I offer a point to ponder for those of us who have reached the "vintage years" and find that our memories are sometimes less than reliable. I have found the reason and it comes courtesy of a very clever bear, Pooh! Let me quote:
"Pooh, did you remember to help owl?"asked Piglet.
"Of course. I have a phonographic memory, you know." said Pooh.
"You mean,"said Rabbit, "a photographic memory."
"No," insisted Pooh. "Phonographic. It goes around and around. Sometimes it gets stuck. That's why I remember things so well."
"So you took care of it," said Piglet.
"Took care of what?" asked Pooh.
Ah yes, and this is especially relevant since it applies to those of us who can actually remember phonographs. Would you agree?
"What did I come down here for?" I look around, put in a load of laundry, empty the dehumidifier, pick up a few toys go back up stairs and then remember that I needed butter. Back downstairs I go, taking something from the pile at the top of the stairs.
ReplyDeleteWe're not loosing our memories Mary, we just aren't very good at multi-tasking. Even the best jugglers drop a few balls now and then. (At least that's what I'm telling myself!)
I said it yesterday Mary, you oughta be in magazines.
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