@flutherother I’d have to say my memory is variable. I have a pretty good memory for numbers. Someone told me a phone number to call while I was out this morning. I had a notebook with me but no pen, and my cell was out of charge. I still remember the phone number, even though I was able to borrow a pen a short time later and put it in my notebook. I have a small phone directory in my head, and also bank account numbers, of course the SSN number, PINs for cards and even my selective service number from the Navy back in 1962.
Names, I am terrible with. Unless I make a conscious effort to grab it, when introduced to someone I will chat a bit with them to “get to know them: and before leaving have to ask again for their name.
Even celebrity names are tough for me. It may just be because I am not the least star struck, so I don’t put that much energy in that area of memory. But the other day I wanted to say something about the acting in the original Star Trek series, and for the life of me, I couldn’t dredge up William Shatner’s name. I could think of Captain James T. Kirk, Spock and Leonard Nimoy, tons of other characters and the names of who played them alongside him in the series. I could think of Denny Crane and James Spader, who played Alan Shore in Boston Legal. I recalled tons of facts associated with Capt. Kirk, but the actor’s name eluded me. I refused to turn to Google for help, and mystically, 2 days later, the correct name just appeared as if from nowhere in my memory and I instantly flashed back to the frustration of not being able to recall it when I was discussing the show and could have used it.
My memory has always been like that.