We have so much useless information stored in our heads, and where does some of it come from?! For example, every once in a while my son loves to quiz me on football teams, naming the city and wanting me to give him the teams' name. Then he will switch, and give me the
team, wanting the city they play for. Invariably, every time, I have the correct answer. Or he will name quarterbacks and ask me which
team they play for. This, I know as well. He tries so hard to stump me - and he rarely ever seems to be able to. Now, this may not seem unusual to some, but the thing is... I am not even a football fan - not at all! Why do I know this stuff? I can't answer that... but it's all in there, among all kinds of other useless information taking up space in my brain. I can't remember where I put my car keys, but I know that the Panthers play for Carolina. I can't remember if I unplugged my blow dryer, but the Ravens play for Baltimore. Did I close the garage door? I can't remember, but I know that the Falcons play for Atlanta. Now, I can understand knowing the
Dallas Cowboys, the
San Francisco 49ers, the
Arizona Cardinals or the
Detroit Lions because I've lived in those places. But all the others... I just don't know how I've memorized them, without
knowing that I did! I don't always remember if I've told someone something already but...
