tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041266454865407216.post7245804693668103495..comments2011-03-15T18:00:04.226-04:00Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041266454865407216.post-30176213110142958542011-03-15T16:46:20.998-04:002011-03-15T16:46:20.998-04:00Okay I really got a huge chuckle out of this and yet I sense theres something serious hidden, hence the title. Wait until artificial intelligence is pitted against us wise elders. Watson will have us wondering why try to remember.His performance on Jeopardy in February was flashy and swift.KleinsteMottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041266454865407216.post-12588055430333266952010-03-03T12:57:41.177-05:002010-03-03T12:57:41.177-05:00I had several absolutely brilliant thoughts while reading this (as usual) hysterical and verifiable and apt post.... but the cabal has been here, too, and they are gone.<br /><br />Perhaps they are hiding with your Scientific American article?Ashleigh Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041266454865407216.post-64219367470755957752010-03-03T11:36:11.543-05:002010-03-03T11:36:11.543-05:00I just don&#39;t have the energy I used to...and this impacts everything I do. I&#39;m well after checking with my doctor. I think after 50 the I don&#39;t give a sh** factor kicks in. I still love life but my edge is gooonnnne"And so our stories go..."http://www.blogger.com/profile/08790155653220261547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041266454865407216.post-25443632738170769142010-03-03T10:35:07.530-05:002010-03-03T10:35:07.530-05:00I&#39;ll have more to say later on your richly informative essay, assuming of course I remember to, which suggests I should comment in some way right now, maybe not even letting punctuation intrude, so let me just say that if knee-bulge thingies figure with some, the sudden coming-into-being of what could be called a withering in the thighs of some men, absolutely not there yesterday but there today is worthy of note, plus not having read them, I still know I like the Stanford studies, studies that would seem to offer science-based support for Norman Mailer&#39;s contention that his brain in old age had come to resemble a swiss cheese, the superfluous parts replaced by holes, leaving only the good stuff.Barry and Barbara Knisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191575373788669991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041266454865407216.post-20136252639504581422010-03-03T07:33:25.602-05:002010-03-03T07:33:25.602-05:00Great post! I&#39;m 69, or 70 by your method; either way, it doesn&#39;t get better, but you do get used to it. Truth is, who needs memory when there is Google? And I feel that I&#39;m brighter at this age than when I was 29. There are limitations but overall, I am brighter. Plus, if you look back in history, the &#39;elders&#39; were always considered to be the wise one.Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446337419977796973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041266454865407216.post-9223470477798583612010-03-03T01:58:49.077-05:002010-03-03T01:58:49.077-05:00You may be right about the loss of memory and the ability to recall just the right word, but I assure you that your wit and humor are fully intact. You&#39;ve made me laugh out loud and like Jack, I am particularly fond of the forgotten olive oil or underwear dilemma. Oh, and thank you for identifying A-RADD; I&#39;m pretty certain that I also suffer from it.Sheriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04614116686638969278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041266454865407216.post-40487336563752174342010-03-02T23:14:42.096-05:002010-03-02T23:14:42.096-05:00Nance, you have some of the most well researched, witty blog posts ever. You have nothing to worry about on sharp as a tack front! <br />And God knows, I can&#39;t remember what I did yesterday!Meg at the Members Loungehttp://designsbymeg.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041266454865407216.post-14409101152480431312010-03-02T21:21:52.871-05:002010-03-02T21:21:52.871-05:00Nance,<br /><br />It&#39;s been a tough two weeks for me at work, and I&#39;ve laughed more in the last three minutes reading your post than in those two weeks combined. Many thanks! <br /><br />My favorites?<br /><br />I&#39;ll be on the last step and suddenly find I&#39;d forgotten Step 3...which can be critical if it involves either olive oil or underwear.<br /><br />(I bet Adam is about 28; Adam was a very popular name for baby boys in 1982). Adam&#39;s cabal studied two groups, one aged 19-33 and the other, aged 60-72. <br /><br />Priceless. Keep it up, please.jack-of-all-thumbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890408896745938386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041266454865407216.post-53703436720949422962010-03-02T21:04:12.918-05:002010-03-02T21:04:12.918-05:00Could it possibly be that your research is describing the onset of dementia? Scares the hell out of me.<br /><br />ps. It&#39;s only taken 3 times to type in that word verification - still counting. Wingnut.vervezest-2009@att.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041266454865407216.post-59390818700904155372010-03-02T20:42:40.832-05:002010-03-02T20:42:40.832-05:00Aging is an interesting process. My plan is to stay active, both in mind and body, and hope for the best.Bucko (a.k.a., Ken)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09425810816600512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041266454865407216.post-82874004936448477742010-03-02T18:52:10.977-05:002010-03-02T18:52:10.977-05:00Love this and am sharing with my supervisor; though years apart in age (you and my supervisor), I feel sure she will appreciate this post...and know she can relate. <br /><br />I&#39;m filing these away, incidentally, so that I can benefit from your experience. I only hope I remember where I put it ;-).Amanda Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08844030295079945911noreply@blogger.com