Also, wasn't he extremely active like a guy decades younger at least into his 80s?
Absolutely. Diet and exercise may not only have extended his life but made the quality of it much better.
Wash: Were I unwed, I would take you in a manly fashion. Kaylee: 'Cause I'm pretty? Wash: 'Cause you're pretty.
'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
lisah - Jan 24, 2011 5:45:55 am PST #18545 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Cashmere - Jan 24, 2011 5:54:09 am PST #18546 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
My maternal grandfather went to work in the coal mines of Eastern Kentucky at 11. He smoked non-filtered cigarettes most of his life, made his own moonshine, drank HEAVILY--and by heavily, I mean he was hospitalized at age 80 for alcohol poisoning after a bender--and ate a lot of bacon. He was diabetic and a gambler who was dirt poor most of his life.
He lived to be 88, died with a full head of hair surrounded by his 11 living children, 60 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and had 2 great-great grandchildren on the way.
I think it was good genes. If you discount the gambling addiction and the alcoholism.
DavidS - Jan 24, 2011 5:54:30 am PST #18547 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Also, wasn't he extremely active like a guy decades younger at least into his 80s?
Absolutely. Diet and exercise may not only have extended his life but made the quality of it much better.
Exactly this. I remember watching him on TV when I was a wee little kid in Oregon. He had one of those perfect TV personalities, like Mr. Rogers or Oprah. Warm and energetic and likable.
Connie Neil - Jan 24, 2011 6:10:43 am PST #18548 of 30001
brillig
He had one of those perfect TV personalities, like Mr. Rogers or Oprah
Mr. Rogers was a minion of Satan. My sisters and I agree, and many people I've talked to agreed that he creeped them out.
sumi - Jan 24, 2011 6:18:06 am PST #18549 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Just had a student come in - she spells her name: Mandii. Yes, two i.s at the end.
Sparky1 - Jan 24, 2011 6:23:52 am PST #18550 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
My DH and I are trying to coordinate calendars - he gets to go to Beijing in February - and he just insisted he's got a meeting in NYC on February 31.
I am never going to let him live this down.
Trudy Booth - Jan 24, 2011 6:29:53 am PST #18551 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I love Mr. Rogers, but Oprah is nails on a chalkboard to me.
SuziQ - Jan 24, 2011 6:37:19 am PST #18552 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
he just insisted he's got a meeting in NYC on February 31.
Special!
Dear Project Team
Please work together to come up with what you want from me instead of sending me a zillion e-mails with contradictory information. I'm not touching the project until you have all agreed on a course of action.
No Love, Me
tommyrot - Jan 24, 2011 6:40:35 am PST #18553 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Wesley DeMott, Florida Boater, Rescued By Carnival Cruise Ship (VIDEO)
When three Florida men set off for Mexico to meet their wives on Thursday, they probably didn't know that the adventure would turn into a nightmare. Their small boat became disabled and nearly capsized due to high winds and waves roughly 30 miles north of Cuba. Luckily, a Carnival cruise ship was in the area and came to their rescue, according to USA Today.
The Carnival Valor saved the three men, including fiction writer Wesley DeMott, as well as his cat, from the boat (which was also a home) over the weekend.
The kicker? DeMott's latest book is about a man who is rescued at sea by a cruise ship.
Daisy Jane - Jan 24, 2011 6:41:04 am PST #18554 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."