I know you don’t want to believe it (ALL YOU TALL PEOPLE, that is…) but there are many advantages to being short. And isn’t the whole point of building auditorium seats on a slant so that you can SEE the stage?

From Short Person’s Support.Org

1. Shorter people have faster reaction times and greater ability to accelerate body movements (this is why it was so crazy that Usain Bolt could run fast - usually sprinters aren’t so dam tall)
2. Short people are less likely to break bones falling and so can excel at things like gymnastics and martial arts.
3. Short people are less likely to break hips wen falling due to a stronger back structure. (I’ll remember that when I’m old and gray)
4. Shorter people live longer - according to the World Health Organization study in 1992 - bigger bodies have more cells, and fewer potential cell doublings to replace defective or dead cells.
5. Shorter people create less waste and less pollution.

Now there, didn’t that perk you up a bit today!

Disclaimer - to all you tall people - this is NOT an excuse to hunch over - that’s just NOT attractive.

Estelle Getty , known to the whole world as “Sophia” on The Golden Girls died Tuesday at 84.

There is nothing good about death, but there is everything good about living a wonderful life and making millions of people laugh with sheer talent and uncanny wit. She was definitely my favorite character on the Golden Girls. I’ve seen every single episode at least 3 times, and I always tell people - if you need a good cheer-you-up, watch these ladies start to finally figure out how to laugh at life in their golden years.

She was born in New York City in 1923, and acted in Yiddish theater and stage. She stopped her career to have her 2 sons and she played in community theater before being cast late-in-life in NBC’s Golden Girls. The Golden Girls ran on NBC for 7 years and for more than a decade on Lifetime Television before they stupidly decided to sell it to ION.

My favorite Sophia quote - Sophia talking about her late husband, “May he rest in peace till I get there.” Find yours here - www.spiderwebservices.nl .

OH, and she only seeeeemmmmeeedd super short on the show. In actuality she came in at a decent 4′11″.

And I still cry that television like this simply doesn’t exist anymore.