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“No particular accomplishments but she had lots of friends and loads of fun/See Ya!”—Freddie Webb, 92

7/15/2019

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​I love that the hilarious, colorful Freddie Webb wrote this about herself, for her own obituary. And I also love that Dunedin, Florida, residents organized a golf cart parade in her honor, a couple weeks after she died on June 27.

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Maybe It's Pretty Good to be 92

7/1/2019

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"Betty White is a Master Criminal" by Hysterical Bertha is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
I recently watched If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast on HBO. It's about a group of famous nonagenarians, and it examines whether you can still enjoy yourself at that late life stage. The documentary interviewed such well-knowns such as Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Betty White and Dick Van Dyke. The latter, besides being a bit of a cornball, is a wonder — the man moves like he's 35. And that's what he says is vital to enjoy your 90s: keep moving, and use your brain. (Meanwhile, Betty White is writing books like a demon.)

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    Michelle Lewis

    Digital editor. Writer. Anglo-American. Peanut butter lover.

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