I may have mentioned before how amazed I am with the wonder of the human brain.  And, I’m still amazed – with mine in particular.

There are times when I can’t remember what I had for breakfast.  And, there are times when I amaze even myself with the razor-sharp operation of my brain.

But, the most amazing brain function has to be when your brain gets confused at the speed of light.  Let me explain.

My parents passed away a number of years ago, and they are buried side by side in a cemetery in Michigan.  The other day, I was talking to my sister (I can’t remember what about), and she said: “I was writing a check to raise Mom”.

In about a nanosecond, the following thoughts raced through my brain:

• My sister is exhuming our Mother’s coffin?!?!?
• Why would that be necessary?
• Why is she mentioning this so casually as if it’s no big deal?!?!?
• Did she tell me about this and I forgot?
• How could I forget about something like exhuming Mom??

All that activity resulted in my practically shouting, “YOU’RE WRITING A CHECK TO RAISE MOM?”

That, of course, started a completely confusing exchange between the two of us, as we both struggled to understand what in the world the other one was talking about.

Turns out that my sister’s husband is named Ray.  Of course, I know that.  And, my sister was writing a check to Ray’s mom.

But boy, what a brain exercise that was!!