
Frank Schearer: 100 Years Old And Water Skiing
I just saw an ad on TV showing an 81 year old woman water skiing. She was doing some pretty fancy moves and if we eat the product she does, we can too. Kind of like "Doc, will I be able to play the piano after the surgery? Good, because I couldn't before."So I Googled her and discovered that the oldest water skier is actually a man named Frank Schearer who skis at 100 years old! "I just ski for fun," he said. "And it's fun out there in the water on a nice day." I can see him say this as if he were talking about talking the morning constitutional.
If you'd like to follow in the wake of these two you might want to check out National Centenarian Awareness Project . You can learn a lot about healthy living into old age.
But Schearer goes on to say, ""I think it has to do with the fact that I have been so active," Shearer said. "I've been active all my life, from one sport to the other sport -- snow-skiing in the wintertime, water-skiing in the summertime, hunting, fishing. And, especially in recent years, I've been doing some weightlifting regularly." in an interview for ABC news Also don't forget to look at my lens Is 60 the New 40? .
Bess Tancrelle: 102 Year Old Biker Chick
Born to Be Wild 102 Years Ago: Biker Chick Finally Find Her Bike
- Born to Be Wild 102 Years Ago
- Bess Tancrelle, 102, sports her motorcycle helmet with "I'm About To Develop An Attitude" just after celebrating her 102nd birthday with a ride on a Harley Davidson motorcycle on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Accompanying her on the ride in a sidecar was her 97-year-old sister, Clara Sternberger.
By Amanda Greene
Amanda.Greene@StarNewsOnline.com
It all started with a conversation about wishes between girlfriends at Lake Shore Commons Retirement Community near the hospital.
"I said I would like to ride a Harley someday," said 102-year-old Bess Tancrelle, "and another lady said, 'I'd like to drive an 18-wheeler.'%u2009"
With the help of her family, friends and the members of the Coastal Carolina Harley Owners Group of the Harley-Davidson dealership in Wilmington, Tancrelle got her wish.
I Don't Know If These People Had Bucket Lists,
but they sure are an inspiration to those of us that do!Remember though, just because these people are doing things in their 90's and 100's it doesn't mean you should wait to start, it just means that you add lots of things to your list!
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My Bucket List
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When you or your loved one has a close call with death, and yet miraculously is spared and given more time, you are so very thankful. It gives one a new view on living each day to the fullest, to spend time with that person, and enjoy every second of...
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Savvy Senior's Bucket List
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The Bucket List is a hot topic right now due to the recent movie. Many of us have written down what we desire to accomplish before we die and have checked off those items as they are accomplished. This lens is my personal bucket list of what I would...
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Creating a Bucket List - 100 Things to do Before You Die
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Set some time aside to create your life list and stop putting off your dreams for "someday". Take inspiration from the movie "The Bucket List" and ask yourself: If I had one year left to live, what would I be sure to do? Create a list of 1...
Who Is the Oldest Squidooer?
Lets find out who that is. I suggest that people only nominate themselves, because age can be sensitive, although I don't know why.
So if you know people who you think qualify, let them know about this, and encourage them to add their names.
I don't think I am oldest (yet), but I am starting with my name and age.
Oh, and remember, 60 Is The New 40 although some may read this lens and think that 80 will be the new 40!
Aging Is in the Mind
This lens shows us how aging is a state of mind. You can stay young, clearly the people that I write about here know that and live it.Take a special look at the lens on Macular Degeneration as this is the fastest growing cause of blindness in the elderly. You don't want blindness to stop you from doing these wonderful things! It can be prevented, but not cured, so get the information now!
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Is 60 Really the New 40?
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Deepak Chopra says that THE most important way to stay young is to change your perceptions about your age. Is he right? In Ageless Body: Timeless Mind, he tells of a study done on people of the WWII generation. People in their 70's were given full p...
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"A" is for "Arrowsmith"
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I began this journey as a lens master on June 21, 2008. I started with the story of how my parents began their first small business. That first lens reached a top rank of 188 overall and 14 in business, and then started back down, getting as low as...
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Keep Your Brain Fit and Beautiful!
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The picture here is a normal brain. The purpose of this lens is to help you keep yours looking like that. It that simple. Simple, but not easy. Fun, even, but not easy. I will include some ideas about nutrition and other theories on keeping your b...
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Macular Degeneration: The Blindness You Can Prevent
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I go for yearly eye checkups and no one has ever suggested I get tested for Macular Degeneration. I have asked for the simple test and gotten it, but learned that while insurance companies pay for other tests, they don't pay for this one. Here is my...
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What do you make of all this?
What do you think of this lens? Stars always welcome!
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- CoolFoto CoolFoto Aug 15, 2009 @ 6:43 pm
- Congrats on purple star!
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- OhMe OhMe May 30, 2009 @ 7:04 pm
- Lenrolling to Pendleton Memories3-Nell Seawright Reeves who is 94
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- Sadheeskumar Sadheeskumar May 21, 2009 @ 12:35 pm
- Congrats for your Purple star. This is a very interesting lens.
Five stars for you.
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- marymc marymc May 19, 2009 @ 7:21 am
- Fabulous lens my friend. I'll post a link to it in my anti aging lens - http://www.squidoo.com/an-ti-aging
Don't know if this works Anti Agining
Let me know and keep me updated.
Blessings on all you do.
Mary Mc
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- Marelisa Marelisa May 17, 2009 @ 9:16 pm
- Hi Margo: I just featured this lens on my brand new "Up" squidoo lens; it's about Disney/Pixar's new movie "Up" in which a 78 year-old goes out on the adventure of his lifetime :-)
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Lensmaster Margo_Arrowsmith has been a member since June 21 2008, has rated 2,018 lenses, favorited 121, and has created 129 lenses from scratch. Margo Arrowsmith donates their royalties to Squidoo Charity Fund. This member's top-ranked page is "Hooters Is Not a Family Restaurant". See all my lenses
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For Arrowsmith Printing 9/22/08
I was born into a small business, I believe that small business and entrepreneurs are the backbone of America and what has made us great. They are what made us great and will save us in these unsure times. I have never wanted to have a great job. Well, better a great one, than a boring dead end one, and I have had both. But I have never really wanted a job at all.
Don't get me wrong, I am a hard worker. I have worked a full-time job, a part time job and a private practice all at the same time for a lot of years in my past. It isn't the work, its the working for someone else. Never wanted to do that, and I don't understand those who want to do that.
When I was six months old my parents bought their first small town weekly newspaper in Iowa. This was back in the day, back when small town newspapers were not just advertising sheets. Perhaps there are still some of them that are real, I hope so.
So I came by this perverse nature naturally. My path to self employment has been different than theirs, but it has always been my path, my direction.
Growing up in Iowa, in the fifties, I also grew up politically conservative. By the time I was 30 I was radically left. Today? I am proudly liberal and what that means will be clearer as we progress.
However, I have had conflicts about 'taking advantage of people'. I now know that employing people is not automatically taking advantage of them, but it took a while for me to learn that nothing is intrinsically good or bad. Well, almost nothing.
I have educated myself in business, I have a small business and I have used EFT and other energy clearing methods to help me clarify the old conflicts and move forward.
My mission here is to provide a forum for people who want to work independently through one person businesses or through employing others and for whom the betterment of human kind is an important value. My lenses are about offering good products, teaching people about betting their lives, and using the money they make for their pleasure and the benefit of others.
That is how I see business and if you have a similar vision I invite you to my blog www.creatingbusinessenergy.com
Margo Arrowsmith
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