The lyrics to way too many songs that I don't even like anymore.
Three different ways to tie my shoes.
My log-in information for my first email account which has been defunct for half my life now.
Which basket in the garage has the paperwork for summer camp in it.
Way too much about Wolverine.
A variety of vampire mythology.
A few tricks to use when trying to solve a Rubik's cube.
Exactly how many steps were between my childhood home and that of my best friend.
The cost to the penny of an ice cream cone at a local parlor.
The paperclip trick for ejecting a stuck disk in an old MacIntosh computer.
How to draw a bunny rabbit out of numbers.
Enough knock-knock jokes to make a seven-year-old groan.
The complete backstory of many imaginary people.
See, that's why I can't remember the useful stuff. My brain is crowded.
I have the exact same thing going on in my brain. But occasionally that stuff surprises me and let's me have the answer to the question when no one else can come up with it.
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True. You never know what might eventually prove useful, in a story if not in reality!
DeleteHey, useless crap can come in as useful when you're watching Jeopardy!
ReplyDeleteLOL. I can't remember the last time I watched Jeopardy.
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