108 year old blogger

I find it quite interesting that someone at Olive Riley's age is interested in blogging or, truth be told, telling her stories to someone who will post them on the web. Mrs. Riley confesses during a filmed story that she is completely computer illiterate, but later she says that blogging has helped her cope in a world that may seem very advanced for her. The fact that the world knows about Olive Riley can be accreditted to a journalist Mike Rubbo who was at the the time of their meeting studying centurions. He has since become her blogging assistant and has taken care of actually post their conversations, her stories, and the video footage to the web.

The idea that her blog has gotten so much attention says several things for our culture today. I'll have to confess that the idea of an 108 year old woman using a computer seemed a bit far fetched to me, some kind of digital divide nonsense creapt through my head. It is interesting that someone with such a wealth of information and history has taken the time to make sure that the world knows about her own life.