The Stickiness of a Memory
On the way home from work today, I changed the CD in the stereo. The kids and I have had the same one in for a few weeks now, and they have the numbers of the songs that they love memorized. Every once in a while, I throw them off and change it up. Jason goes bonkers driving in the car with us because we change CDs so rarely. If you saw the inside of my car you would understand why I don't want to add a bulky CD case to the chaos. So, something got me thinking about how songs are linked to so many of our memories. Music has a way of sticking itself to the most memorable of moments in our lives. Sometimes sad, sometimes happy, sometimes a just plain, weird memory that you can't figure out why your brain hasn't emptied that part of the recycle bin yet. It takes up space for no apparent reason, and there is usually a song stuck to it. I have certain artists or genres of music that bring back memories, like Nelly ...