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In a recent article found on Reuters, the story of the one of the oldest bloggers is revealed. Maria Amelia Lopez is a 95 year old great grandmother whose first entry reads, "Today it's my birthday and my grandson, who is very stingy, gave me a blog." "At first I thought a blog was just a type of paper notebook," said Lopez. "When I saw my grandson using the Internet, it caught my attention. I said to myself 'What's this? You can find out about anything. I want an Internet!'" Currently, 60,000 people read Lopez's blog daily which is a mix of stories from her life to just conversation. Due to her cataracts, her grandson Daniel types what Lopez says into the blog. "The Internet has given me life," she told Reuters. "No one pays any attention to old women any more. Not many people love us. But I was surprised by the Internet, because young people who were 18 years of age, or 14 or 15, tell me about their lives and what they think and ask my advice," said Lopez. I have visited her blog and found it to be very impressive. Unfortunately, the site is mostly in Spanish because Lopez lives in Spain. Ich spreche Deutsch aber nicht Spanish. However, I think that what Lopez is doing is awesome. Blogs provide people of all ages with a chance to document what is important to them and is really a representation of the person.