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They say memory is the first to go and I am beginning to believe that is true. Sometimes the more I try to remember the ‘good ‘ol days’ the more elusive they become. Or I guess I should say the more elusive the facts become. In this reading I can appreciate the writers comment about distinguishing between what happened and what might have happened. I too can blur that line at times as I think we all can and do. I remember keeping a diary as a young girl. It was full of all the angst that a teenage heart can hold. It held my hopes, my dreams, my fears, and most of all, my secrets. The last being the reason it was burned before I had children who could discover them! Reading “On Keeping a Notebook” reminded of that diary and has me wondering

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