Woman Who Remembers Everything
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
There’s a woman from California who remembers everything, and I don’t just mean every birthday or anniversary her husband forgot (just kidding, guys - sort of). I mean she can recall almost every day of her 42 years on this planet! Her initials are AJ and she describes her life as a “running movie that never stops”. While her memory isn’t photographic, she does remember exact events, like a tax initiative passed on June 6, 1978 and a plane crash on May 25, 1979.
This got me thinking about my earliest memories. There are no pictures in our family photo albums of this event, yet I have a snapshot in my mind of a cottage my parents took me to before my brother was born. When I told my mom about it, she said I would have been about two years old. I just remember the cottage and the lake, though, I don’t remember people or any activities.
Another early memory I recall vividly is the arrival of my brother when I was three. I guess I remember it well because I had been an only child up to that point. That, and I told everyone he was a girl. I remember my dad taking me to the hospital to visit my mom and then we went to see Christopher. Someone lifted me up so I could see him through the window. All the babies looked the same to me and they looked nothing like my dolls - they were purple-faced and squishy! I was more enthralled with the baby in the “aquarium” (incubator) across the hall. Of course, I learned to love my baby brother… in time. 
Do you know anyone with a memory like this woman AJ? What is your earliest memory? Feel free to use the No Comments/Comments link below. Today’s Jack Nation bonus code is MEMORY. It’s good until midnight on Feb. 16th.