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While watching “Top Ten Natural Wonders of the World” on the Travel Channel tonight (though I’ve seen it so many times it’s almost not interesting… Everest is still getting taller, you can see the Great Barrier Reef from space, Lake Baikal contains 1/5 of all the world’s fresh water, blah blah blah), I was also flipping through the latest informational magazine from our insurance company… I know, right? Because God forbid I not multi-task…
Anyway, among articles like “What’s New in Colorectal Cancer Research?” and “Chlamydia on the Rise,” one article in particular caught my eye: “Older Adults Have Found the Fountain of Youth.” It’s an article about a recent study done of 100 centenarians in the US. When asked about factors that contributed to their longevity, many of these 100-plus-ers cited, not too surprisingly, things like staying close to family, keeping mentally active, and having a good sense of humor. More interestingly, researchers also found out that those in the 100+ crowd are actually pretty up on technology… not only do 12% generically “surf the web,” but 3% use online dating services… yeah, so if there are 84,000 centenarians in the US, and this study (however limited) reveals 3% of them to be using online dating services, that would mean there are about 2,520 people over they age of 100 using online dating services. Hey, if it’s ok to look, it’s ok to look.
I find this fascinating, and it made me wonder: do you think there are any centenarian bloggers out there? Any centenarian bloggers that blog about their online dating experiences? That would be an interesting read!
Well, we are not century people yet, but I can assure you that we do all of those things EXCEPT keep family close which is very hard considering you all live in five different cities, including one across the ocean. We hope that your wedding will be a time when we can reconnect. Our dream has been to have a big reunion; well, you are providing the perfect opportunity.(Loved your postcard!!) We are hoping that everyone – all our kiddos will be there except for Matt who we hope to see in July.(It has been 2 years!) However, we do laugh a lot!! Jim is a master of puns – just ask Mac! And we exercise at least three times a week – today was tough – lots of rain makes the old bones creak! We also read extensively and do crosswords and sudokus. And yes, we do live partly in the new technology. We do not text or twitter, but we check our email and log in most everyday. So hopefully we are remaining current. Love you both,margiemom