I was perusing memeorandum to see if there was anything I wanted to rant about before I hit the sack and noticed a link that included Ann Althouse. I don’t normally see Althouse listed there so I checked out the post. It was in answer to Rush Limbaugh and the lessons of the 60’s.
The post is typical Althouse, well written, intelligent and a pleasure to read but in reading the post I was struck dumb by a sentence near the end that really threw me for a loop:
I’d say the 60s left quite a mark on Rush Limbaugh. They left a mark on me too — quite a different mark though (and I was born on the same day in 1951 as Rush).
My reaction. Ann Althouse was born in 1951! She is twelve years older than me and pushing 60?
I mean look at the woman:
If this woman looks like this at 59 can you imagine what she must have looked like 30 years ago? Meade I tip my fedora to you and Ann as gentlemen used to say in an earlier time: My complements marm!
Update: For an explanation of the 20/40 rule click here.



One of my friends told me that Prof. Althouse is almost 60… I was shocked.
A lifetime of taking care of her body (and soul – those things show over time, too!) has paid off.