Getting Even Worse At Something I Used To Be Great At.

I've mentioned before that, prior to the internet, I used to be the world champion of death:

When someone famous died, how they died, and how old they were when they died.

I was very proud of this talent.

Then, the Internet came along and leveled the playing field.

With the touch of a finger, everyone else is as smart as me.

I certainly felt humbled, but after some minor licking of my wounds, I pretty much got over it.

But the Internet has now taken a further toll.

Along with my advancing age, and the lessening of value of this former "gift",

I now no longer remember as much as I used to.

In searching for a name I used to know all the details of, I now even flounder when I do a search.

I used to be a world-class crossword puzzle-doer.

Now, I can't do a New York Times puzzle without the aid of Wikipedia.

It's no longer a matter of who has the bigger dick, but rather a source of information.

Last week I had a clue "_____Cameron, from "Charlie's Angels"

I was never a fan, but I thought Kate Jackson? didn't fit.  Jaclyn Smith? Didn't fit.

It never even occurred to me that they made a movie out of it.

And Cameron Diaz was in it.

An entire generation of music has happened under my radar.  I'm clueless.

Welcome to hard times.

I can't even figure out how to get out of this bold typeface.

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