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[ *No pr ’ ness all t Detert the park seems that afte ~Weil." she said, "other than that little flurry of forgetfulness, how did the rest of your afternoon go** *Weil, it was pretty goâ€"goâ€"go, but [ got a lot done, busy day tomorâ€" row . too. [ have to present a report that L..." The report. THE REPORT. I forgot to get back to the report. It was at that precise time, as I put on my overcoat to head back to the office, that for a fleeting moment, I thought those zipperedâ€"binder day log folks might have had the right idea after all. But a moment later, the thought vanished. A lot of that going around in my brain that day... *Wellllllll, ves, sure I do. Maybe this other stuff will keep." *So what do the tickets look like?" *Lmmmm, what tickets?" "For the lucky draw for the Final Four this weekend, you said you had to pick up the tickets this afternoon from the printer. I just wonâ€" dered what they looked like." *Oh, oh yah, them, uh, well, they uh, weren‘t ready. Tomorrow, I get them tomorrow." [f all goes any better than today, I muttered to myself. A.! in all. it had been a hectic, bothersome day But it wasn‘t vet And so. my financial advisor was again left wondering if I was a real person or some figment of this paper‘s imagination However. I did make the appointment eventually, and on the way home decided to make amends on that front by picking up some takeâ€" ut food for supper *h oh." I said to myself coming through the door "It smells great in here already * "Hi.‘ I said with a smule "Hi." returned Beth. *what‘s the burgers and fries all about?" *Well. just thought it would save on supper * *Wonderful thought. Rick, but it‘s Pancake Tuesday, don‘t you remember me asking you at lunch if you wanted bacon with your hotâ€" \'dkt‘b i twoâ€"part harmony. l that not only had 1 lot. not in the garage PAGE 4 WATERLOO CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY MARC Fortunately. the advisor‘s staff is wellâ€"versed in customer relations ind set up an appointment for me later in the day *No problem. Rick." was the cheery reply. "It happens in our busiâ€" ness all the time " Determined to not be late for that rescheduled time. I went over to the parking garage with plenty of time to spare. Couldn‘t find my car neems [ uh, was planning to go to the doctor‘s for my monthly shot that afternoon. and had parked in the parking lot here at work. In twoâ€"part harmony. I remembered after the second lap of the parkade that not only had I forgotten the doctor‘s office, I had parked in the morning *heck your messages, Rick"" asked Heather *No. just got back, oh. here‘s one from my financial advisor, wonde Fortunately, it has largely proven to be a oneâ€"day disaster. Had it been chronuc, and revealed in the workplace, I would have been senâ€" tenced to a lifetrme of carrying around one of those 12â€"pound zipâ€" peredâ€"binder day logs, the kind that are subdivided into oh. about 85 categomes and whuch users flip wildly from section to section whulst in mudâ€"onversation with you No, thankfully. I escape with my pocket Dayâ€"Timer, but neverthe less. what an unsettling day it was It started off on the wrong foot at lunch hour. I drove into the driveâ€" way and cleared off a tad of remaining snow chunks at the end of the sidewalk, and was greeted by Beth at the door *Where‘s Drew"" "Uh. not out here. I cleaned the drnveway but he didn‘t come out, [ was just abou Imagine to my horror one daw last week then, when my memory bank went memory biank. Can you say Forgetful Sam? Of all the charactenstics that contribute to my makeâ€"up, one of them is not forgetfulness. If anything, I am an overlyâ€"punctual, nearâ€" perfectionust, detail kind of guy sn t he..." "At Jean‘s house. Yes, you were supposed to pick him up * "Onops. See va in five * Still muttering over that muscue, I arrived back to work at one clock and proceeded to work on a report due at head office the next Wateriloo Chronicle Canadian Publications Mail Sales Product Agreement #136379 Published every Wednesday by The Fairway Group 215 Fairway Rd. S., Kitchener, Ont. March 8, 1995 *something the matter at I know what they want [ had an appointment at one, and it‘s now 5 That‘s temble. that < the second thing today I forgot.* It was a day that was hard to forget to the mom ut to plunk myself into the ol‘ Laâ€"Zâ€"Boy when Beth Rick Campbell That‘s Hife /) Sketchley ;. 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