My mother turns 102 on Saturday. She is still incredibly bright and reads constantly. She cannot hear well, and can no longer walk, but is happy and healthy. She was born when Henry Ford introduced the assembly line and in the year that the crossword puzzle was invented. Women could not vote, and they just created the start of the Federal Reserve. Charlie Chaplin made his 1st movie. There were no computers. In fact, there were no gas stations!
When you get to be that age, you watch all of your friends, parents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, and many nephews and nieces die. She saw Hitler, Stalin, Lenin, Mao, FDR, Kennedy, MLK, John XXIII, Paul II, Elvis, Sinatra, Marilyn, and John Lennon all come and go. It is all impossible for me to imagine her life experiences. Her generation was incredible in its achievements and in how well they treated one another. We live in a different world, and most of us have no idea of how much warmer society was just 50 years ago.
Hi Al.
Happy New Year to you and your Mother so incredibly young… Please, let me know “the secret”….!!!
God Bless her!
Happy holidays.
O my goodness! Your mom looks so~ young and beautiful! If you said she is 70 years old, I would believe you.
God bless her!
Happy birthday to your mother she is so cute i wish her health and happiness . Merry christmas and happy holiday to you too.
Wishing you and your family the very best.
Happy birthday for your mom Sir, a great and wonderful woman indeed.
Best in your travels, health, and family time. Thanks for your work and dedication to all of us, may we all share with you some of the warmth your mom’s generation gave us (in the form of…you!)
Does she trade the eminis?
Happy holidays and Birthday to your Mom. That’s fantastic. I’m flying up to BOS as well in a few days to visit my parents for Christmas. Hope to have some steameh’s and lobstah.
Appreciate everything you do to help us traders
Have a safe trip! Your mother would be very happy to see you! =)
God bless her!
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Have a safe trip Al…..and Happy Birthday to your Mother !
Safe journey, Al.
I came here for my daily E-mini and Euro guidance only to see this message that Dr is away today. Disappointed…? Nope!
Enjoy the warmth of the arms that cradled you.
Praying for terrific health for your mum.
Come back refreshed, and help us to trade well.
Go well!
Happy Birthday to your Mum Al! Here in the UK when a person reaches a hundred they get a birthday letter from the Queen every year; it’s a very special thing to reach that age! Safe journey to you too. /Angus
Happy Birthday wonderful lady!
Happy birthday!
Al,
You are indeed fortunate – your mother is a gem – would love to hear her life’s story i can only imagine her 102 years of wisdom. May she have the most Happy Birthday.
Hey Al, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your Mother and family! You are blessed to have such good genes in your family. Happy Birthday to your Mother as they are very special.
Happy Birthday wonderful lady.
Have a safe trip, Al. Hope you have a great visit with your mom. You are so right about how society has changed.