pluswise, i could kick your ass at words with friends.

12 drummers drumming
11 pipers piping
10 lords a'leaping
9 ladies dancing
8 maids a'milking
7 swans a'swimming
6 geese a'laying
5 golden rings
4 calling birds
3 french hens
2 turtle doves
and a partridge in a pear tree

i had to look it up, but i only forgot the geese and just had the drummers and the pipers transversed. i'd say my memory is fairly solid. scrabble, sudoku, crossword puzzles -- all recommended for keeping the ol' grey matter in tip-top condition and all part of my daily routine. ...okay, i just lied a little bit right there. i play a ton of words with friends, and i have sudoku for the nintendo-ds which i play... well... sometimes, and i have a crossword puzzle book right here... in a box... where it's been for several months. but that's not the point! the point is that i do something specifically to strengthen my brain every day. brain-xercises. in return for all the brain-xercising, i can recite christmas carols from memory. who can't see the value in THAT?