A new study reported by the BBCsays that brain function in adults declines after the age of 45. Well this seems rather self evident, eh? My own brain function began declining in elementary school and was almost destroyed in high school. Heck, I’m glad I can no longer remember the name of my eighth grade math teacher. No, I’m grateful.
Of course memory loss is no joke and I’m properly in support of research that offers hope to seniors. But I can forget with the best of them. Goodbye old birdie, fly away now to Mnemosyne and tell her you knew me when…
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Planet of the Blind 
Mrs. Wynn was mine. She offered extra credit to anyone who was getting a “D” in the class. We could advance to a “C” if we memorized the alphabet backwards. She postulated that people throughout our lives might think that we were not very bright if we couldn’t demonstrate competency in math, and that, if we recited the alphabet backwards, people as well as ourselves would have more respect for our mental abilities. She was right on. When people challenge my mental abilities: “Z,Y,X,W,V,U,T…A. Can you do that?” Works like a charm.
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