Mel you are right on about why they live long. They have strong social ties, generally with some spiritual beliefs. They know how to party. They have rights of passage. I would be sicker than a dog if I did the 2 glasses of wine, but, unfortunately, I am sick, back in the day, the wine woulda worked. Kids don't go to daycare....gramma can discipline as well as mom. And the cell phone isn't ringing incessantly. They exercise without thinking they are exercising...it is just work, it is just life.

I don't know if I could live like that, but there are days I might be convinced to give it a try.

Right now, I am going to do what all cultures have in common, sleep.