Youngsters at the Elder Hotel
Scientists may question whether time travel is possible, but I know for a fact it is because of the vacations my family took in the 1960s and 70s to the Elder Hotel when I and […]
Tag: memory
Did You Find a Pair of Glasses I Lost?
(Sadly, the following story is completely true.) As I age, I routinely am reminded that my body – and my brain – are slowing declining. I will never again grace the cover of People Magazine’s […]
Cranberry Sauce and the Colosseum
Bosnian Appetizer CRANBERRY SAUCE INGREDIENTS 1⅓ cups sugar¾ cup water½ cup orange juice1 pound cranberries Makes 3¼ cups. Takes 1 hour 30 minutes. PREPARATION Add sugar, orange juice, and water to pot. Simmer at low-medium […]
Losing words? Here are some new ones
When I can’t sleep, or if I get bored while driving, sometimes I’ll amuse myself by making up words. If getting older means I’m going to start forgetting words—or at least have trouble retrieving them […]
Forget about forgetting surgery
There’s another dimension of surgery beyond that which is known to the patient. According to the guy in the hospital who kept referring to himself as my bartender, I, the patient in this case, wouldn’t […]
The weird things we remember from childhood
Can you remember stuff from when you were three or four years old? I’m often amazed at some of the stuff that pops into my head from when I was a kid, or that I […]
A letter to Google Chrome
Dear Google Chrome, I don’t know if I want you to remember my password forever and ever. You haven’t even told me if the password is correct. Let’s just take it one […]