[C320-list] Cracks in the memory

[Dave Sparks]

     It is interesting how the location of your boat and the location
of channel markers, even in many different cruising areas, seems to be
more resistant to memory loss than other memories, such as names. A
couple of memory jokes come to mind.

   Two elderly men are walking along the beach toward each other. As
they got closer, the one man recognized the other man as one of his
college classmates, but he could not remember his name. He decided to
bite the bullet and admit his faulty memory. So when they were within
speaking distance he said "I know we were in college together and that
I should know your name, but I've forgotten it. What is your name?".
The other man replied "How soon do you need to know"?

    There are three cardinal signs of incapacity associated with
aging: loss of interest in sex, loss of memory, and I've forgotten the
third.

    David Sparks

On 11/30/06, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Don't let it get you down.  It's an inevitable part of living.  As long as you know when the sailing season is niegh and where your boat is, your wife's/mate's name, how many children you have,  you have all you need.  Failing those (any one,) you are in deep do-do.  I'm 66.  Between the time I leave home and the time I arrive at the store, I forget why I went.  I carry a cell phone and so call the Admiral who reminds me why I went and where I live.  I do, however, remember where my boat is.
>
> Looking forward to March.
>
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> C320, #62, 1994, "Warr De Mar"
> Frog Mortar Creek, Middle River
> Chesapeake Bay
>



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David Sparks
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