TRIPPING DOWN MEMORY LANE

✦ I use “secretary syndrome” to explain my own memory holes, similar to the ones described in Bruce Kelley’s editor’s note. When you’re young, the secretary in your brain files away all the information you gather and pulls it out when you need it. When you turn 50, she goes part time. The information is still filed, but it takes longer to retrieve. When you turn 60, she retires. —Kim dearrillaga

Mokelumne Hill, California

✦ After a friend shared a story (long since forgotten), his wife said, “Honey, you know that’s not true.” He replied, “Well, it could’ve been!” —Walt Meyer

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