Do I Have An Appointment With You Tomorrow?


I used to have the kind of memory where I could relive everyday of my life in my brain. No kidding, and not just when I was very young. Up until about 35 if you asked me what I had for dinner two weeks ago Tuesday I could tell you in detail. I am not just talking food memory. I could tell you on Halloween what Gayle Hemingway wore to school on the first day of fourth grade. Oh, how I miss that memory.
I am very thankful that the iPhone came around when it did, otherwise I would not remember anything. It is good as long as it is written down. I check my calendar often, fearing I might forget an important engagement. “I forgot,” is not excuse in today’s tech world.
Today I looked at my calendar for the next few days. I found a weird entry for tomorrow. “Icharis” at 3pm. It looks like auto correct changed what I put in my calendar and now for the life of me I have no idea what the original appointment was for. I searched email for the date and nothing came up. I even searched Icharis in case that is actually something relevant. Nothing.
I have been hoping that if this is a real appointment the person I am supposed to meet might try and confirm with me. So far nothing. Now I am putting it out in the universe and admitting that if it have an appointment with you tomorrow at three I have forgotten. Please let me know what the real details are.
Oh, how I miss my old memory. I don’t think I have Alzheimer’s because I can practically quote you this year’s Mah Jongg card and I have only been playing with it since April 1. But I do worry that if my memory keeps going at the rate it has been I am not going to remember less important stuff than the Mah Jongg card, like if I paid my property taxes. I am fairly certain “I forgot” is not an acceptable excuse with the tax man.



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