I feel so much younger today after reading the USAToday.com article, " Senior citizen bloggers defy stereotypes":
"It's too easy to sit in your own cave (good grief, they have seen my office - PMC) and let the world go by, eh?" said Vancouver's Ray Sutton, the 73-year-old Oldest Living Blogger. "It keeps the old head working a little bit so you're not just sitting there gawking at TV."...Bloggers say their hobby keeps them thinking about current events, makes them friends to strangers around the globe and gives them a voice in a society that often neglects the wisdom of the elderly.
I'm pretty sure this select group of seniors are exceptions within their respective generations, but they definitely get it, just as well as our own John Jay Hooker (bless his heart).
Joe Jenett, a Detroit-area Web designer who has been tracking the age of bloggers for a personal project called the Ageless Project, said he has noticed more older bloggers in the past two years. "Isn't that phenomenal? And their writing is vibrant," Jenett said. "The Web is diverse and it breaks across generational lines."
" In the two years since 92-year-old Ray White started Dad's Tomato Garden Journal, the blog has been viewed more than 45,000 times. Some of those who click on the site are regular readers who know they can rely on White six days a week." Even 80-year-young, Millie at My Mom's Blog received mention in the article...we exchanged emails a few month ago (I can attest to the fact that she's a sweetheart).
For anyone who want to 'pooh-pooh' a bunch of old fogeys who are writing cute stories, be aware that the AARP Blog is rapidly approaching it's first anniversary and from the looks of their Issues and Elections section, they realize the power of citizen journalism. The AARP crowd may be aging, but they will not be silent.
The quote of the day comes from Ray White: "It's just like one big family."