Why do I remember the lyrics to an old song but can't remember phone numbers?!
I switched the channel on the car radio the other day. On came "Time In A Bottle" by Jim Croce. Next thing I know I'm singing every word. The song came out in 1973! I was in third grade. How in the world am I able to remember the lyrics to that song but I can't remember important things I learned in history class, or, my sons' phone numbers?!
Remember when we were kids and we could remember every single phone number for our friends and neighbors? We didn't punch up the name in our cell phone. We used a rotary phone! Infact, I can still remember my friend Leslie's number next door. And the Millers - whose kids I babysat. But, ask me to remember the year and month I covered the story of the Stealth Bomber unveiling at Edwards AFB? Or when I flew with the Blue Angels? Or when I covered the execution of Robert Alton Harris at San Quentin? I remember details of each event, even the weather, but the date? Nope. Thank goodness for Google!
So instead of stressing out about what I don't remember, I am singing along to the next song on the radio - "Sunshine On My Shoulders." Thank you John Denver. These memories always make me smile.
Remember when we were kids and we could remember every single phone number for our friends and neighbors? We didn't punch up the name in our cell phone. We used a rotary phone! Infact, I can still remember my friend Leslie's number next door. And the Millers - whose kids I babysat. But, ask me to remember the year and month I covered the story of the Stealth Bomber unveiling at Edwards AFB? Or when I flew with the Blue Angels? Or when I covered the execution of Robert Alton Harris at San Quentin? I remember details of each event, even the weather, but the date? Nope. Thank goodness for Google!
So instead of stressing out about what I don't remember, I am singing along to the next song on the radio - "Sunshine On My Shoulders." Thank you John Denver. These memories always make me smile.
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