It’s nearly the end of another year, and, I hope everyone has enjoyed the holidays.
Many of you seem to have found this site lately by searching for “first Christmas without my mother”. Please know that I’m sorry.
I’ve been there, and, I wish you peace and happiness and please know that things do get better.
As we ease out of the year, here’s a look back at the most commented-upon posts of 2007:
January: Kind of like an emotional breakthrough, only not.
February: An act of love
March: Estate Planning
April: The Zimmers Band

May: Generation Jones
June: Being Dead is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide …read more

Peter Oakley is a 80 year old resident of England.
But, he’s more widely known by his pseudonym “geriatric1927“, on YouTube.
An unlikely Internet celebrity of sorts, geriatric1927 has over 90 videos, and, tens of thousands of subscribers, with whom he shares his opinions and life stories.
In addition to being the Internet’s grandfather, he has his own website, Ask Geriatirc1927, and, he’s a member of The Zimmers Band.
So, the next time mom or dad says they just “can’t use” the Intenet, or, some young whippersnapper thinks you’re too old to be surfing YouTube, have them meet geriatric1927:

This is tremendous (has sound, PG-13ish). They even have a My Space page (has sound):