Seattleite Barney Chichester died on Monday at the age of 104. One hundred and four!

How did he live so long?

The Seattle PI’s Big Blog reports: "When asked his secret to long life, he often joked it was an apple a day, plus a ‘pint of whiskey,’ said his son."

He also wrote this poem a few years back.

I’m 99 and life’s routine.
I’m on a plan which keeps me lean.
At breakfast bran and then at noon
I’m allowed a wrinkled prune.

I don’t really have anything to add except that this man is my hero and may he rest in peace. Read the full story here.