65 - Time to Shift Up a Gear

I saw a Hulk Hogan-looking biker with a t-shirt that said "I don't get older, I just shift up a gear."  I'm guessing no one would argue with him.

On Saturday I turned 65.  Had some loving and fun-loving people over.  Great program, great musicians, and a great time.  Some stayed until 1:30 and others until the next morning.

In thinking more about the t-shirted biker, I'm thinking of some cool 65+ heros who are so cool they don't even have to wear a "I don't get older, I just shift up a gear" t-shirts.

1. Colonel Harland Sanders – Founded Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) at age 65 (after 1,000 rejections).
2. Laura Ingalls Wilder – Published her “Little House” at 65, launching the beloved children’s series.
3. Peter Mark Roget – Published the first Roget’s Thesaurus at age 73.
4. Ray Kroc – Bought McDonald's at 52 but turned it into a global empire in his mid-60s and beyond.
5. Grandma Moses – Started painting at age 78, became a celebrated folk artist
6. Christopher Plummer – Won his first Oscar at age 82 for Beginners
7. John Goodenough – Won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry at age 97 for lithium-ion batteries.
8. Nelson Mandela – Became President of South Africa at 75
9. Winston Churchill – Served a second term as British Prime Minister starting at age 76.
10. Jimmy Carter – Won the Nobel Peace Prize at 78 and built homes for Habitat for Humanity into his 90s.