The Phoenix's fourth-year students are less than a month away from graduation. As that day creeps up on us, it may seem like a gray cloud looming over our days, but Blue Sky Times wants to cherish these weeks spent on campus and look forward to the liberating I'm here to remind you that each day is ahead.
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Last year, 94-year-old “Grandma Joy” Ryan achieved her goal of becoming the oldest person to visit all 63 national parks in the United States, according to CNN. Now she is starting her new goal of visiting all seven continents with her grandson Brad Ryan, 42.
According to the article, the pair have visited three continents, starting with Canada's Banff National Park and traveling to Africa last year, where they visited both the Masai Mara National Reserve and Kenya's Amboseli National Park.
They recently crossed South America off their list and returned from Ecuador after spending time in the Galapagos Islands and Chile.
“I don't have many years left to live,” Grandma Joy told CNN in an interview. She said, “If you take it slow, nothing will happen.''
Brad Ryan said his first travel adventure “planted a seed of joy” within him and said he always looks forward to watching Grandma Joy embrace every experience.
The oldest man shares a secret
John Alfred Tinniswood, who was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest man, said the secret to his longevity was luck, moderation, and eating fish and chips every Friday, NBC News reported.
According to NBC, 111-year-old Tinnis Wood was awarded a Guinness World Records certificate on April 4 at a care home in Southport, northwest England.
Tiniswood said the secret to longevity is moderation. According to NBC, he doesn't smoke, doesn't drink much alcohol, and doesn't follow a special diet other than having fish and chips for dinner once a week.
“If you drink too much, eat too much, walk too much, do too much of anything, you will eventually suffer,” Tinniswood told Guinness World Records.
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A herd of 19 cats roaming throughout Mexico's National Palace has been declared a “living asset” entitled to full care by the president, the Associated Press reported. Palace staff remember incidents of stray cats crashing into the headquarters of Mexico's executive branch for at least the past 50 years.
According to the Associated Press, the title typically applies to furniture and buildings, and current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has asked Mexico's Treasury Department to keep these luxurious felines in stock even after he leaves office. They are required to feed and care for their animals throughout their lives. These cats were the first to earn that title.
The cats have already become accustomed to life in the palace, often walking in front of López Obrador during official ceremonies and sometimes interrupting press conferences. The orange tabby Bowie, named after rock star David Bowie, who visited the palace in 1997, the nube, named after the Spanish word for cloud, and the aztec, meaning Aztec movement, according to the Associated Press. It has been given many names, including Olin, which is named after the word.
I hope everyone is having a great week. Remember what New Order once said? “I feel so special / It feels like something is grabbing me / It’s like I’m moving / A sudden sense of freedom.”
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