Earlier, I wrote what I thought was a great post about one of my childhood memories. It was all about this restaurant and the cool jukeboxes at each table. I wrote it. I made sure everything was correct. I published it.
That is when I started thinking that maybe I had already written about that. Going through my archives, I found that I had written about the exact same thing in a post called Childhood Memories: Country Roads. That is when I realized that I have lost my blogging mind. Things are bad when I start repeating myself.
Hopefully, it is a condition that many people face when they have been blogging for a couple of years. If not, then I know that I am on the cusp of going bonkers in the blogging part of my life.
SBI: A Thinning Crowd 
Not only have I told the same stories multiple times, but I tell people the same stories. It’s one of the perils of needing a memory upgrade to your brain … and for me, having written just short of 3000 posts. I don’t even remember all the stuff I’ve written and even if I think I have written it before, I can’t find the earlier post. Hey, if YOU can’t remember it, odds are pretty good no one else does either.
I hate telling a story and realizing everyone has already heard it. I’ll start some grand tale in class, and the students will start rolling their eyes.
Get used to it. The older you get … It just comes with the territory.
My wife tells me I tell the same story multiple times. It’s hard to avoid. I have an off-topic question for you- can you recommend a good one-volume history of the American Revolution? I’m traveling to DC soon and sadly won’t get to do much sight-seeing but I want to be in the spirit.
I will need to get in my office and do some research. When I find a good book, I’ll let you know.
Oh OK cool! Thanks!
An excellent book about the early days of Washington is called Parlor Politics. It’s not about the war, but it is interesting.
Looks interesting, I’ll grab that one before I go. That era is a huge gap in my knowledge
Here are some other options
If you are interested in the political side of the war go with The Creation of the American Republic by Gordon Wood.
For the actual war you can read The Glorious Cause by Robert Middlekauff or The War of American Independence by Don Higginbotham.
They just went on MY list too.
Awesome, thanks Rick! Yeah, mostly want to know more about the debates that went into it. I guess a bit about the war too. Thanks again!
You’re welcome
I like it :))
Thanks
I hate to be the one to tell you this. It has nothing to do with being a blogger. It’s called age!
Pam
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I was hoping that I wasn’t there yet.
It’s called growing old!
That’s what I have been told.
Some stories are so good they have to be shared more than once. 🙂
That is definitely true. I hope this is one of them.
I do it all the time. Nobody notices. I don’t think?
or maybe they think I do it on purpose?
I do it all the time. Nobody notices. I don’t think?
or maybe they think I do it on purpose?
I understand. I think. Actually, yes. I understand.
It’s not just you. I do the same thing!
It’s good to know that I am the only one who can’t remember.