Chapter 7: Learning About Softball As A Grown Up
Back: Hmm. Lifting out of bed is harder than usual today.
Arms: Yes, moving anything is definitely more difficult.
Brain: But what a great game we had yesterday! It sure has been a long time since we were able to play catcher like that. What fun to keep jumping up after every pitch like that.
Arms: That's right, YOU did this to us.
Brain: I'm not going to take all the credit for this. Years of conditioning made it all reflex. Force of Habit, remember?
Common Sense: That habit should be long gone. It's been years since we caught daily.
Long Term Memory: Nope. Got it all right here on the instruction sheet. "Ball comes, we move. Lots. And fast." Can't throw away something important like that. That, and the names of all our elementary school teachers. We've also got room in here for elements on the periodic table and digits of Pi. Just need to move out some lesser items such as whether or not we brushed our teeth today.
Legs: We are going to need to revise those instructions. Times have changed. We are much older now.
Brain: Age means nothing. We still have muscles, don't we? Nothing's different. Same body. Keep moving. OK, down the stairs now.
Legs: Aaaaa! You're killing me! No more stairs. Maybe we can try to go down sitting.
Butt: Are you kidding me?
Legs: All I know is the movement required for stairs is just. too. painful. Phew. At least we are at the bottom now.
Memory: Did you bring the laundry down? It's laundry day.
Brain: Nope. Sorry. I always seem to be forgetting something. Oh this crazy age thing.
Arms: See what we're saying? Older means less functional. Stop acting like a 20-year-old.
Brain: We just have to learn to deal with it. Back up the stairs!
Legs: Noooooo!
Arms: Yes, moving anything is definitely more difficult.
Brain: But what a great game we had yesterday! It sure has been a long time since we were able to play catcher like that. What fun to keep jumping up after every pitch like that.
Arms: That's right, YOU did this to us.
Brain: I'm not going to take all the credit for this. Years of conditioning made it all reflex. Force of Habit, remember?
Common Sense: That habit should be long gone. It's been years since we caught daily.
Long Term Memory: Nope. Got it all right here on the instruction sheet. "Ball comes, we move. Lots. And fast." Can't throw away something important like that. That, and the names of all our elementary school teachers. We've also got room in here for elements on the periodic table and digits of Pi. Just need to move out some lesser items such as whether or not we brushed our teeth today.
Legs: We are going to need to revise those instructions. Times have changed. We are much older now.
Brain: Age means nothing. We still have muscles, don't we? Nothing's different. Same body. Keep moving. OK, down the stairs now.
Legs: Aaaaa! You're killing me! No more stairs. Maybe we can try to go down sitting.
Butt: Are you kidding me?
Legs: All I know is the movement required for stairs is just. too. painful. Phew. At least we are at the bottom now.
Memory: Did you bring the laundry down? It's laundry day.
Brain: Nope. Sorry. I always seem to be forgetting something. Oh this crazy age thing.
Arms: See what we're saying? Older means less functional. Stop acting like a 20-year-old.
Brain: We just have to learn to deal with it. Back up the stairs!
Legs: Noooooo!
