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Remember those memory games we used to play as kids? In the one cited above, we used to keep adding things - my jacket, my umbrella, my lunch, a spare pair of socks and so on - until someone forgot an item and was out of the game. Maybe it could be a good game for older people too, to keep those "senior moments at bay. And Covid-19 has put a whole new spin on the game!

I guess I probably started bringing a handbag to school once I regularly needed a spare maxi-pad or tampon to use at lunch time. When I crossed the threshold into parenthood, I'd also carry a spare diaper, a couple of wipes and maybe a small kiddy book to amuse the kiddy while we were sitting in a doctor's waiting room or the hospital emergency department.

Since the pandemic swept us all off our feet, I haven't been packing my bags for extended trips but when I do venture out, there's a whole new range of supplies I need to carry! Masks, filters, hand sanitizer, eraser-end pencils to use as styli when punching in a PIN... and now, my LINC tool (see an earlier entry for what that's all about, or visit https://lincedc.com)

And when we get around to assembling our 2020 time capsule, we'll definitely want to include those things I mentioned in the paragraph above!