Let's start out the week with some really good news on aging and the middle-aged mind:
http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2011/02/forget_about_it_middle-aged_br.html
You know I love young heroes. Here is another one:
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/18/missouri-first-grader-justin-kastanis-saves-aunt-with-911-call/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-sb-n%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%7C202482
I'm closing with a warning. Watch out, bats could be coming to your neighborhood:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110218/od_nm/us_australia_bats
Start our your week by leaving a comment and then enjoy the rest of the week.
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4 comments:
I'd love to see some bats flying around the neighborhood. As long as they weren't vampire bats that carry rabies.
I suppose that's good news about the middle-aged mind, but having passed middle age a while back, I can't say I'm personally reassured.
Good for the 911 kid, and good for the parents who taught him well.
Good news on the middle aged mind. I still say much of it is system overload, regardless of whether your fifty or eighty.
Good for both the young man and his parents. What a blessing they taught him what to do and how to do it.
The bats... where do you draw the line and where do you place your priorities? I know bats have very positive effects on the environment, but this sounds as if they're not helping it any.
Hi Pat
I would prefer the bats to be in someone else's neighborhood besides mine.
When I think of you, I don't think of someone that has reached middle age.
It is amazing how retentive young kids are in emergencies.
Bill
Hi DR
I agree with you about overload, I know I am a lot more forgetful during tax season.
It surprises me not only that people that young can be taught but that they remember it in a crisis. It just amazes me.
There were way to many bats to help, they became a problem instead of a blessing.
Bill
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