Do you trust your memory?

My long-term memory is pretty good. Short-term is iffy sometimes. Today, I forgot to take my kid’s bag to the babysitter’s. I just packed it and left it by the door. The kid was honking the horn so in my defense I was distracted.

Luckily, I had another bag of clothes in the car. I forgot to take that bag into the house. So it goes.

I know all of the words to “Dirty Dancing.” Why doesn’t that count for anything? It seems like it should.