It’s disheartening to read “oldest” in a headline and to then realize the person is younger than you.
Pettit is older than I am, but only by less than six weeks.
I asked my wife to look at my butt and see if God stamped an expiration date on me. She got deathly silent and said, "You would not want to know." Then I saw her reading our will again. LOL
Me = 77 in June and comfortably retired and owe nobody one damn cent. Wife person is 74 and in a similar situation. Life is good despite ailments of old age as long as we have our mental facilities. I am a news and political junkie and that keeps my mind alert. We also own an Antique Store and that keeps my wife busy and alert. Me = retired clinical pharmacist and wife person retired software engineer with degrees from UT El-Paso and others. I am a Gringo from Texas and she was a Mexican National until she gained her citizenship 50 years ago, the legal way. We often go to Europe on vacation. We both speak Spanish and Spain is our favorite destination. I grew up in Texas and South Louisiana. I started in the oilfield on boats and then roughnecking and the drilling rigs for 19 years and picked up my degrees in geology and pharmacy.
The American dream exists for anyone that gets off their ass and works and pursue it.