tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post6484230856674685768..comments2024-03-18T10:29:46.055+00:00Comments on Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: Memory is a Dish Best Served HotKen Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-2243116855495208982017-04-17T01:46:33.497+01:002017-04-17T01:46:33.497+01:00I read a lot about memory. It’s always been of som...I read a lot about memory. It’s always been of some interest to me but ever since I started having real problems with mine it’s become something of an obsession. And, of course, the more I read the more I realise even the finest minds haven’t a clue but they’re clearly enjoying the challenge. The last article I read was <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/02/04/271527934/our-brains-rewrite-our-memories-putting-present-in-the-past" rel="nofollow">Our Brains Rewrite Our Memories, Putting Present In The Past</a>. The title pretty much summaries the whole piece but it’s worth reading and it’s not long. It basically reinforces my dislike and distrust of the truth so-called. I’m not saying you haven’t thought of M. pretty-much once a week since the fall of 1983 but as you’ve said yourself you probably haven’t but it would’ve been nice if you had, a nice, innocent, happy memory for once. <br /><br />I’m not sure who made me chilli first. It certainly wasn’t my mother. Of that I am certain. But after that I couldn’t say. I couldn’t even tell you the first time Carrie made it but I can say I look forward to when she does. I do remember the first time I had fish fingers coated in batter. I can even tell you the date: 4 October 1964. That was the day the first episode of <i>Stingray</i> was broadcast and I had chips (crinkle-cut, I believe), garden peas (from a tin) and a new variety of fish fingers Birds Eye had just brought out (probably no more than three). And I ate it on a tray sitting two feet in front of the TV screen. Well, maybe three feet. As for the last time I ever ate Birds Eye Crispy Batter Fish Fingers (yes, they still make them) I have no idea. I couldn’t even tell you the last time I ate chilli. Actually I couldn’t tell you what I had for tea yesterday.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com