I’ve learned — and it’s kind of a surprize that I haven’t learned this before — that some people actually remember the things that they read. You see I don’t. Well, not too much, anyway.

I knew I had a poor memory, but it was really unexpected when a friend told me on Friday afternoon that when he reads a book, he remembers a lot of it — expecially little facts and tid-bits of stuff. He contrasted that with the expereince of a guy he knows who remembers almost nothing of what he reads and finds it very frustrating.

I relate to the frustraed guy, but didn’t know it could be any other way. So I wonder what it’s like for most people, do they remember or not remember most of what they read. And, am I in some way learning impared because I don’t remember much?