mush

Use it or lose it must apply to all situations. Recently, I agreed to become an officer of the Great people, involved in the community, fine volunteers.

However, the particular position I hold requires a great deal of memorization. I remember the prayers from grade school, the pledge of allegiance, song lyrics from 30 years ago but am having a of a time memorizing lines.

You can't paraphrase or just deliver the main message either. It must be precise.

I wish I could remove the parts of my brain that hold useless information. Do I really need to remember all the words to the song "Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?" No, absolutely not.

The past few evenings I have been practicing, writing note cards and then making sure they fit in the pocket of my blazer.

Someone said "write it on your hand" Ha! too much information for that. I wonder if the other other officers would allow me to write on their hands and then they could oh so casually turn their hands so I could read it...
It's an idea worth pursuing.

Use it or lose it or your brain will turn to mush like mine has.