Does anyone else have to hold a finger on numbers in the phone book because you can\u2019t retain 7 digits in your head long enough to dial the party you want? Have you ever called someone and, when they answer, forgotten why you rang them in the first place? \u00a0<\/p>\n
There are times when I\u2019ll see a very familiar word and suddenly it becomes oddly foreign in my mind and I have trouble figuring out how its spelled. \u00a0\u201cYeah, I have those senior moments once in a while too,\u201d Linda says. But I think she\u2019s just being sympathetic. I\u2019ve learned the hard way that she NEVER forgets anything. Her recall of dumb things I\u2019ve said and done over the last 30 years is pristine and available at a moments notice during our rare but rousing disputes.<\/p>\n
I was always jealous of people with great memories\u00a0like Dave Dedrick. Okay, he might light up one cigarette forgetting he had another burning in the ashtray, but boy could he remember stories from his rich and colorful life as a TV icon. \u00a0\u00a0I could listen to him talk for hours and hours sharing his entertaining adventures in remarkable detail. Oh, how I wish I could hear some of those stories again.<\/p>\n
Steve Hemmingsen is one of the smartest guys I know and can remember names, dates and pertinent details about stories that made the news way in the past. But Steve will also tell me the same thing he told me the day before. Hell, an hour before. But if he\u2019s aware of this fact or the least bit concerned about it,\u00a0 I haven\u2019t noticed.<\/p>\n
I shouldn\u2019t be worried either, I guess. Someone sent me an e-mail recently which contains a simple test to determine if you\u2019re trending toward the big \u201cA\u201d and I passed with flying colors. I was going to print it here but can\u2019t remember where I saved it. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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My uncle, Johnny Gruseth, who died in the late sixties, always remembered November 11th<\/sup> as Armistice Day; commemorating the end of World War One\u2026his war. All I know is that he fought in it and returned home safely. I sure wish I could have asked him about his experiences in battle and in the trenches. And, oh, yes,\u00a0 to thank him for putting his life on the line to protect the freedom we now so easily take for granted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"