I can't remember the last time I had a memory lapse

[oldbrownhat]

....other things haven't changed.

Or you just can't remember

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[Old 44 Guy]

I had a brain fart just an hour ago. Came back to me just now.

 

[BC38]

I often get complimented on my memory by my peers.
But given the fact that they are all in the 60-90 year old age bracket, and I'm on the low end of that age range, it's kinda relative.
My brain is a treasure trove of useless, pointless, trivial information. I sure wish there was some way to do something more with it besides try to make entertaining conversation with that ability.

 

[SMSgt]

Not to be a wet blanket, but people who are gifted with these kind of natural skills often have problems blending into society and are often plagued with bipolar disorder and other mental health conditions as adults. That said, us geriatrics have a recollection of things way back into our early childhood but often can't remember the names of our relatives and their children. The human brain can play tricks on us as we age. As long as I can remember what time cocktail hour is, I'm good.

I thought it was always five o'clock somewhere.

 

[yaktamer]

I once had a female employee with a phenomenal memory. She amazed me with recalling the tiniest details of events that happened many years earlier, and things like names and phone numbers.

I had an employee like that once, at least as far as dates and events went. And I use the word "events" very loosely -- to include such mundane things as what she had for breakfast on a random date years earlier or details of insignificant conversations. But as some of the other posts in the thread suggest, she did seem to have some other odd traits, perhaps related. For example, she would tend to hold grudges over trivial matters, perhaps because they remained so clear to her over time. I recall that there was a family history of mental illness, and I think she was receiving treatment for bi-polar disorder. No idea if that had anything to do with her incredible memory.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

My problem is that I have been diagnosed with CRS I've learned to live with it, but it is hard on the wife.

 

[DukeSoprano]

You have every memory but most of us can not access them.
My best friend since we were babies decided to put a gun to his head and do the unthinkable. Blew a hole from under his chin out the top of his skull about 5 years ago.
HE SURVIVED!
Mentally he is a little "OFF" and he lives in a nursing home but he remembers everything from our past.
Before he went into a home, he still lived with his wife and they had my wife and I over for pizza.
His wife said, that pizza is yours. I'm confused and opened the box, sausage mushroom and black olives.
Now I am in total shock, how did you know?
She said, Mark said thats what you order on your pizza.
We had not had Pizza together in over 30 years!
Of course my new wife couldn't believe I still order the same thing as I did 30 years ago...............
It is kind of nice to have a conversation with him and he brings up things I totally forgot.