I was a kid, still fairly young, and sitting in an ER intake room. I don’t recall why I was there, but at one point the nurse asked me for my personal information, including my social security number. I didn’t know it off the top of my head, and the nurse said I should know it.

That day, I decided to memorize my social security number, along with other important numbers that I rarely needed but have since become regularly used. So, though at the time I thought the nurse was expecting a lot from a little kid, she actually helped me down the road in life. So, thanks for that. I hope you are doing well wherever you are.