Kickass and Going into Different Room by Bill Stoke

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By Bill Stokes

Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes the keeper and Phyllis’s delight in learning that the issue of going into a room and then forgetting why you went there has a scientific basis relating to the human race evolving from one natural environment to another, such as coming down out of the trees or leaving the jungle for the savannah.

This gem of survival information, offered by Vista West neighbor Carol, has it that early ancestors from the jungle finding themselves inexplicably on the savannah would rightfully ask themselves why the hell did we leave the jungle and come out here on the savannah, whereupon they would begin to look around for some reason to justify their confused existence thereby acclimating themselves to new territory.

Applying such scientific reasoning means that when you find yourself forgetting why you went into a different room it is best to just stay there and find something to do such as trying out the most comfortable available chair or couch.

We’re not dealing with simple forgetfulness here, but the dictates of natural selection and the advance of civilization.

Thank you, Carol!