Awesome Elderly

Nursing homes have been on a lonely lockdown for months. Robert Speker, activities coordinator for the UK’s Sydmar Lodge care home, decided to entertain residents by recreating famous LP covers with their photos. All funds from their GoFundMe campaign benefit Alzheimers Society, Age UK, and Dementia Friends.

In their fascinating series The Gap, LADbible connects old and young generations who share similar life experiences. This time, two men who experienced homelessness meet face-to-face to interview each other. It’s a sobering reminder that just a single misfortune could result in a similar fate for any of us.

(PG-13: Language) An elderly man can’t remember exactly how old he is, and his son asks him to guess. When he figures out that he’s actually 98 years old, he’s completely taken aback, and his reaction is priceless. Here’s to another next decade, Dad!

Did you know that the oldest person to complete the Ironman triathlon was an 82-year-old nun? Or that a woman got her master’s degree when she was 98? How about a teacher who’s literally a hundred years old? All that and more in Mental Floss’ List Show.

“I don’t fight it. I live it.” Fox 28’s Good Day Spokane dropped by to celebrate the 110th birthday of Mrs. Flossie Dickey, a woman whose bubbly on-screen persona doesn’t quite align with her obvious joy for living.