tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post4229739458892202758..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: what did I come in here for?ellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-86896469880151132752010-12-11T15:34:06.626-06:002010-12-11T15:34:06.626-06:00I can so relate to the spelling goofs - exactly as...I can so relate to the spelling goofs - exactly as you described them. I've come to the conclusion that I've simply never been able to spell as well as I thought I could - I just never had a live spell check to challenge me before. So there you go, you're not deteriorating - you're just not as sharp as you thought you were. ;)<br /><br />One thing for sure - your sense of humour has not wandered.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-40783607507064090612010-12-08T18:50:51.033-06:002010-12-08T18:50:51.033-06:00Don't fret! Just do fewer things!Don't fret! Just do fewer things!Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-23752601355689810452010-12-08T05:27:13.718-06:002010-12-08T05:27:13.718-06:00Who are you again?
:)Who are you again?<br /><br />:)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-12900505341547099772010-12-07T16:33:59.863-06:002010-12-07T16:33:59.863-06:00missing elderly on the highway? found wandering?
...missing elderly on the highway? found wandering?<br />how do I recognise you, by the vacant look on your face or the clay in your hair?<br /><br />as for the rest, join the club.<br />not being on statins (Idon't take dairy produce, so my cholesterol is low) doesn't make any difference, "now what was it I came in here for" is one of my stock phrases.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-80760939720855868422010-12-07T16:10:47.202-06:002010-12-07T16:10:47.202-06:00The French would refer to you as 'une femme d&...The French would refer to you as 'une femme d'un certain âge'. They think it's a discreet way of saying 'older' without being too specific. (And they don't use the same expression for men – is that good or bad?)<br /><br />Except at some point what it really suggests is 'a woman of that uncertain age'.<br /><br />Anyway, why did I open this comments box?Allan Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841668091720591745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-65022656007589767152010-12-07T08:57:25.417-06:002010-12-07T08:57:25.417-06:00This is a funny post, but I shouldn't laugh be...This is a funny post, but I shouldn't laugh because I'm right there with you! Sometimes I just forget what I'm doing & have to stand there for a while attempting to remember what I need to do. Like right now I need to call Best Friends so Gertie can spend a couple of nights there, but my phone is in the bedroom & by the time I get there I may have forgotten what I'm doing.! Yikes!<br />I'm with you on the spelling thing too!Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-71922320320582547802010-12-07T08:05:02.922-06:002010-12-07T08:05:02.922-06:00I read that as we age, we are far more capable of ...I read that as we age, we are far more capable of seeing the big picture, while the details of life, the little stuff, fades into the background.<br /><br />The fact that you can walk and chew gum at the same time, considering everything that's going on, is miraculous.<br /><br />xxReya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-88181114925916053192010-12-07T08:00:59.838-06:002010-12-07T08:00:59.838-06:00I hear you!! I have been experiencing the same th...I hear you!! I have been experiencing the same things. I actually left the house and went into town with something boiling on the stove. Luckily it didn't burn down or do any damage. Sheesh!!<br />I will look for you and please look for me.<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-3844371360203715522010-12-06T23:23:41.363-06:002010-12-06T23:23:41.363-06:00I know exactly what you mean. Some days are better...I know exactly what you mean. Some days are better than others, but my short-term memory is definitely inadequate these days.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-17837670638010495142010-12-06T19:12:11.914-06:002010-12-06T19:12:11.914-06:00I have those moments, too, continously(and I proba...I have those moments, too, continously(and I probably didn't that right either). If it helps, know you are not alone...what were we talking about?Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-65779586374870491272010-12-06T17:43:55.215-06:002010-12-06T17:43:55.215-06:00I took a statin drug for a short time, but it gave...I took a statin drug for a short time, but it gave me inceasingly disturbing dreams. As soon as I stopped taking it, the dreams stopped.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-76888648638525150752010-12-06T17:28:40.385-06:002010-12-06T17:28:40.385-06:00Short term vs long term memory....it's interes...Short term vs long term memory....it's interesting if they disappear at the same rate. I, too, can identify with what you write, especially when I boil some water for green tea in the late afternoon.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-18293677771063313472010-12-06T15:04:56.374-06:002010-12-06T15:04:56.374-06:00Oh, thank God you wrote this.... I thought it was ...Oh, thank God you wrote this.... I thought it was just me.<br /><br />How can a person forget how to spell...or is that speel@elohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-27531746151110364242010-12-06T12:20:08.035-06:002010-12-06T12:20:08.035-06:00Do you know if those signs have produced any resul...Do you know if those signs have produced any results in finding the missing? And it's no wonder you're distracted, with the difficult time you're going through. So be easy on yourself.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-52054989620063356522010-12-06T11:34:38.062-06:002010-12-06T11:34:38.062-06:00The problem I have with using a dictionary is that...The problem I have with using a dictionary is that I need to know how to spell the word I'm trying to find out how to spell.Granpappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357214903534207171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-15188128390626495292010-12-06T11:34:26.276-06:002010-12-06T11:34:26.276-06:00The room thing is starting happen to me too (and I...The room thing is starting happen to me too (and I'm not any drugs, yet) I opened the fridge 4 times the other day, looking for what?? The garlic of course ... the garlic which I have never kept in the fridge but in a little bowl next to the garlic crusher! <br /><br />We don't have those signs over here but I can see my name flashing up in lights alreadyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-6608854192268725262010-12-06T11:23:37.211-06:002010-12-06T11:23:37.211-06:00This seems to be a problem for many of us "ol...This seems to be a problem for many of us "older" folks...I'm beginning to think I need something for ADHD as I can't seem to focus...I'll have a conversation and when it's over, can't remember what was talked about...notes...notes...and more notes...lists...keep that pad of paper or tape recorder with you at all times...keeping your family in my thoughts...Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414361079501574872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-24775831151705683672010-12-06T11:15:17.201-06:002010-12-06T11:15:17.201-06:00ellen - after i cracked fifty i started writing st...ellen - after i cracked fifty i started writing sticky notes to help me help myself. since then i've graduated to master stickies - they organize the other stickies into making sense. i also use a five subject notebook to track anything that comes into my mind. lists, notes, ideas, wishes, dreams, thoughts, must do stuff, must not do stuff. it's all there. soon as it's done i recyle the piece of paper. otherwise i'd be lost - on my bicycle - and they don't put lost cyclists on highway signs do they?! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-36599995571736831982010-12-06T11:10:45.507-06:002010-12-06T11:10:45.507-06:00I'll make sure to be on the lookout, as long a...I'll make sure to be on the lookout, as long as I know where I am that is ;)Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-5591506955052971352010-12-06T10:29:04.396-06:002010-12-06T10:29:04.396-06:00I find that the steam from the tea kettle is keepi...I find that the steam from the tea kettle is keeping my stove very clean. The bottom of the kettle is scorched after the water is all boiled away, but the instrument panel of the stove is very clean ........<br /><br />Thinking of you daily as you make your way through this difficult time.Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-56309784082831812492010-12-06T09:43:57.738-06:002010-12-06T09:43:57.738-06:00LOL - Dr. M has been a wonder to behold the last c...LOL - Dr. M has been a wonder to behold the last couple of times he's been trying to get out the door to school. I say TRYING because he is like a crazed person going from room to room & back again. It's probably not loss of focus as much as it's "I'm late!" induced panic, but the result is similar.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.com