Coffee anyone ?

[Mini Horses]

@Alaskan how's your weather? I think of you on these darn cold mornings! It's a warm 32 today finally back into 30s.....brrrrrr only 61 inside at get up. Heater now going. Need a few more degrees!

Had a hot tea with cream & sugar. Very nice. But coffee is next. Need a jolt! Everyone had extra hay in feeders last night, so I didn't feel a push to rush out this AM. They aren't out in fields so all is fine.

We'll get to mid 50 if sun gets up. Too cold, too early. But I have things to do, so suck it up. 😁

 

[Mini Horses]

I have a confession and question...

For many/most, with age there are memory issues. So, does our brain store names in different locations? I acknowledge years of difficulty with not always remembering names of people after first meeting. Although I sure associate them with their animals. sometimes embarrassing at another meet up.

BUT....I just had seller provide their names for these 8 new goats. I remember each one, in one day! The guys name, because it's typed into phone contacts. His wife? No.

Anyone else have similar issues? Maybe my association is askew? Geesh....animals vs humans.😁😍

 

[Baymule]

I’ve ALWAYS been lousy with names. Now I have white hair to blame it on. Works for me.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Yep! I'm not so good at names either unless I make a real effort to remember. That includes things like repeating the name (to myself) at least 7 times, making sure I use their name when we're talking and in parting (like it was so nice to meet you Kathy) and trying to find something unique to associate their name with.

My phone is another way - just log it into my notes or put something identifying if I add them to my contacts. Like - Kathy (myotonic goat breeder). Otherwise I would confuse all the other Kathy's in my contacts, lol.

 

[murphysranch]

I have CRS disease.

 

[Baymule]

I have CRS disease.

I’m sure I’ve heard of this before, but I can’t remember. CRS?

 

[farmerjan]

Can't remember sh!t.... CRS.....

Ever since my bad car accident in 1989, and the head damage and C-2 neck fracture etc... I have had memory problems. I always put "identifying cross references" on things like my phone, or the lists I keep of farmers ...listing their wives, kids names, things like that. But I also have had "people's name issues" so I too identify people with things like their animals, or where they work or something. I also do not have near as much trouble with animal names. I will see a face that I "know that I should know them"... and I will point blank tell someone that I know I should know them but with the head damage from an accident years ago, I have trouble remembering some names and things. Usually I can get something from a conversation that will trigger ....like they were at such and such place or I met them at so and so's truck during a break at the poultry show. Many I meet are connected to my milk testing and I always ask if I know them from milk testing at a farm or a show....

@Mini Horses ....you are in the MAJORITY.... not the minority.....

 

[Bruce]

And my husband told me I couldn’t do it

NEVER underestimate the Bay Mule!!!!!!

Not even seeing the doctor, seeing the PA

Actually, my new doctor IS a PA If you think about it, a PA as a PCP can do everything someone with an MD can do. She's half my age so hopefully she'll be around for many years. I don't care for changing PCPs.

I really want that horse! Somebody needs to buy him!

Too bad the ad was taken down, I was going to have you send me the money, I would buy the horse so you wouldn't have to. Then I would have you pick it up for me, take it to your farm where it would live out its life because I don't know much at all about keeping horses. It wouldn't be fair to the horse for it to live up here with me.

Anyone else have similar issues?

As long as I've been alive! They say opposites attract but in at least the case of being unable to remember someone's name that we just met, DW and I are very much NOT opposites. It would be helpful if one of us could remember names.

 

[farmerjan]

Hey @Bruce ... what's your weather like? Are you getting any of the snow? I was looking at some of the weather reports and parts of NY like Watertown got 77 inches of snow... 72 inches is 6 feet... HOLY COW.....

 

[Bruce]

We got 3-4" Wednesday. Nothing more in the forecast but it is hanging around freezing so the snow isn't going anywhere. I put the snow tires on my car Tuesday and on DW's Leaf today. I'll do her old Prius probably on Monday.

She's on vacation today through Friday. DD1 and fiance are showing up probably Monday, leaving ????. DD1 said her fiance doesn't like to plan ahead. Said if it were up to him the wedding date would be set a week before it happens DW's sister arrived at her parents 45 minutes south of here today. She'll come up on Wed, return Friday. Probably head back to VA on Sunday.