Really Old Japanese Dude Turns 113, Has Nearly 100 Direct Descendants
Tomoji Tanabe of Japan is the world’s oldest man. The dudester is seriously old - 113 years of age to be exact. Recently, he celebrated his birthday, partyin’ like twas 1899.
He told reporters that he eats a lot, but strictly avoids alcohol, cigarettes, and snacks. If avoiding the fun things in life allow you to live really long, then please count me out of the future centenarians club.
Mr. Tanabe says he is “happy”. That’s all fine and dandy, but seriously, who wants to live to be 113 years old? What the heck do you do every day that makes you want to keep living at that point? What does Tomoji do every day, all day? Most likely, all of his friends have been dead for years, and he doesn’t drink. That leaves very few options for entertainment. He said he likes to “peruse” the newspaper. Yea, I like to do that too - for about fifteen minutes. Then what does he do for the rest of the fifteen hours and forty-five minutes a day that he is awake? But I digress.
Well, as the old (sorry for the pun but I had to) saying goes, it’s not the years in your life, it’s the life in your years. And you know what? If he is happy, then gosh darnit, I’m happy for him, too. Cheers to Tomoji. I’ll toss back a saki bomb in your honor.
on that note, i think i’ll eat my veggies this week and cut back on a few other things…