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Dick Van Dyke ("Van Dyke" is not a surname, by the way--it means "from Dyke." So you would call him either "Dick" or "Dick Van Dyke," but not "Van Dyke") is a remarkable man. Coincidentally, I thought about him early this afternoon, before I knew what the Audible deal of the day is. To reach 90 is a momentous event. But as remarkable is the fact that he was still so limber even when he had gotten old (he may still be limber, I just haven't seen him recently).
I can't help but think that his sanguine personality has a great deal to do with his longevity. Unfortunately, much of that is part of a person's temperament with which he or she is born, but we could all help ourselves by cultivating that characteristic.
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