Another surprising area for sharp memory is the taste and texture of cheap candy. Not imported chocolates, but Red Hots, Good and Plenty, Milk Duds, Paydays, Chuckles. I dreamed I got a box of Chuckles with five licorice squares, and in my dream I exalted: "Finally!"
Roger Ebert's "Nil by mouth" is the best thing I've read in a long time. The last paragraph is the killer, but since I'm also a fan of cheap candy, I'm quoting the above.
As I said on Twitter, the last sentence made me cry. I've been nil by mouth (or NPO, as the nurses call it here in Canada) for a few days in hospital. Living the rest of my life like that is hard to imagine.
Posted by: Derek K. Miller | January 08, 2010 at 09:35 PM