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    Christine's story about the 100 Harley rider reminded me about this guy I saw on TV. Amazing!!

    http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=4385601&page=1

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    101-year-old Buster Martin is training to become the world's oldest marathon runner when he runs in the London marathon next month. He ran the half marathon last weekend, completing it in just over five hours. (Pimlico Plumbers)

    By LAMA HASAN

    LONDON, March 5, 2008

    Buster Martin is an unlikely candidate to set a marathon record. He drinks beer, smokes cigarettes and stays out late. And he's 101.

    But Martin expects to shatter, or at least ease past, the record next month when he runs London's marathon. And he is counting on having a beer at the finish line.

    "He smokes, drinks, stays out late, which is probably why he is still alive," said Charlie Mullins, the managing director of the plumbing company where Martin cleans vans.

    When not working three days a week for Mullins, Martin can be found in a nearby boxing gym working with a pair of trainers in preparation for April's run. He refuses to be impressed by the fact that he is still running.

    "I am not doing anything unusual. I am just running a marathon," he told ABC News.

    Age is no more an obstacle to Martin's running than that strip of winners tape at the finish line. "You are never too old to do what you enjoy."

    And Martin likes running, "but not as much as I like my beer," he added.

    He is already a man of many firsts. Martin holds three world title records for the oldest person to run the 5K, 10K and the half marathon.

    Martin says that in the last weekend, he's completed a 13-mile half marathon that took him a little more than five hours. It would have been faster, he says, but he says he stopped for a beer and a cigarette.

    Martin runs in the name of charity. He is raising money for the Rhys Daniels Trust, which provides a "home from home" for parents of children having treatment for life-threatening illnesses.

    Mullins describes him as a "remarkable chap, unbelievable. He's an ordinary fellow but remarkable at the same time especially for someone at his age to get involved in this sort of charity."

    Martin is also the father of 17 children, which also doesn't impress him. "Pity I didn't have anymore kids," he said with a sigh.

    He "likes to live life to the full. … He is as sharp as a razor," Mullins said. He told ABC that Martin's got "unbelievable hearing."

    To his colleagues, at 101 years old, Martin is a "great inspiration, he's got a million stories to tell, he is so knowledgeable," his manager said.

    To celebrate Martin's birthday, his work colleagues named a beer after him called Buster's Beer.

    So, does his manager think Martin can achieve his goal of being the oldest runner in the world? "Undoubtedly," said Mullins.

    Martin was also part of the seniors' rock 'n' roll group called the Zimmers.

    The band had a combined age of more than 3,000 years and scored a hit single last year with a cover of The Who's ''My Generation.''

    When asked what Mullins thought of Martin's voice, he replied, "It's actually quite good."

    ABC News Story:

    http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4393710

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    1. Would you consider yourself religious? Not so much anymore, but I'm very interested in all kinds of religions. I wish I could find one that I agree with wholeheartedly.

    2. What is behind you? The severe pain of strep throat. Thank god for antibiotics.

    3. Who would you like to see today? I wish I could see a lot of my family today, especially my brothers.

    4. What do you try to stay away from? Energy draining people.

    5. Friday Fill In: I laughed so hard when ____. Gosh, I haven't laughed really hard in a few days. It's been a rough week physically, so that's probably why.

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    I have a hard time believing this is true, but it looks like a legit story. I can't believe the Sheriff's name is Mr. Whipple. :icon_laugh:

    http://enews.earthlink.net/article/nat?guid=20080312/47d76350_3421_1334520080312-1880285256

    Sheriff: Woman Sat on Toilet for 2 Years

    By ROXANA HEGEMAN (Associated Press Writer)

    From Associated Press

    March 12, 2008 2:27 PM EDT

    WICHITA, Kan. - Deputies say a woman in western Kansas became stuck on her boyfriend's toilet after sitting on it for two years.

    Ness County Sheriff Bryan Whipple said it appeared the 35-year-old Ness City woman's skin had grown around the seat. She initially refused emergency medical services but was finally convinced by responders and her boyfriend that she needed to be checked out at a hospital.

    "We pried the toilet seat off with a pry bar and the seat went with her to the hospital," Whipple said. "The hospital removed it."

    Whipple said investigators planned to present their report Wednesday to the county attorney, who will determine whether any charges should be filed against the woman's 36-year-old boyfriend.

    "She was not glued. She was not tied. She was just physically stuck by her body," Whipple said. "It is hard to imagine. ... I still have a hard time imagining it myself."

    He told investigators he brought his girlfriend food and water, and asked her every day to come out of the bathroom.

    "And her reply would be, `Maybe tomorrow,'" Whipple said. "According to him, she did not want to leave the bathroom."

    The boyfriend called police on Feb. 27 to report that "there was something wrong with his girlfriend," Whipple said, adding that he never explained why it took him two years to call.

    Police found the clothed woman sitting on the toilet, her sweat pants down to her mid-thigh. She was "somewhat disoriented," and her legs looked like they had atrophied, Whipple said.

    "She said that she didn't need any help, that she was OK and did not want to leave," he said.

    She was taken to a hospital in Wichita, about 150 miles southeast of Ness City. Whipple said she has refused to cooperate with medical providers or law enforcement investigators.

    Authorities said they did not know if she was mentally or physically disabled.

    Police have declined to release the couple's names, but the house where authorities say the incident happened is listed in public records as the residence of Kory McFarren. No one answered his home phone number.

    The case has been the buzz Ness City, said James Ellis, a neighbor.

    "I don't think anybody can make any sense out of it," he said.

    Ellis said he had known the woman since she was a child but that he had not seen her for at least six years.

    He said she had a tough childhood after her mother died at a young age and apparently was usually kept inside the house as she grew up. At one time the woman worked for a long-term care facility, he said, but he did not know what kind of work she did there.

    "It really doesn't surprise me," Ellis said of the bathroom incident. "What surprises me is somebody wasn't called in a bit earlier."

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    I wanted to take ballet as a child and my mother put me in piano instead. I attempted it as an adult, but didn't stick with it. I'd like to try again. Next would be belly dancing.

    (Barb, you are right, two stepping is not hard. If cowboys in Texas can do it, anybody can. Well, except my husband, lol. He's got a beat of his own.)

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    What are you good at? Home decorating, entertaining, my job.

    What are you not so good at? I have to work hard at not being an ass (a smart ass, a lazy ass, a fat ass, and just a plain ol' ass).

    Be honest, how long do leftovers last in your house? If I try, they get eaten before they expire. But truthfully, I throw so much stuff out because it's gone bad.

    Do you understand gigabytes and all that computer language mumbo jumbo? I'm no expert, but I probably know more than average.

    If you were a dog, would you want a really long tail, or a short stumpy tail? Short and stumpy for me. I think dogs with short tails are so cute! (Emmie, I love Schnauzers.)

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    Teresa, you sound just like me!

    My CDs are organized by band by release date. My husband has them all put away nice and neat in their perfect places in the rolling cart drawers tucked out of the way in the closet, lol. (And the new ones I have that he hasn't gotten a hold of yet are a mess!)

    On iTunes, I order by band. But I also use the recently purchased method a lot. I love iTunes!! It's all organized at the click of a mouse!

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