Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Senior Moments

Senility is setting in, only we do not refer to this problem, in this PC world, as senility, nor as Alzheimer's, but gently as "senior moments". At least I do, but then I am seriously involved.
To combat this scourge, I make copious notes.
I keep a note pad next to the computer and one on the dining table. The two places I do most of my thinking ( maybe I should extend to one in the bathroom as well .....)
No matter.
But the trouble arises when, on reading these notes, I have no idea what I meant to notate.
To wit.
One page would have entries like this:
Annemarie----Movies---The King Is Alive...The Intended....( Den Du Frygter )

Waist....40----41

Ian Rankin > John Rebus ( Exit Music )

Tableful..> pl.? table(s)ful

James and Kathy...Vacation ? price...Apr.3 to 13-14

Now most of these, being fairly recent, make sense. But if I go back a few pages, I really don't understand the notes anymore.
So why, you might wonder, do I bother.
well, it makes sense when I make the notes and maybe, just maybe, should I need some info later, I can find it on some old page. Or not. At least I tried..........when I remembered.
Getting old is so much fun.
NOT.

1 comment:

Katy said...

Kris and I both have note pads (everywhere!) She is 1000x worse than anyone I know. Our note taking is crazy but we put much detail into each thing we draw or write, so it isn't mumbo jumbo. I don't think you're having a senior moment, just too little detail for the long run.
(my note pads are also full of scribble art from Riley)