If I Lent You Something Can You Bring It Back

I am getting old enough that I can’t remember who I lend things too, but not so old that I don’t remember having them in the first place. It stinks.

Today I am setting up for Mah Jongg Class. I go to my storage space to get my three card tables and when I only find two I remember that I lent out my best black card table. When and to whom I can’t recall, but I do remember pulling it out and wiping it off for someone. Do you think there is such a thing as borrowers face blindness?

I also lent someone my Jamie Oliver Italy cookbook. I know it was at least a year ago, more like two. Who it was I have no idea. I’m sure I did not have my name in it, but the sad thing is with all my cookbooks you would think I just would not need it, but I do. My long term memory is good enough to know I did have it and I recollect giving it to someone, but what they look like, where I know them from or even their name I can’t call to mind.

I think I am going to have to set up a lending card system like the old fashioned library used to have when I was a kid. I don’t mind lending things, but sometimes I need to get them back usually right as I am needing them.

My friend Anne told me that her neighbor came by her house to return a book of Swedish fables he had borrowed at least twenty years ago. When she told me about this she said, “What do I need that for now, even my Grandchildren are grown up.”

I am sure I have lent out other things that have not come back and that I have not missed yet. If you have something of mine and it is not the black card table or Italy book just keep it, I’m not missing it, unless I lent you a thousand dollars, then bring it back in small bills.

Now if I have borrowed something from you let me know. The same face blindness for borrowers works for lenders too. One caveat, I know I have not borrowed a thousand dollars from anyone so don’t think you can trick me on that one.