tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post5771174397620657759..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: Where Are My Socks?Frikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-79759330722468527382014-07-19T12:36:53.094+01:002014-07-19T12:36:53.094+01:00Hi Friko - you did offer .. but sometimes the ques...Hi Friko - you did offer .. but sometimes the questions are really strange ... after my mother's stroke and she'd been transported there in an ambulance - so she was asked where she was and what the Square was called outside - please?! Thankfully I was there .. because she said Queen Anne Square ... and quite correctly it was originally called that - the New Zealand doctor didn't Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-52668955932405682022014-07-07T04:49:08.664+01:002014-07-07T04:49:08.664+01:00Seems we all get a similar memory test. Wonder who...Seems we all get a similar memory test. Wonder who designed it??<br />Glad stuff reappears when it does. It helps restore the panicy feeling of going crazy!Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-54174332660474852072014-07-06T20:56:56.745+01:002014-07-06T20:56:56.745+01:00To my way of thinking, sporting events do not cons...To my way of thinking, sporting events do not constitute "news." I would't have come up with that first either.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-50989303925622892902014-07-05T22:44:53.784+01:002014-07-05T22:44:53.784+01:00Dearest Friko, at least you have presence of mind ...Dearest Friko, at least you have presence of mind to tell the tale. <br /><br />I believe myself a little younger than you, yet promptly showed up for some appointment a day early. As embarrassments go one can live it down. Though being too eager is, if amusing, not recommended.<br /><br />My grandmother had that most peculiar, and to me then and to this day baffling, habit of making a knot into Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-15417197933306994402014-07-05T19:59:50.163+01:002014-07-05T19:59:50.163+01:00Loved this.
And I'm not so sure I would have ...Loved this.<br /><br />And I'm not so sure I would have passed that memory test, by the way. My short term memory stinks these days!<br /><br />"/Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-19342572007902593412014-07-04T17:05:45.672+01:002014-07-04T17:05:45.672+01:00I couldn't tell you the date or day of the wee...I couldn't tell you the date or day of the week either. Something about being retired, changing your routine and priorities that make certain things not so important. Over a week, I might have one event that has to be written down and followed through. The rest? Well, there is always time for the rest...Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-59091122309182529502014-07-04T14:51:36.586+01:002014-07-04T14:51:36.586+01:00You never fail to make me smile. I've been pla...You never fail to make me smile. I've been playing catchup yet again and wondered if you'd found this page in your attempt to recover your blog post? ªhttp://www.geritech.org/2012/10/how-to-recover-deleted-blogger-draft.html)<br /><br />I hope no one ever asks me what day it is nor what's in the latest news. I have to cross days off the calendar if I want to know which day I'm onPaulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-38958336663015207942014-07-04T13:58:28.134+01:002014-07-04T13:58:28.134+01:00Always a humorous bent on your experiences, Friko....Always a humorous bent on your experiences, Friko. I enjoyed this - though I cringe at these memory tests. Here, they ask you to say the alphabet backwards. Geez. I couldn't say it backwards in my most lucid days. Ah well, what was I looking for before I sat down at the computer???Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-58401464747268784442014-07-03T23:41:10.945+01:002014-07-03T23:41:10.945+01:00Well done for remembering that you took the test !...Well done for remembering that you took the test ! <br />I've sat through a few of them , as a spectator , and have been amused to see that all of us ... doctor , patient and I were really useless at the counting backwards bit . SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-48315548508821167832014-07-03T21:22:04.694+01:002014-07-03T21:22:04.694+01:00Oh funny. We must laugh at ourselves. Like the d...Oh funny. We must laugh at ourselves. Like the day Mom called me into the bathroom. Sitting on the toilet, she found a Chiquita banana sticker on her belly. We both laughed. She was forever losing things, forgetting things and picking up hitch hikers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-27926650514744639792014-07-03T19:07:25.914+01:002014-07-03T19:07:25.914+01:00I kept wanting to rename John to Joe. I once calle...I kept wanting to rename John to Joe. I once called the Jack Roger's conference room the Jack Daniel's conference room in an email that went out to over 100 people.Generally can't remember what I was going to Google when the page comes up. I forget people's names, not new people, people I have worked with for years. I would have flat out refused that test. At this point I don'Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-61476480534892033462014-07-03T17:23:17.390+01:002014-07-03T17:23:17.390+01:00I do a daily crossword to exercise the old brain c...I do a daily crossword to exercise the old brain cells. I think our memories suffer because we have so much more information to process and store nowadays and stress affects it too. Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-73960072733827406082014-07-03T17:12:23.749+01:002014-07-03T17:12:23.749+01:00This memory test assumes a lot. Wimbledon is curre...This memory test assumes a lot. Wimbledon is currently in the news here because of the Canadian wins, but it's usually barely mentioned. Here they might use hockey, but I don't follow that either. Now if they would ask questions to do with gardening, literature or music, you'd be even more of a star, Friko. Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-41223340711667336022014-07-03T16:55:31.707+01:002014-07-03T16:55:31.707+01:00I'm not sure why but this reminds me of when I...I'm not sure why but this reminds me of when I was in the hospital & my ex told me the hospital doctor questioned him on my patronizing answers. The doctor, having never met me before, wanted to know if my ex thought it was a component of my disorer. No, no, he assured the doctor~it is a preexisting condition with Mary...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-5737236777479085442014-07-03T15:49:33.283+01:002014-07-03T15:49:33.283+01:00What a fun post! We all suffer from those memory ...What a fun post! We all suffer from those memory moments... I always say it takes me a while to look back through mile file cabinets! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this!Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-36989230059901709072014-07-03T14:42:56.925+01:002014-07-03T14:42:56.925+01:00memory? what's that? OK, I'm not that ba...memory? what's that? OK, I'm not that bad. Mostly my memory is bad because I just don't pay attention. but when I do, it's good.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-14208511267542657362014-07-03T12:36:04.736+01:002014-07-03T12:36:04.736+01:00I hope you find your walking stick. I am glad no ...I hope you find your walking stick. I am glad no one has decided to give me a memory test. I don't think I want to know. ;) Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-85294406485489319892014-07-03T12:17:01.986+01:002014-07-03T12:17:01.986+01:00Sounds to me as if your memory is functioning fine...Sounds to me as if your memory is functioning fine, Friko. We're all allowed lapses, it's just that sometimes they all come in a rush! No-one who writes posts as acutely observed as yours has any need to worry.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-80458840756451408012014-07-03T10:06:01.855+01:002014-07-03T10:06:01.855+01:00That memory test had some holes. Who designs them...That memory test had some holes. Who designs them anyway? Elders have no need to remember dates! If the day is long and I am tired I can forget almost everything except my name. I do not think it is memory overload. I think it is not caring to remember it all with a little bit of senility thrown in. Hubby's mother at the end was living back when she was 20, She had forgotten everything Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-61207794779179917592014-07-03T06:42:47.549+01:002014-07-03T06:42:47.549+01:00The walking stick is probably out walking and will...The walking stick is probably out walking and will be home when it gets tired.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-48900425397249117452014-07-03T06:19:37.584+01:002014-07-03T06:19:37.584+01:00I have managed to lose a brown cashmere jumper fro...I have managed to lose a brown cashmere jumper from my wardrobe and have no idea how it could have happened. With a 100 % certainty, I know that I have never packed it in my little red suitcase (or any other bag) for travelling, and never took it off anywhere else than in my bedroom. Is it possible my wardrobe has a secret door in the back, like the gate to Narnia?<br />Hopefully, your walking Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-84264639604432182572014-07-03T05:23:24.197+01:002014-07-03T05:23:24.197+01:00You had an Aunt Josephine too? Mine was actually a...You had an Aunt Josephine too? Mine was actually a great Aunt who preferred to be called Aunt Jose (Jose, not Hoe-say). Does anyone have Aunt Joses any more?Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-58066825568579575532014-07-03T04:44:16.113+01:002014-07-03T04:44:16.113+01:00I pulled a similar on my favourite dog leash and I...I pulled a similar on my favourite dog leash and I could not find it. And there it was on the newel post. I never put anything there as I am afraid of a pile-up and a teeter over situation all over the hall.<br /><br />Wimbledon? Saints be praised!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-36911296392441047462014-07-03T03:56:51.643+01:002014-07-03T03:56:51.643+01:00My normal flightiness and eccentricity shall take ...My normal flightiness and eccentricity shall take on more sinister overtones as I age. I can see that now!<br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ComfortSpiral</a><br /> =^..^= <3<br />Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-8530867245701452372014-07-03T03:50:00.159+01:002014-07-03T03:50:00.159+01:00You'll find that stick, probably already have ...You'll find that stick, probably already have by now. Whacking nettles is very important at this time of year. I use my trekking poles for that task. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com