Mini stroke – go to the hospital. I had one that last 1.5 hours, no slurred speak or sagging face. Totally lost all memory, the biggest thing was the time of day and the calendar year. I went into the shower at 8 AM then at 9:45 AM I was like it’s 9:45 we need to be somewhere and I was not dressed. My wife and I drove to the house, I had no problems with that. Everything was normal, my MRI showed normal blood, no sign of a stroke or stroke damage, but I had 5 holes in my brain, LOL, apparently that is normal, you can have 1 hole per decade of age, and the doctors are not concerned.
My sons still laugh about the time we were at K-Mart – around 1993 – and I wrote a check and dated it 1979. I cannot explain such a misfire. They knew then that dad was losing it.
Sunday night, I woke up, and realized it was Wednesday, and I hadn’t taken the trash dumpsters out to the street. Given about 30 seconds, I figure it out, but it happens a lot.
I measure out the cereal specific to that day of the week and put it in a dedicated container. I additionally measure out a serving of a specific frozen, sliced fruit as well, put in a container and then put it in the kitchen fridge to thaw out overnight. That way I begin the day, knowing what day of the week it is. I did this when I was still working mainly to add variety to my otherwise bland breakfast. Since I retired, it helps me aware of the passage of the week days which would otherwise seem the same.
It was 1959. I was in the first grade in a one-room schoolhouse in Dresden, Missouri. I looked at a calendar on the wall and had an epiphany when I suddenly realized that the calendar didn’t just show the dates and months.
sirbadger 5 months ago
The 1996 calendar is identical to this year’s calendar, so Opal might have that one up.
Dirty Dragon 5 months ago
Andre Dawson?
PraiseofFolly 5 months ago
The Chinese calendar?
Algolei I 5 months ago
I did this yesterday. Someone said it was 2024 and I said, “No it’s not! It’s 19-…uhhhhh, wait. Uh-oh.”
iggyman 5 months ago
Sometimes I wish it was 19 something!
iggyman 5 months ago
Time goes faster when you age Earl, hard to believe it is April already!
joe piglet Premium Member 5 months ago
Mini stroke – go to the hospital. I had one that last 1.5 hours, no slurred speak or sagging face. Totally lost all memory, the biggest thing was the time of day and the calendar year. I went into the shower at 8 AM then at 9:45 AM I was like it’s 9:45 we need to be somewhere and I was not dressed. My wife and I drove to the house, I had no problems with that. Everything was normal, my MRI showed normal blood, no sign of a stroke or stroke damage, but I had 5 holes in my brain, LOL, apparently that is normal, you can have 1 hole per decade of age, and the doctors are not concerned.
jbmlaw01 5 months ago
My sons still laugh about the time we were at K-Mart – around 1993 – and I wrote a check and dated it 1979. I cannot explain such a misfire. They knew then that dad was losing it.
Ol' me 5 months ago
The calendar on my wall is almost always at least one month behind.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member 5 months ago
I have a weather station monitor in my room that I use for the date. I have a day clock for the day.
elbow macaroni 5 months ago
Ageism
VICTOR PROULX 5 months ago
Sunday night, I woke up, and realized it was Wednesday, and I hadn’t taken the trash dumpsters out to the street. Given about 30 seconds, I figure it out, but it happens a lot.
w16521 5 months ago
Earl having a major senior moment.
Dapperdan61 Premium Member 5 months ago
It’s an election year that’s all Earl needs to know
ANIMAL 5 months ago
Oooooooh…….. NOT good
zeexenon 5 months ago
I just ask Alexa.
ladykat 5 months ago
It’s 2024, Earl.
FassEddie 5 months ago
Do people still do that? Hang a calendar right on the wall, like it’s art or something?
Angry Indeed Premium Member 5 months ago
I measure out the cereal specific to that day of the week and put it in a dedicated container. I additionally measure out a serving of a specific frozen, sliced fruit as well, put in a container and then put it in the kitchen fridge to thaw out overnight. That way I begin the day, knowing what day of the week it is. I did this when I was still working mainly to add variety to my otherwise bland breakfast. Since I retired, it helps me aware of the passage of the week days which would otherwise seem the same.
MuddyUSA Premium Member 5 months ago
That is really funny…………….
timbob2313 Premium Member 5 months ago
I have problems remembering what day it is. I keep thinking today is Thursday for some reason even though my phone tells me its Wednesday
IndyW 5 months ago
Uh, oh, dementia setting in?
Mike Baldwin creator 5 months ago
They say 1996 is the new 2024.
jscarff57 Premium Member 5 months ago
Arizona supreme court thinks its 1860
mistercatworks 5 months ago
Well, he couldn’t remember where the calendar was …
LeftCoastBoomer Premium Member 5 months ago
This one hits too close to home ;-)
coffeeturtle 5 months ago
YIKES!
ericlscott creator 5 months ago
this strip has the best gradation of colors.
goboboyd 5 months ago
He gets sentimental every time the Bi-Centennial rolls around.
iggyman 5 months ago
Does anybody here know what time it is? Does anybody care? Good song by Chicago!
iggyman 5 months ago
Both of my cars, for no reason, reset to 12:00, easy to fix but weird!
David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs 5 months ago
I kept writing 19…. for the first 5 years of this millennium.
Now I’m pretty much down to just putting in a 23 at the end.
pbr50138 5 months ago
Being retired, I occasionally get my days mixed up but NEVER the year. That’s just sad.
Robert Wilson Premium Member 5 months ago
It was 1959. I was in the first grade in a one-room schoolhouse in Dresden, Missouri. I looked at a calendar on the wall and had an epiphany when I suddenly realized that the calendar didn’t just show the dates and months.