This professional is a big fan of some well-placed obscenity, especially when dealing with the arseholes who fucking deserve it.

Who cares what some sanctimonious “professionals” think, if they can’t get beyond the word “fuck” (let’s not mince words, shall we?) to the perfectly-spelled and grammatical discussion contained in this blog entry.

Also, this is not a formal paper presented in a journal article – it is a blog entry that discusses some issues from a particular POV for a general audience, not just academics or “professionals” (in whatever industry they happen to be in, which you don’t happen to mention).

That flies in the face of all of our age-hating too – being old does not = being sickly/weak anymore than being fat = unhealthy.

I was/am built just like my Grandmother, but thanks to several starvation diets (Weight Watchers in the early 1980′s, and so-called “Physicians” Weight Loss Centers in the late 80′s, I now weigh a stable 310.

I can work the socks off of most thin people. Had a landscaper offer me a job on the spot when he’d delivered 15 cu. yds. of mulch to my house one morning, and when he stopped by 4 hours later it was all spread out nice and neatly in my gardens – using a wheelbarrow and a pitchfork, which meant it was all hand-work, no machines. He said he wished the crew of teenage boys & young men who worked for him could put in as much work in a full day as I did in about 4 hours.

My blood pressure is great, cholesterol great, I’m flexible, strong (lifting 50lb bags of chicken feed and carrying them 200 yds up to the coop ain’t for sissies, sistah!) and healthy, despite weighing over 300lbs.

Drives the doctors crazy…. when they see the Fat Lady come into the office they get all ready to trot out their obesity = bad health lectures, but my excellent health throws them for a major loop.

And yes, in addition to the exercise I get, I eat lots of berries, nuts, whole grains, fish, fruit, fresh veggies (grown in my very own organic garden) and very little red meat.

AND I eat chocolate. LOL

Gotta go now – the garden awaits my attention!

Hugs,
Mary

P.S. I do wish you would clean up your language a bit. I find that most professionals (with whom I would otherwise be able to share your posts) are less likely to take information seriously from someone who liberally uses the “F-word”.