tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post115091386364799601..comments2024-03-19T03:17:32.682-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: Dealing with LossFranklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1151816356835167942006-07-02T00:59:00.000-04:002006-07-02T00:59:00.000-04:00I'm the same way. ADHD?I'm the same way. ADHD?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1151116174980996502006-06-23T22:29:00.000-04:002006-06-23T22:29:00.000-04:00My sweetheart has learned the bit about making me ...My sweetheart has learned the bit about making me shut the book. It's kinda comforting to learn I'm not the only one who has that problem, and it's kinda nice that I share it with you. I most recently lost my best cashmere sweater, and I once left a digital camera behind at a restaurant. Nope, never saw that again. I try not to get too attached to stuff, since I can't keep it attached to me.Whining Procrastinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17150450401036283888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1151069992145311872006-06-23T09:39:00.000-04:002006-06-23T09:39:00.000-04:00The worst thing you can lose is your mind...I thin...The worst thing you can lose is your mind...<BR/>I think I may have temporarily misplaced mine though, this seems to happen on a regular basis, particularly Friday afternoons at workCatknithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413039977096518060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1151037082302752602006-06-23T00:31:00.000-04:002006-06-23T00:31:00.000-04:00With me it is sunglasses....I lose them at the rat...With me it is sunglasses....I lose them at the rate of at least a pair a week. I totalled my car about a year ago and my husband found 14 pairs of sunglasses--all of which I've now lost again! They say knitting helps the mind....Allieswhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498922034856527140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1151022555165969482006-06-22T20:29:00.000-04:002006-06-22T20:29:00.000-04:00We used to think our son, who is 14 never listened...We used to think our son, who is 14 never listened to us, until we had his hearing tested and found out that he has short term memory loss in his left ear. In other words if you talk into his left ear he only remembers what you said for aprox 3 seconds, after that it's like you never said a word!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1151000305903014982006-06-22T14:18:00.000-04:002006-06-22T14:18:00.000-04:00I once found a lovely umbrella on the subway to Br...I once found a lovely umbrella on the subway to Brooklyn. I felt a little guilty about taking it, but I did take it, nevertheless. I still have that umbrella...<BR/>But I lose other stuff all the time, especially knitting stuff. Where's that #4 needle? And where's that chart of the complicated cable that I know I wrote out just a few days ago? Lost in the depths of the stash/studio, no doubt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150997306464007632006-06-22T13:28:00.000-04:002006-06-22T13:28:00.000-04:00I've learned over the years to do a mental scan of...I've learned over the years to do a mental scan of what I need before I walk out the door. And I tried to never move anything from it's accustomed place. If I move my watch from the nightstand, I will not put it on in the morning when I leave for work. I will sometimes stand at the door and do a rundown (shoulderbag, phone, wallet, watch, lunch, etc).<BR/><BR/>Of course, I still forgot to bring my lunch today. It is sitting on the counter at home.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150993863891877782006-06-22T12:31:00.000-04:002006-06-22T12:31:00.000-04:00my brother was in the first graduating class at Da...my brother was in the first graduating class at Damien High School. class of "66.<BR/>He is still "screwed up" from that school!! Auwe!!<BR/><BR/>Aloha!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150992288333322992006-06-22T12:04:00.000-04:002006-06-22T12:04:00.000-04:00"Damien develops the total man--ethically, morally..."Damien develops the total man--ethically, morally and spiritually--and strives to achieve in each student the school motto, "Viriliter Age."--"Act Manfully." <BR/><BR/>Oh, heavens, how did Kingsley and "muscular Christianity" get all the way to Hawaii?<BR/><BR/>Actually, I think Kingsley secretly would have liked the sarongs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150988592550158432006-06-22T11:03:00.000-04:002006-06-22T11:03:00.000-04:00Ahhh, so THAT'S where all those umbrellas are comi...Ahhh, so THAT'S where all those umbrellas are coming from! I have about a dozen that I don't recollect ever buying more than, say, three of them. And the strangest thing about this is that I DON'T USE UMBRELLAS! I hate them. I'd rather get totally soaked (and stomp about in puddles which seems to really irritate people) than use a single umbrella. But people keep giving them to me. I don't get it.<BR/><BR/>Need an umbrella?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150987726903759082006-06-22T10:48:00.000-04:002006-06-22T10:48:00.000-04:00forgetfulness 101: let go of umbrellas and have no...forgetfulness 101: let go of umbrellas and have nothing to do with them. ever :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150985873016423982006-06-22T10:17:00.000-04:002006-06-22T10:17:00.000-04:00I went to work with two different shoes on once. ...I went to work with two different shoes on once. I limped around for some time, thinking I needed to go to the doctor as there was something horribly wrong with me until I noticed my feet. One black shoe with a grosgrain toe and a brass buckle (yes, I know, shut up, I was cute enough to get away with it) and one plain black pump. With a heel 1/2" lower than the other one.<BR/><BR/>I took it as a sign of brilliance and just carried on with my day.Rabbitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666335853812810456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150984180352414742006-06-22T09:49:00.000-04:002006-06-22T09:49:00.000-04:00I've lost so many umbrellas, gloves, scarves -- I...I've lost so many umbrellas, gloves, scarves -- I have lost count. And if I don't lose the umbrella they've turned inside out and the spines have broken. Seems to be the bane of existence for a person with a brain. The really unimportant things go by the wayside.....<BR/><BR/>now if you are like a gal I know, and leave your kid at a rest stop --then there is a real problem.Cheryl:)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17156116582181261872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150981691731342562006-06-22T09:08:00.000-04:002006-06-22T09:08:00.000-04:00I have done this too, and my solution is whenever ...I have done this too, and my solution is whenever I am getting myself together to leave (work, a restaurant, whatever) I turn back and look carefully where I was to see if I've left anything behind. Of course I don't always remember to do this (I'm still mourning an $8 yarn cutting pendant I left at a Barnes & Noble this past spring).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150974929865146622006-06-22T07:15:00.000-04:002006-06-22T07:15:00.000-04:00Mum you big fibber..you are always losing things.M...Mum you big fibber..you are always losing things.Mainly it's your scissors ,darning needles,glasses ( two pairs on your head !) ,your slippers ,your memory ! Hols.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541900199842526560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150951695916710732006-06-22T00:48:00.000-04:002006-06-22T00:48:00.000-04:00I can't even tell you how many umbrellas I went th...I can't even tell you how many umbrellas I went through in college. I would manage to leave them everywhere, and it didn't help that it seemed to rain a lot in that town. It also probably didn't help that there was a Totes outlet not too far from campus, so I could replace the things for about $10. :P<BR/><BR/>Now, the sewing machine, that's something. I'm kind of impressed.Emyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364222250642116170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150947371882804712006-06-21T23:36:00.000-04:002006-06-21T23:36:00.000-04:00It's nice to know that I'm not the only one like t...It's nice to know that I'm not the only one like that. I haven't managed to lose my head yet, but I've lost just about everything else. Except for a sewing machine... haven't lost one of them. lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150941692257435852006-06-21T22:01:00.000-04:002006-06-21T22:01:00.000-04:00what debbie said;""So rest assured that with every...what debbie said;<BR/>""So rest assured that with every umbrella you lose, someone gets to stay dry that day. It's just not you""<BR/><BR/>karma, eh?marie in floridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825004003979843667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150937787157456382006-06-21T20:56:00.000-04:002006-06-21T20:56:00.000-04:00Welcome back, Franklin! Put this is your memory an...Welcome back, Franklin! Put this is your memory and smoke it. [tee-hee]<BR/><BR/>Lake Charggoggaggoggmanchauggaggoggcharbunagungamaugg<BR/><BR/>Most of the locals call it "Webster Lake."<BR/><BR/>The name is Native American and it means, loosely translated:<BR/><BR/>You fish on your side, I'll fish on my side, and no one fishes in the middle.<BR/><BR/>The Today Show sent Matt Lauer there a few years ago for the "Where In The World" segment. I can't remember if he tried to pronounce the name, though...CP Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536523200461430763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150936504990577492006-06-21T20:35:00.000-04:002006-06-21T20:35:00.000-04:00The best way to break yourself of losing hats and ...The best way to break yourself of losing hats and gloves...make a really fiddly fair isle set. You'll have a panic attack and check for them every time you leave the train.<BR/><BR/>If you lose them, you get to make another pair. Oh darn.Sherry Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103490521732524156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150934306825368182006-06-21T19:58:00.000-04:002006-06-21T19:58:00.000-04:00That whole Hawaii state fish thing was a (cough) r...That whole Hawaii state fish thing was a (cough) red herring, wasn't it? Apparently, the humuhumunukunukuapua'a is no longer the official state fish.<BR/><BR/>I am a loser of sunglasses (I buy 3 cheap pairs a year), keys (I now have a strict rule as to where they go, so I only lose them monthly), money (sigh), but not (touch wood) my kid... yet.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231116607977696313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150932055805746832006-06-21T19:20:00.000-04:002006-06-21T19:20:00.000-04:00I'm also good at remembering trivia instead of imp...I'm also good at remembering trivia instead of important things, so I make notes for myself. I was going to say that I don't lose my diary because it never leaves my purse but you'd probably lose that too, if you had one. <BR/><BR/>As for losing things, I've trained myself to glance back and check for lost objects after getting up to leave a bus seat or whatever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150930313191484802006-06-21T18:51:00.000-04:002006-06-21T18:51:00.000-04:00A friend of mine said that we're like those old ab...A friend of mine said that we're like those old absent-minded professors jokes. There's no room left (as Diane said). My husband and I are both like that. It is definitely a problem.<BR/><BR/>My friend and I have also decided that this is why we talk so airheady. We have so many words in our head that we can't find the correct one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150926888508126702006-06-21T17:54:00.000-04:002006-06-21T17:54:00.000-04:00You realize, of course, that it's not that you are...You realize, of course, that it's not that you are dim, it's that you are too bright to be able to focus for long on something as dull as "where is my umbrella at this very moment???"<BR/><BR/>All of us in this household will readily become lost in something that interests us, and our house rule is that you can't expect someone to remember what you have said unless they are looking directly at you (with both eyes) when you speak, AND can answer correctly the question "What did I just say?"I need orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819543886910857718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1150925615540364132006-06-21T17:33:00.000-04:002006-06-21T17:33:00.000-04:00Boy can I relate to this. When Trivial Pursuit was...Boy can I relate to this. When Trivial Pursuit was big I was a champion, but I lose things all the time. Last winter I lost three expensive pairs of glasses. I now have a really attractive necklace arrangement to hold them (ugh). When I am an old lady I intend to entertain the staff in my facility by constantly singing all the sings that I was taught as a child. I've never forgotten any of them. But I certainly don't think it's ADD, it's just the way some people's brains work.M-Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409916623998907121noreply@blogger.com