Other's Words of Wisdom

This one goes out to my grandmother, the one and only Other Nana, who recently had some helpful information for me. In one of our more entertaining and informative conversations she warned me about the rollercoasters at Six Flags and the internet. I thought I would pass it along to keep everyone else as well informed as I seem to be.

As for Six Flags - I was instructed to 'stay away from that big rollercoaster'...which I of course answered with 'Ok Other, if you say so.' She then replied with, 'Yea right, ff I know you, that will be the first thing you go on!' Well...she was right. What can I say, she knows me well. So, not only was it the first thing I went on, but it was basically the only thing I went on that day. I proceeded to go on every rollercoaster in the park (numerous times) and flail my arms, legs and anything else I could in the air. I walked away from each ride feeling a little bit dizzier than the last time (perhaps due to the black-outs on the loops) and with an increasingly larger afro for hair (yes I am from NJ and it is in my blood)...witnesses can attest to the larger than usual hair. So, despite Other's warning I survived the coasters and lived to tell about it...i recommend them - 2 thumbs up...

So now on to the only logical next topic of conversation - the internet - or 'The IntAnet' (as my grandmother pronounces it). Well apparently its full of perverts. While Other does bring up some of the most random topics, this was a new one. I'm assuming she had just watched another one of Oprah's programs on pedophiles, because she went on to tell me how they 'lurk in those chat rooms.' She attempted to go into detail about what exactly happens, but I cut her off before she could get into that. After re-assuring her that I do not visit them, she let me off the hook and ended the conversation there. Who knows what kind of gruesome detail this petite 86 year old could have gone into. She has this knack for bringing up the most awkward sexual topics that no one has any interest in speaking about...personally I think just loves seeing me squirm while she talks about sex, perverts, petifiles or the like. I feel like there are other people that I know that love to do that as well....hmmm... I won't name any names, but I am sure you know who you are

Ok well that's it for this installment of Other's Words of Advice...more to come in the future...who knows this 86 year old will say or do...Cheers!


Other on her 86th birthday