ML> you think? my g'mother is only 101 right now... i 'spect she will make
 ML> 106 easily but i'm not taking book on it ;)

 JP>         There are two ways to get there, )\/(ark, gracefully or   
 JP> bothering all your kids. I would not mind the first option and   
 JP> then being hit by a car. Some persons take too long to go, to the  
 JP> detriment of all around, I would love to save them the aggravation.

i hear ya! my g'mother is still quite self-sufficient... she works rings
around me all the time when i go for a visit ;)  i wish i had half her
pizazz... it must be due to her living off the land of their farm... home
raised cows, hogs, chickens, and vegatables... nothing commercial until
probably 25 to 30 years ago, for the most part... my g'father passed only
13 - 15 years back and that due to meds the doctors told him he needed... i
look at my g'mother and at what she/they consumed and i just can't believe
that doctors have it all down correctly... fatback, bacon, sausage,
chitlins, eggs, whole unpasturized milk, homemade butter and sour cream,
fruits off the trees, fresh butcherd beef, lamb... gimme a break! that's
all there was and she is no exception... i actually miss hog killin' time
:(

)\/(ark