>>I wish I was almost 50 ;-)
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>>My last birthday made me 56. My older daughter observed, in her characteristic way, that I am over half way to a hundred. Some thanks for bringing her into the world. OK, her mom was somewhere on the scene.
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>Ah, manners. The proper wording here is "may you live a hundred years, and then we'll see". IOW, the hundred is normally not depicted as the goal, but as the easy-to-remember place to review the situation and further plans.

From what I have seen of elderly health I am not sure I want to live to be 100. My dad led a healthy life until nearly 80 and then the wheels fell off. My mom is nearing that age and not doing much better.