If you wake up feeling old and tired, here's some inspiration:
Britain's oldest man, thought to be one of three surviving UK World War I veterans, is celebrating reaching his 112th birthday. . . Henry Allingham, who was born in London on 6 June 1896, is also the last surviving original member of the Royal Air Force - formed 90 years ago."People ask me how I've done it, and I just say that I look forward to another tomorrow."
Now partially deaf and almost blind, Mr Allingham, who was born in Clapham, London, now lives at St Dunstan's home for blind ex-servicemen, in Ovingdean.
His life has spanned six monarchs and has taken in 21 prime ministers. , , , He has joked that the secret to his longevity is "cigarettes, whisky and wild women".
I'm not personally fond of cigarettes and whisky (much prefer beer) but I can relate to the wild.
Oh, how wonderful! Ha! You maka me laugh! I can't tolerate beer, although I do love it, wild...uhhhhmmmmm, hell I can't even remember the last thing I did that was wild. OMG I've been tamed!!!!! Ahhhhhhh!
Posted by: Jackie at June 6, 2008 11:56 AM