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As you well know, some of us have been  lucky not to have had brushes with the authorities on our way  home from the various social sessions over the years.

A couple of nights ago, I was out for a few drinks with some friends and had a few too many beers and then topped it off with a margarita or two.

Not a good idea.

Knowing full well I was at least slightly over the limit, I did something I’ve never done before: I took a taxi home.

Sure enough, I passed a police road block but because it was a taxi, they waved it past.  

I arrived home safely without incident, which was a real surprise.

I have never driven a taxi before and am not sure where I got it.  

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Whew! What a relief to learn this.

Ever walk into a room with some purpose in mind, only to completely forget what that purpose was?

Turns out, doors themselves are to blame for these strange memory lapses.
 
Psychologists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that passing through a doorway triggers what’s known as an event boundary in the mind, separating one set of thoughts and memories from the next.

Your brain files away the thoughts you had in the previous room and prepares a blank slate for the new locale.

Thank goodness for studies like this. It’s not our age, it’s that damn door!