The Bishop has come clean. Well, when I say 'come clean' it's the best we're going to get I reckon, admitting he didn't come up to what was expected of him. My expectation was quite low, so he's OK to me. Always set a low expectation then you're never disappointed.
I survived my survival training - and it was actually not as bad as I was expecting. The dunkings in the water were not what you might call fun, but it's a bit like a bad day at work. No fun, glad when it's over but it can be filed away in the 'experiences' section of your memory. I wonder if it's a bit like fixed memory in a computer rather than dynamic memory - although if it has a finite size it will have to push older items out. ..and if we explore that a bit more (stay with me on this one), comparing the human mind with a computer is really interesting, especially in the area of memory. Computer memory works by setting bits into a certain state with a location code (address) where it can be accessed later on. Systems nowadays have tiers of memory where the important stuff is accessed quickly, down to unimportant stuff that's hardly used or archived into a 'distant' memory location which could be even on a device that's only connected when asked. If any of these devices gets full, then we just add more.
The human mind, on the other hand appears to work in a very similar way but without the expansion bit. This seems to suggest that it creates it's own additional memory as we absorb more. The theory behind that is that although I have trouble remembering some data (names, places etc), when given a clue it is often recalled along with more specific related information. ..and that is quite remarkable given the amount of information I have stored up in 53 busy years. So, we must have some sort of addressing scheme to recall but is often buried deep in the memory banks with very slow response times.
Did another 11 mile run on Tuesday night up to Fleetwood and back, so I'm on track for my 70.3 in June.
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