Earn a gold star!

This past weekend we celebrated my Great-Aunt Three's 100th birthday. She is not in good health but she is loved and cared for. She's the first relative of mine to reach that milestone, as far as I know. My grandmothers and several great-aunts lived into their 90s.

The Christian Science Monitor cover story for that same weekend was on America's growing number of centenarians, which was a happy coincidence. I'd link to it but I can't find it. Visit your public library if you want to read it.

There are websites and blogs devoted to the phenomenon. Aim high. Join the crowd!