Thursday, January 8, 2009

My prayers have been answered.

CNN recently reported that Gertrude Baines of Los Angeles is now the world's oldest person. Ms. Baines is 114 years old. She was born in 1894, the daughter of former slaves.

1894. You gotta respect that. Grover Cleveland was president when she was born.

According to CNN, Baines credits her longevity to "religious faith, doing the right thing, and the occasional piece of crispy bacon."

Bacon?

Sweet eight-pound, six-ounce baby Jesus in your golden fleece diaper - thank you. Seriously. Thank you.

Now, if you'll all excuse me, I'm going to IHOP.

9 comments:

LaDue & Crew said...

Yes, I love bacon more than diamonds. I am weird that way...

Hey- I got a chihuahua today! I named him Vinny ;o)We taught my 2 year old to say "Yo, Vinny", lol...

Madge said...

it seems like the people that make it to triple digits have no issues with consuming bacon, cocktails, red meat, you name it. sounds good to me

Anonymous said...

See? Everyone thinks leafy greens are the way to go, but it's really PORK!

Iron Needles said...

OMG. A quote from Ricky Bobby. You made my day. Well, that and bacon.

Rebecca said...

It's the other white meat don't you know...

Food is not the killer, it's stress. So relax, have a piece of bacon and enjoy each moment of life.

:)

Christy said...

I'm adding bacon to my grocery list right now. Bacon sandwiches for dinner - here here!

Heidi said...

Oh, how I love bacon. This goes to show how a little bacon never hurt anyone.

itsjustme said...

I have a friend that made bacon vodka. Taking the love of bacon a little toooooo far, but think about it in a bloody mary. . . yum I say.

Linda Summerfield said...

I have the bacon part down, I guess I should visit church now!
Your Pal,
Linda