[NetBehaviour] D.P.H.

[Alan Sondheim]

D.P.H.

It's been two weeks since we've seen the neurologist, who now no
longer has a place to practice. We remember the phrases we were
given; he was checking on short term memory, and still the words
present themselves - Azure's "dog purple honesty" and my "apple
cup truthfulness." I remember the A.C.T. mnemonic; mine was
easier, but still both of us remember them even now. Were these
phrases created for the occasion? It appears so, but there's
something about the last word in both having ethical resonance.
In any case, our recitals proved we're neither close to memory
loss nor to dementia, which in my case is a relief; I have an
apple in my cup of truthfulness, while Azure has to be content
with a dog living within the purple prose of honesty.