Mind = Blown

Did you know that John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States who served in office between 1841 and 1845 was a grandfather? Amazing right?

No? Well how about this. Two of his grandchildren are alive today. Serious! The President had a son when he was around 70, that son fathered a child, born in 1928 and still alive today, also when he was in his 70's. This is my 'blow your mind fact of the day' for today.

You see, that's the thing about being a bloke. You can throw your seed around whenever you want, and there will be a pretty good chance that a tree shall grow. It is remarkably common for men to be able to father after they reach the age of retirement.

Not so, of course, for women. Alise is in remarkably good shape for her age and looks years younger than she actually is, and has taken good care of her body. There will however come a point when she is past childbearing age, and the opportunity to give a sibling to our firstborn will pass. Perhaps this is why people are already asking if we are going to have another child?

To me, it's a crazy question. 'Are you going to have another?' people ask. 'Hold your fucking horses!' I reply, 'We haven't had one yet!'. It's a little like having a jet-pack on order, and being asked if we'll buy another one in a couple of years. How about we play with this jet-pack and see if we like it, yeah?

I suppose though, considering the age thing, it's a valid question. I just wish people would let us have this one and enjoy him for a while first, you know?