(prompt: 'old' March 26, 2021)

Methusela was the name of Noah's Grandfather, the man reputed to have been 969 years 'old' at his death.

Much speculation and few satisfactory conclusions have ever been found to explain this phenomenon - so we won't go there either.

We can all agree and accept that it's a great saying - a truly appropriate description (even before we're actually 'old' - only a touch 'bone-weary').

Most of us will probably be unlikely to reach even one-tenth of Methuselah's longevity - and to think, Rip Van Winkle thought he had problems when he slept for a mere 100 years! Well-ll-ll...