May 22, 2009

"Blogging Granny" Logs Off For Final Time

97-Year-Old Spanish Woman Dubbed World's Oldest Blogger Dies

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(CBS)  A woman dubbed the "world's oldest Internet blogger" died this week at the age of 97.

Maria Amelia Lopez, a Spanish grandmother who shared her thoughts on international politics, began blogging when she was 95, the BBC reports, after her grandson set her up at her seaside residence in Galicia.

She often discussed her days as an opponent of the Franco regime, and her musings earned her an award as well as a meeting with the Spanish prime minister, the BBC notes.

"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," Lopez, nicknamed the "Blogging Granny," wrote in one of her final posting earlier this year.

Click here to go to Lopez's blog page.


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by rational_1 May 27, 2009 8:57 AM EDT
Would have been more dramatic if she went in mid-blog, just typing away when all of a sudden.... ack.... sm#f*vm$^87 q q o jk ...........................................
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by dg441-2009 May 22, 2009 1:29 PM EDT
So now we won't hear from mrs_premise any longer.
Posted by sly_64 at 10:15 AM : May 22, 2009 ....

Could we be that lucky??
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by sly_64 May 22, 2009 1:15 PM EDT
So now we won't hear from mrs_premise any longer.
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by ralpherus May 22, 2009 1:01 PM EDT
bye granny! Tell god we say hello....and HELP!
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by whatsup49 May 22, 2009 10:27 AM EDT
god speed granny. rest in peace
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