This is a fact. I was just reading an article in this weeks NY Mag about these four siblings who have all live over 100 years. Three are still alive at ages 108, 105 and 101. The only reason the fourth died (at the ripe age of 101) was because she had an accident, not because of health issues.

These siblings have not lead overly health conscious lives (one smoked for years and ate beef all the time) and don’t take a lot of meds but for some reason they have very minimal problems; i.e. their eyesight/hearing has gone, they got some arthritis, but that is basically it. The oldest of the bunch (a woman) had a stroke at 105 so she has some trouble speaking, but she still made it to the Met for the Alexander McQueen exhibit…she was not impressed.

But me, I AM impressed. How have they managed to live over a century? (They are doing some research on this family and others of a particular race of Jews-Ashkenazim-that apparently have long life genes, so maybe we shall know soon).

When I realized my grandmother was turning 100, it made me think of all the amazing things she had seen in her lifetime. I have seen minor shit compared to what she saw. She was born in 1906, i believe. Cars. Television. Space Travel. Prohibition. The Great Depression. The Birth of Rock and Roll. The list goes on.

Anyway, when I heard about these old Jews, it made me think, “My Grandmother was a Jew…maybe she was one of these particular Jews…”. It’s so interesting to me how a particular race has a weird way of having more Centenarians than another.

Sorry about all that. The whole thing just reminded me of my awesome grandmother and I felt like sharing. Bonus: you got a picture of an adorable old man.