Another old broad has adopted an infant, and it's making news.

Considering how many of us there are doing it these days ... adopting at an older age is what I mean by 'doing it", as I'm sure you know ... you might think this would pass unnoticed, or at least uncommented-upon, but that's not the case. Headlines are shouting the news from the rooftops, and bloggers are blogging on the topic.

Is the fact that the new mom is FORTY-FIVE-years old the grabber? I shouldn't think so. After all, 45 is the new 15 (or something), and total spring-chicken territory when it comes to the older-mothers-as-news club.

But wait! This old broad is single. Nah. That shouldn't get yaps flapping. After all, single older adoptive moms aren't rare. In fact, single is one reason older women adopt. When waiting for Mr. Right to come along starts feeling like a practice in futility, some women decide that lack o' man should not mean foregoing motherhood, so ... voila! ... adopting a child becomes an excellent option.

This wasn't even an international adoption, so there's no "taint of corruption" to spray all over this one, although there for sure must be insinuations that someone somewhere was somehow massaged into relinquishing.

Of course, since this has been a private adoption and the use of the word 'private' actually means private in every way, no one outside the immediate circle of those involved in the adoption ... family, close friends and such ... has any information whatsoever on the ins and outs, whos, whats and wherefores, there's not really much of anything to talk about. Aside from the 'this old broad has adopted a baby', there is no other news.

But ...

Being that the old broad is Sheryl Crow, a fact having nothing to do with anything other than that her name and face ring bells, people will figure their opinions should matter.

Must say that I'm so far surprised that she's getting a pass from the media with the usual outlets simply regurgitating the convenient announcement posted on her website. Could it be that rife speculation and blanket condemnation based on nothing but air will avoid this adoption?

That would be refreshing.