On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:51:00 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:

> My informal survey of local folk over the age of 70 shows that about 70%
> of them will have two specific items for breakfast - hot oatmeal cereal
> and papaya. It's a rather surprising observation. This is probably good
> news for papaya growers and oatmeal producers. Anyway, it appears to be
> an example of a spontaneous focus on eating two specific foods. How this
> happens is a mystery.

My mother's parents lived into their late 80's and they had oatmeal
(steel cut, btw) every morning for breakfast. They also ate eggs
daily. When they were younger, they had both the oatmeal and eggs for
breakfast but somewhere along the line as they aged eggs became lunch.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On 8/28/2011 10:19 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:51:00 -1000, > wrote:
>
>> My informal survey of local folk over the age of 70 shows that about 70%
>> of them will have two specific items for breakfast - hot oatmeal cereal
>> and papaya. It's a rather surprising observation. This is probably good
>> news for papaya growers and oatmeal producers. Anyway, it appears to be
>> an example of a spontaneous focus on eating two specific foods. How this
>> happens is a mystery.
>
> My mother's parents lived into their late 80's and they had oatmeal
> (steel cut, btw) every morning for breakfast. They also ate eggs
> daily. When they were younger, they had both the oatmeal and eggs for
> breakfast but somewhere along the line as they aged eggs became lunch.
>
It doesn't mean much. My grandfather smoked until he died of a heart
attack at 85 but he's a statistic of one.

--


James Silverton, Potomac

I'm *not*

On 8/28/2011 4:19 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:51:00 -1000, > wrote:
>
>> My informal survey of local folk over the age of 70 shows that about 70%
>> of them will have two specific items for breakfast - hot oatmeal cereal
>> and papaya. It's a rather surprising observation. This is probably good
>> news for papaya growers and oatmeal producers. Anyway, it appears to be
>> an example of a spontaneous focus on eating two specific foods. How this
>> happens is a mystery.
>
> My mother's parents lived into their late 80's and they had oatmeal
> (steel cut, btw) every morning for breakfast. They also ate eggs
> daily. When they were younger, they had both the oatmeal and eggs for
> breakfast but somewhere along the line as they aged eggs became lunch.
>

That's a whole lot of eggs!