Comments on: What do you know? or Minding our Matters

By: Brian Meeks

Brian Meeks — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:37:34 +0000

That is the highest compliment I believe I could receive. Thanks!

By: Amy Good

Amy Good — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:26:12 +0000

Thanks…can’t believe you remembered the cat story :) Have a great one!

By: b

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:09:17 +0000

Brian, you are a really great storyteller.

By: b

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:07:37 +0000

It is true Amy, great storytellers can get us to do and believe all kinds of things. It struck me, while writing this, that our penchant for stories might just be at the heart of our memory embellishments.

It is also true that some stories, once told, remain with us forever. I think the story of your cat coming back after a year is one of those for me. You often hear of that type of thing but it is rare that you hear of it first hand!

By: b

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:50:20 +0000

I,ll Say.

By: b

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:44:25 +0000

Hi Fran,

On the radio I heard about two guys at a party. The first guy was telling a story to a group of people, complete with intricate details. The second guy couldn’t believe his ears because the the story his friend was telling had actually happened to him.

It will be the very height of summer when you get here. Have a safe and trouble free move and please contact me if I can be of any help at all.

By: b

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:28:23 +0000

Rich,

I think garbage in, garbage out could apply here as well. But determining what is garbage can often be difficult for the reason that Amy stated below. Intuition plays a part and so does experience but paraphrasing old Einstein, imagination might just be our greatest ally. :-)