Today in the paper there is an obituary for 89 year old Robert Sheilds who spent 4 hrs a day writing in a diary about the last 20 hrs. Pretty interesting life, you assume, but how interesting can it be when you waste 4 precious hours detailing bodily functions and mundane events?
The piece says his diary contains more than 37 million words, which may be a record-setter for pure verbosity. Not only that, he compiled a chronofile scrapbook where he pasted letters, copies of bills and even a clipping of his nose hairs.
The Obit says that "he had three dozen ways, none obscene, to describe his urinations, all recorded." I cannot come up with more than a few ways to describe urination and most of them are obscene.
Whatever complaints you may have with my journal, you may be thankful that I have not pasted any nosehairs. (Oops nature is calling - excuse me while I take a number 7)
While on that subject, I wonder if there been any scientific inquiry into one aspect of aging, where the hair on your head starts growing thinner, but you start sprouting hair from your ears? What gives with that? Note to self: New product Idea: lazer ear hair remover. Great chiristmas gift for the geezer on your list!
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