I read Dale Short’s column recently and almost jumped off the couch shouting Hallelujah. His column was about his brain feeling full. I can name that tune in one note.
It is evident that I have full brain syndrome when I am trying to come up ideas for my columns. My head is full of trivia, technical garbage and all sorts of useless knowledge. Some days I think it is a ripe melon about to explode.
Though I have developed a filter that I use when Jilda, my wife is talking to me. I can look deeply in her eyes without anything she says registering none of it in my brain.
But she does catch on and when she does I get the stare, the one that means she can call her friends and they will help her bury my body.
My favorite brain space saving techniques is electronic reminders. I have every device known to man thatbeeps, chirps, rings, buzzes, vibrates and can notify me anytime about something important.
When I have something really important to remember, I set reminders on all those devices. When the appointed time comes around, it sounds like noon in a clock repair shop.
Part of the full-brain syndrome is caused by the amount of information that comes at us daily. Back in the day, neighbors walked to your house, sat on the porch and chewed the fat. They’d discuss local gossip and other important news.
These days, we have newspapers, TV, radio, computers, cell phones, bringing news almost instantly into our homes, cars and work.
It’s no wonder; our heads are suffering from full brain syndrome. After reading Dale’s column, I realize that I am not alone. That made me feel much better. Maybe we could form a support group for full-brain sufferers, we could meet at Jack’s and compare the fullness of our brains, maybe check capacity and who’s on overflow.
