I went to visit my sister today at the cafe where she works and I do no longer. I stayed to help her close the place and found, to my amusement, that I could no longer perform the menial tasks with the same efficiency and speed which I had formerly possessed. I was clumsy when filling the pop machine with ice. I'd forgotten where to store ice tea. Even in sweeping the floor I no longer remembered all the corners and chair legs. I have rarely felt so handicapped and stupid. I had to laugh, really, because I felt so obviously out of place that surely people were looking at me and thinking "Perhaps she was good, once."