tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183222708163641034.post4169966516720057645..comments2024-01-27T05:35:27.641-08:00Comments on Everead: On Centenarians (and Books)Alysa Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03705870547401762370noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183222708163641034.post-16534953774143549722016-04-14T07:12:24.618-07:002016-04-14T07:12:24.618-07:00Ah, I don't remember all the gum in the world ...Ah, I don't remember all the gum in the world OR the boy that ate the dog food! I'm going to have to re-read.Alysa Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705870547401762370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183222708163641034.post-42970317175637471172016-04-13T20:57:53.270-07:002016-04-13T20:57:53.270-07:00I think our favorite so far has been "Henry a...I think our favorite so far has been "Henry and Beezus." It just has so many wonderful scenes--all the gum in the world! And of course, the gem that came up in conversation for quite awhile after we read it: "There goes the boy that ate the dog food." <br />We liked "Ramona the Pest," too.<br />I don't know that I've ever wanted to live to be super old. I've volunteered in many nursing homes, and it would be hard to get to that stage. Of course, if you could stay healthy and active, it might be okay.Linnaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06500189741421518061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183222708163641034.post-25561063692922594122016-04-11T03:52:26.247-07:002016-04-11T03:52:26.247-07:00I feel almost certain my feelings about age will f...I feel almost certain my feelings about age will fluctuate as I age, but in general I'm fairly gung-ho about aging. I look forward to being an old lady. I think having gray hair is going to be pretty cool. (But I don't want to dye my hair gray or anything.) However I did start to notice signs of aging in my face a few years back and, in the moment, I felt very unhappy to be aging! Alysa Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705870547401762370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183222708163641034.post-18636916007089688072016-04-09T21:28:14.553-07:002016-04-09T21:28:14.553-07:00I'm not sure I've read a single one, thoug...I'm not sure I've read a single one, though of course, I've heard of them. It's strange I know, but I gravitated toward non-fiction even as a young child! I sure hope I don't live to 100 -- I don't have any relatives that I am aware of that lived past 85. And 85 years seems hard enough to cope with :) That said, when I became ill as a teenager, I thought it would be terrible to even live to be 36 and now I would be so sad if I didn't make it here, so it's very possible my feelings about age could change as I continue to age.llcallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946958461234891896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183222708163641034.post-79291849658677858192016-04-08T17:56:58.250-07:002016-04-08T17:56:58.250-07:00I don't think I've ever read Fifteen! I...I don't think I've ever read Fifteen! I'll have to try it. My grandma recently told my cousin about how she was staying healthy. She eats low carb, walks every day, etc. Then she said, "What am I doing? I want to be dead!" LOL She's been a widow since 1982. I don't know if I want to live to be 100 or not. I guess I'll have to see how life's going then!Alysa Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705870547401762370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183222708163641034.post-22694919948994723222016-04-08T06:18:39.387-07:002016-04-08T06:18:39.387-07:00Fifteen is still my favorite Cleary book, and I ca...Fifteen is still my favorite Cleary book, and I can only hope I do NOT live to be 100. My mother is 82, and it's horrible. Her mother died at 95, so you can't always trust genetics. Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.com