Hey Benny!

Everyone once in a while something happens that makes you go, ‘huh?”.  I met Benny at the gym today.  I was working on crunches and apparently making some noise.  He stared at me until I had to acknowledge him and finally asked if I needed him to call an ambulance.   Turns out Benny is 91.  I would never have guessed that. I might have said mid-70s.  So, I was interested enough to engage him for a little while.  In the conversation, Benny told me several things which were very interesting:
 
1.Benny had cancer in his lymph nodes in his late 80s.  They told him they wouldn’t do anything about because of his age, so he got a new doctor.  During the chemo, he said he went to Wendy’s and got chocolate Frostys.  He would drink one before chemo, one after chemo and on that night.  He never had a problem and swears it was the Frostys.

2.Laughter is medicine.  Laugh a lot if you want to live a long life.

3.Work your mind.  He told me about the trips he would take to Outer Banks in the Carolinas.  He would make up math games to play while he was driving.  Now, I can’t figure this out, but he talked about figuring out how many times the wheels were turning a mile.  Then, he would try and figure out how many times the wheels turned as he was driving through a particular state.  Then, he would shift the speed and do it all again.  I didn’t follow much of that, but the point was, keep your mind moving because it shrinks as you get older.  That’s what Benny said.

4.Actually, his name was “Hey Benny”.   He worked in marketing and when he would go to these big cities someone would eventually recognize him on the street and call out ‘Hey Benny”.  The guys at work thought it was funny and so they changed his name to “Hey Benny.”  I don’t know if there’s a space between the two names?
 
That’s it.  Nothing too profound.  But, if I guy looks that good at 91, he deserves a little respect and worth my time.  By the way, I noticed he had about an hour work out on some pretty strenuous equipment.  Dear Lord, I want to look as good as Benny when I’m that age!  Keep laughing....and drink Frostys.
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