Nothing Gold Can Stay

The other day I said to Danny, "I think it would be a bummer if you were titled the worlds oldest-living-person, or America's oldest-living-person." Because, really that's not that special for very long.

Today Maria de Jesus died, at 115 years old. She was only the "world's-oldest-person" since Edna Parker (of the US) died on November 26th, 2008. 37 days.

NOW, another American, Getrude Baines has the dubious title of "world's-oldest-person". Bless her heart - there's probably some very vain southern lady waiting in the wings for the title...

Some interesting things to note of Ms. de Jesus:

• She never fell ill, nor took any medication
  
• She never went to school
• She never learned to read or write
  
• She did marry and had 6 children

Also, I learned there is an organization in Los Angeles that keeps data on people who are 110 and older, worldwide - Gerontology Research Group. Hmmmm.....

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Another thing Danny and I discussed were these people who are "experts". Especially in the arts and entertainment arena. I would love to be labeled and expert, probably in 1980's music and television..... VH1 always seems to have some entertaining folk that can discuss mundane happenings.

The reason this is intriguing to me is because,

• I wouldn't need a degree (Ummm... I majored in Little House on the Prairie, minored in the Andy Griffith Show, black and white episodes only.)
• I could discuss things with Lester Holt on the Today Show - Weekend (not sure there would be a call for the weekday version, I think Billy Bush does an okay job)
  
• Entertainment Tonight may give me a call
• Maybe I could interview Madonna, about when she was like "super cool"? Not that Madge isn't now, but.... mid-80's, does it get any better than "Live to Tell"? SINCE I'm an expert I will share that it was written for the Sean Penn/Christoper Walken film, "At Close Range" in which she met, and later married Sean Penn
• You kind of expect a pop culture expert to be round
• You DO need a degree to be an Economist - but truthfully, it doesn't seem like people are listening to them anyways.
  

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One last thing, a movie recommendation. Waitress. Have ya'll seen it? It made me cry. There were several scenes that reminded me of things I had long forgotten.... that Keri Russell really did a fine job. Andy Griffith was in the film too for my NC friends.

Have a fine night everyone.

My father in law and his wife are coming down for a visit tomorrow. So I'm on a cleaning frenzy.

Night Children.
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