I really appreciate when someone I'm interviewing tells me exactly what's on his or her mind.

Yesterday, while I was interviewing Harriet Hartranft, who turns 107 today, Larry, our photo editor, came by to take a picture.

When Harriet saw him, she turned to me and said, "I don't know why they're bothering with pictures. I'm just about gone. My ears, my feet, my head, well, it's hard to keep them all together."

During our interview, Harriet didn't hear a single word I said. The article still came out OK. In fact, I'm happy with how it turned out. Read it here.