I'm Not Average

Just a quick post to show you an article in our morning paper, the Tacoma News Tribune. It's a short biographical piece about a 91-year old woman who sounds like a real hoot. The first paragraph, however, refers to her by saying "Hull, a lively and sometimes mischievous woman, isn’t your average knitting grandma".

Hmmph. I'm neither average nor a grandma, and neither are many of you. I'm in the process of drafting an email to the reporter to let her know that there are many of us who don't fit her stereotype. I suppose I shouldn't get worked up about these things, it's probably a sign that I'm avoiding dredging out my office before all the visiting relatives get here tomorrow.

Here's the link. The woman that she profiles in the article looks like a good role-model for women getting older.

I'm off to clear a path through the maze.

Edited: I did send an email to the reporter. She promptly replied, with an apology for the stereotyping. It turns out she's also a knitter, it just never occurred to her that the "knitting grandma" thing might bug some crazy menopausal woman. I invited her to our weekly knitting group, she said she'd come, and there you go. So don't send her any hate mail!