Older People Can be Pretty Cool
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Christopher Columbus is depicted here in his only state-sponsored, albeit non-authenticated, portrait, painted by Alejo Fernández between 1505 and 1536. Photo by Manuel Rosa
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Maye Musk just became the newest CoverGirl.
The 69-year-old model also happens to be the mom of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk .
Musk, who is believed to be the oldest ever spokeswoman for CoverGirl, is the latest example of the beauty company's push into diversity.
But modeling is only a part of her career: She's also run a nutrition business for over 45 years and has two master's degrees.
Musk raised Elon and her two other children Tosca, a filmmaker, and Kimbal, the co-founder of the Kitchen Community, a nonprofit that builds outdoor classrooms, largely as a single mom in South Africa. She has 10 grandchildren.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/28/media/maye-musk-covergirl/index.html
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Falcon
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And Tyler too.
Lara
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Really cool older people can...
juggle 100 apples at the same time while they're peeling one!
juggle 100 apples at the same time while they're peeling one!
Lara
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What does that hand gesture mean? I see it a lot.
Oh, that reminds me, I was walking Bella yesterday when someone in the neighborhood drove by. I often smile big, nod my head, and subtly point my forefinger at them as a casual friendly sign of acknowledgement...whether I know them or not. But this time the driver just frowned and glared at me. I kept walking and he drove on. Puzzled, thought about it, then realized I had my fingers wrapped around a pinecone and had lifted my middle finger instead...oops
Oh, that reminds me, I was walking Bella yesterday when someone in the neighborhood drove by. I often smile big, nod my head, and subtly point my forefinger at them as a casual friendly sign of acknowledgement...whether I know them or not. But this time the driver just frowned and glared at me. I kept walking and he drove on. Puzzled, thought about it, then realized I had my fingers wrapped around a pinecone and had lifted my middle finger instead...oops
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^ meanderer, goodness gracious great balls of fire!
Did you hear the joke about the jumprope?
...Eh, let's skip it.
Did you hear the joke about the jumprope?
...Eh, let's skip it.
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It simply means I love you. It's technically more correct with the thumb stuck out for ILY, but because so many people inadvertently do it wrong it has become somewhat acceptable. The way the woman on the right is doing it actually means rock on. It's also the old sign for warding off the evil eye, but I doubt that's the meaning she intends. The woman on the left with her palms facing herself is saying B.S. The look on her face makes me think that's what she means.
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True...
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Christopher Plummer is 87 years old and starring in a new sure-to-be blockbuster movie called "The Man Who Invented Christmas" to be released this November 22, 2017. This could be his year for another Academy Award but he may not be ready yet for a Lifetime Achievement Award as he's still kicking. He was 82 when he won Best Supporting Actor for "The Beginners" surpassing the achievement of Jessica Tandy.
I will always remember him fondly as Captain Von Trapp in the 1965 version of The Sound of Music...especially when he softened from the stern Captain to falling in love while sharing the Austrian Laendler waltz with Maria in the garden. I can't believe I was only 15 while he was a mature man at that time and he's still going strong today.
2012 Acceptance speech for "Beginner" movie supporting actor:
I will always remember him fondly as Captain Von Trapp in the 1965 version of The Sound of Music...especially when he softened from the stern Captain to falling in love while sharing the Austrian Laendler waltz with Maria in the garden. I can't believe I was only 15 while he was a mature man at that time and he's still going strong today.
2012 Acceptance speech for "Beginner" movie supporting actor:
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Old-cool: nine ways older people are cooler than the young
"There aren’t many prose stylists around, but one is the unstoppable Tom Stoppard".
"Now 79, the playwright first soared to glory in 1967 with the modishly postmodern Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. (Asked what it was “about”, he replied, “It’s about to make me very rich.") Since then, he has kept getting cooler. His 1970s masterpiece Travesties is currently being revived at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory".
"But arguably his coolest work is 2006’s Rock ’n’ Roll, which makes the case that rock music by bands such as the Rolling Stones was partly responsible for the collapse of the Soviet Union. How so? Because it became clear that life in the West, in the end, was simply cooler".
"There aren’t many prose stylists around, but one is the unstoppable Tom Stoppard".
"Now 79, the playwright first soared to glory in 1967 with the modishly postmodern Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. (Asked what it was “about”, he replied, “It’s about to make me very rich.") Since then, he has kept getting cooler. His 1970s masterpiece Travesties is currently being revived at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory".
"But arguably his coolest work is 2006’s Rock ’n’ Roll, which makes the case that rock music by bands such as the Rolling Stones was partly responsible for the collapse of the Soviet Union. How so? Because it became clear that life in the West, in the end, was simply cooler".
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^ That's cool, meanderer ^
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