
Me: What supplements do you take?
Middle-aged woman: Glucosamine...B...er...E...oh yeah D...fish oil...ginkgo...and...um...ohh that other C one.
Me: Do you mean vitamin C?
MAW: (laughing) Yes, that's it!
Me: The gingko's not working.
Milk in the cupboard, cornflakes in the 'frig. Women of 'a certain age' find these moments infinitely amusing...and definitely scary. Are we overwhelmed, inattentive, or just moseying on down the road to dementia?
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