[Magdalen] Getting Old?

[Marion Thompson]

It happens  :-( , although maybe usually not quite so comprehensively.

Marion, an aging pilgrim

On 7/9/2015 7:40 AM, Jim Guthrie wrote:
> I have a luncheon today with some old friends (railfans) that I;ve 
> known for more than 50 years. We're meeting at a brewpub in Woodbridge 
> NJ. Then I have treatment at MSK tomorrow, along with a CT Scan to 
> check on the progress. In anticipation of that I made a reservation at 
> a hotel (in Harrison NJ) for tonight.
>
> But I simply had no idea what day it was yesterday, so we packed up 
> and took the 7:20 AM bus from Scranton for NY. Well into the Poconos, 
> I realized (reading the NY Times) that it was Wednesday -- I even 
> thought for a few minutes that I had the previous day's paper. But I 
> soon realized we had left a day early -- so it was a last-minute 
> scramble to get a room for last night -- got the last room at the same 
> hotel where we were scheduled tonight.
>
> The penalty? The room tonight was $126 -- but getting the last room 
> was $189 yesterday, and that's an AARP rate.
>
> In any case, we spent the "extra" day at the Museum of Natural History 
> --  including programs at the Rose Planetarium (formerly Hayden). 
> Albert really enjoyed himself so it turned out okay.
>
> But I'm still wondering how I couldn’t figure out what day its was, 
> even though Tuesday was grocery delivery day *senior citizen discount 
> day). So how did I lose Wednesday?
>
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
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