Comments on: moose, marriage, pocket history of sex

By: Feminista

Feminista — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:14:30 +0000

Why,Ms.Baines doesn’t look a day over 90…I think the oldest person on record was 125,but 115 is very impressive.

My maternal grandma made it to 94,outliving her husband by 34 years(he and his siblings got the hypertension gene). She restricted sodium but not sweets,and never needed dentures.

Since I was a child I’ve wanted to make it to 100.

By: Acilius

Acilius — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:51:43 +0000

@Timmytee: You’re welcome!

By: Timmytee

Timmytee — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:55:28 +0000

@ acilius: I Laughed Out Loud at that. Thank you! 115! Think I’ll make myself another Bacon & Pennslyvania maple syrup sandwich to celebrate…

By: ksbel6

ksbel6 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:25:20 +0000

@the brown tips: Thanks, I will cut back on the water and see where that leads

By: hairball_of_hope

hairball_of_hope — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:15:23 +0000

@acilius

I knew the answer would be bacon! (Actually, it’s bacon and sweets.) I was hoping for dark chocolate and red wine, my two faves.

Amazing that she’s 115 and only moved into the retirement home ten years ago… she lived on her own until 105, pretty impressive.

By: Acilius

Acilius — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:34:36 +0000

“World’s Oldest Person Turns 115″- and I’m sure many of the regular commenters here will be able to guess what the secret of her longevity is.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/30074692/?gt1=43001

By: hairball_of_hope

hairball_of_hope — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:15:52 +0000

@Hannah

You might consider hiring a licensed electrician (not an unlicensed handyperson type) to inspect the wiring and outlets in your house to see if there are any other potentially dangerous situations that need to be corrected.

I wouldn’t be so quick to blame the cats for the melted outlet by knocking a drink onto plug, the circuit breaker or fuse should have blown if they shorted out the outlet.

It will be a few hundred bucks well-spent, you’ll sleep better, and your homeowner’s insurance might cover the cost, talk to your insurance agent.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:02:18 +0000

Hats off to you, Dr. Empirical – I figured that we had a Filker (dabbler or not) in a population as diverse as this blog! Anybody else? – and I really ought to get off the stick and write a DTWOF filk. Permission, Allison?
Here is the Wikipedia definition of filk for the curious. I am not in any of the pictures – but I know most of the people in them! That startled me!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filk_music
Hannah
Thanks to all the well wishers regarding my tiny house fire. We are ok, if still shook, a little. Spooky thing is, the NEXT DAY a neighbors house burned out right down the corner from us. Have the eerie feeling we dodged a bullet and it hit someone else! Creepy.

By: Ready2Agitate

Ready2Agitate — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:54:15 +0000

OK – forgive my laziness – it’s a promo-spot for IDAHO, International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, marking its 5th year on May 17th.

Here: http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/the_neglected_issue_of_transphobia

By: Ready2Agitate

Ready2Agitate — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:51:32 +0000

Oh my, Hannah – hearts out to you! Yikes. And now I’m wondering what happened to the many gay men I knew in the 80s and early 90s who were HIV+…. The Challenger tragedy is a case study in public leadership graduate classes — lessons still being mined today…. And I’m with Erika: too much water: it goes from the roots to the tips of the leaves, where it just kind of sits and rots the edges of the plant (just like leaves floating in a vase of water will make your flowers rot faster). )But I’d defer to the compost maven on matters of earth.) Acilius, I enjoyed your story. Hannah, good luck with the wedding dresscode! ps was happy to see transphobia grabbed cover page space on change.org today (but I haven’t read it yet – sorry).