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Austin enjoyed the time he spent with his grandfather, a tough old cowboy everyone knew as “Curly.” The hardened rancher showed his grandson how to ride, shoot, and mend fences. Along the way, Curly even shared little pieces of advice with Austin.
One day, Austin asked his grandfather what he needed to do to live a long life like the one he’d seen his grandpa live. “Oh, that’s simple,” replied Curly. “Just sprinkle a little bit o gunpowder on yer oatmeal every morning, son.”
Austin did that, faithfully, for 93 long years.
When Austin died, he left behind 9 children, 28 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren…and a fifteen-foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.
We all gotta go. Might as well go out with a bang!
Topics Illustrated Include:
Advice
Death
Food
Habits
Health
Influence
Legacy
Life
Reputation
(Resource cataloged by David R Smith)
