User:Longevitymonger
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Hello, there. I've been a Wikipedia contributor since mid December 2002, but didn't become a full time contributor until April 7, 2003.
As my User name suggests, I am a longevitymonger (a fictitious word dreamed up by me because of my hobby with centenarians.) Why centenarians you ask? Well, a centenarian is a person who has lived to be on or over 100 years old. Few people live to reach this remarkable milestone, let alone notable individuals like Irving Berlin or Strom Thurmond. Why my intrest in these people? I simply find it amazing to actually speak with a person that has lived an entire century or more! My cousin also is a "longevitymonger" and we are authoring a lengthy work dealing with local, notable and super-centenarians
Over the past year or two, I have met a few centenarians (the oldest being 109 years of age)that live in or around my hometown of Gerry, New York (which is named after James Madison's vice-president, the disgraceful, anti-constitutionalist Elbridge Gerry.
Another interest of mine is facts about the Presidents, Vice Presidents, past Cabinet Members and other political fields, the Cabinet taking high priority because of the fact that there are so many of them. I also have established a folder of "The Strangest Names in American Political History." From my source one can learn that the U.S Governmental body has had to put up with people named Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar Cabinet member, Senator and Supreme Court Justice, Amos Tappan Akerman an Attorney General under Grant, Ebenezer Rockwood Hoaran Attorney General under Grant,Epaphroditus Champion a congressman, Shearjashub Bourne a congressman, Victory Birdseye a congressman, Ner Meddleswarth another congressman,Person Colby Cheney a Governor of Connecticut, Return Jonathan Meigs Jr.Postmaster General under Madison, and a composer and legislator named Supply Belcher.
Overall, I consider myself "An abnormality prone to inexplicable acts of pondering factual information" because of my "hobbies" and have many other things that fill my life, such as watching classic films like Schindler's List, or Citizen Kane or listening to my favorite band, Led Zeppelin. In conclusion, I would describe myself as.......original!!!!!
If you come across a notable centenarian or supercentenarian, please try to add them to the list. Just click on the link above.