Let’s test the ‘gray’ matter
November 28, 2011One’s personal calendar sometimes gets rather crazy at times. Would you not agree? At the Jackson’s we should have enough to “do” with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and our ministries in two separate congregations, but, NO! That’s not enough because we also schedule doctor’s and dentist’s appointments during these two months as well.
The above paragraph furnishes a “lead-in” to today’s GEM. Recently I received an email from one of our church’s senior adults that provided some “tests” that elderly folks could “take” in order to make some judgments regarding mental capacities, etc. Part of it is “tongue-in-cheek” of course but it is all good fun. I tried it on the senior adult group with whom I relate in our church and they all agreed that it had “merit” (smile!). So, maybe it will be worth a few minutes of your time to take these simple exams.
First, a Reading Test –
Can you raed this? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, is taht it dseno’t mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are; the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteers be in the rghit pclaes. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sltil raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
Well, how did you do? Are you in the 55 group or the 45?
Next, a short three-part Neurological Test –
1. Can you find the C below in short time?
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
2. How about finding the 6 below even quicker?
999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
999999999999999999699999999999999999999999999999
999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
3. Finally, find the N below asap!
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
So, how did you do? Fun, wasn’t it? And, according to the “wise one” who sent this test to me, if you “pass” you can cancel this year’s appointment to your neurologist and be assured that that your brain is functioning well.
Naturally you are wanting to know how I did. Here’s my answer — didn’t I already mention all the doctor’s appointments I have scheduled in December???
Pastor Jimmy, November 28, 2011
