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World's Oldest Blogger Dies At 97

Posted by kdawson on from the we-should-be-so-lucky dept.

Hugh Pickens writes "The Guardian reports that a Spanish woman who is thought to be the world's oldest blogger has died in Muxia, the northern coastal town where she was born on December 23, 1911. María Amelia López's posts, which chronicled her civil war memories, failing health, left-wing views, and cantankerous humor, attracted a global following and more than 500 readers have left tribute messages on her site after her family published a final post to announce her death. The blog began in 1995 as a gift from her grandson Daniel, with whom she lived, who had no idea what he was unleashing into cyberspace after he taught her to navigate the Internet after she pestered him to download biographies of poets and politicians. He later become her chief assistant, typing in her words as she dictated. 'Now so many people write to me that I can't hope to reply to them all, though I want to,' she explained. 'My grandson complains that he has to work as well, he can't spend all his time typing.' López said in an interview that the Internet had given her a new lease of life and in one of her last posts, published in February, she wrote; 'When I'm on the internet, I forget about my illness. The distraction is good for you — being able to communicate with people. It wakes up the brain, and gives you great strength.'" The Times adds, "Mrs Lopez became the world's oldest blogger on the death of 108-year-old Australian Oliver Riley in June 2008. The new holder of this unofficial title is unknown, although the actor Kirk Douglas, 92, who blogs regularly on his MySpace page, could be in the running. Twitter's oldest microblogger is the 104-year-old Briton Ivy Bean."

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  1. Headstone says... by darinfp · · Score: 5, Funny

    AFK..

    1. Re:Headstone says... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Should we be scared if it says BRB ?

    2. Re:Headstone says... by FudRucker · · Score: 5, Funny

      EOL

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    3. Re:Headstone says... by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Funny

      3 days later and you're a savior, 28 days later and you're a zombie... talk about people being prejudiced against people who enjoy sleeping in.

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  2. Did you say.. by powerslave12r · · Score: 5, Funny

    500 readers? Too bad she isn't around to see her blog slashdotted.

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  3. Dangerous business by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 5, Funny

    It seems rather dangerous being the world's oldest blogger. There has been a 100% fatality rate among previous holders of the title. I, for one, call for UK's equivalent of OSHA to investigate the safety of working conditions - something's fishy here. In addition, the Commission for Racial Equality needs to investigate rampant ageism and see that the perpetrators are appropriately punished, hopefully by public humiliation. Remember, thieves being paraded in public is barbaric, but it's OK to do to people whom society despises.

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