Motor Memory

Sometimes when I'm typing a website into my internet explorer, my left hand will trip out and my right hand will type on regardless, which results in my trying to go to "google.om." I think that .om would be a great domain (if that's what it's called) for spirituality-related (especially Buddhist) websites.

Does it ever totally amaze you to think of how smart our brains and muscles are, that we can process what we're thinking and be able to type words, without even really thinking about it? I know that I will often be talking or looking away while I type, but still my fingers/brain can handle it. That's one of the miracles/mysteries of the universe. Also, the way our brains process language is sort of astounding to me, especially when we trip up and show our mental processing cards a bit. For example, sometimes I type "our" instead of "are" and vice-versa. My brain obviously knows the difference between those two words, but something makes it confuse homophones when I type. Crazy crazy.

Speaking of our fascinating brains, I have started a new blog at www.remembermethis.blogspot.com. It's dedicated to memories of things that never really happened, or memories of probably real events that only one person claims to remember. Email me if you have one of those types of memories--I want it to be a sort of PostSecret/Overheard in NY of wacky or poignant false memories. I only have a few of my own, and I don't want it to be all, me me me.