What's the name of that song?

Last Friday evening after dinner with extended family, we sat down to watch Sesame Street with our grandson. There was a segment on that I haven't seen in over twenty years, but as soon as it came on, I remembered it. In the segment, Bert and Ernie are in bed and Ernie is humming a song. "Lah de dah de dah, lah de dah de dah, what's the name of that song?" (that is the name of the song. There are very few words, just the lah de dah de dah's and an occasional line.)

By the end of the first line, we were all singing it. It had stuck in our memories for so long just waiting to burst forth. And now it won't leave me alone! I can hear my son chortling now. I've been humming that darned song for three days!

Some songs are like that. They work their way into your brain and get stuck there. I believe the term is called "mind worm" - but don't quote me on that. There are other songs like that - and no, I'm not going to name any. If I do, I'll probably start humming them! At least the one I'm stuck with is semi-cute.

There are other things that stay long in the memory. Books I read as a child or teen, music heard, snippets of conversations. My husband often accuses me of having too good a memory. Times like this, with this song playing ad nauseum in my brain, I believe he just may be right.

Today's author birthdays: Thomas Paine, Anton Chekhov (yes, I know he was in the other day - his dob depends on which website you look at), Romain Rolland, Vincete Blasco Ibanez, Edward Abbey

Today's thought: "All you need is a blank piece of paper and a pencil." - Seymour Mann (father of Erica Jong)

Today's teaser: This is National Puzzle Day. Puzzles come in all sizes, shapes and formats from easy word searches to building furniture. Imagine you are in the business of creating puzzles. What new type would you come up with? How many pieces would it have? How big is it? Do you need tools to assemble, or a dictionary to solve? Is there a prize for the first solver? Let your imagination puzzle the facts out.