My Brain

I think I'm a fairly smart person; I feel I have a good mind. But when it comes to certain things, my brain just doesn't work. Let me give a few examples:

federal taxes
car parts
stocks
medical insurance

My brain can't comprehend them.

I get to a certain point and then, POOF, my mind literally goes blank. I can't make any connections and nothing makes sense.

This becomes a problem when I'm trying to talk to a mechanic or the insurance company. I told a woman today that "what you just said was Greek to me."

I actually said it. Why pretend to understand? She explained it again, and well, I still didn't understand. Of course, at that point I felt the need to say, "Oh, okay."

I have no idea what she was talking about.

I believe there are certain things that I should handle and certain things that Mike should handle. Taxes, cars, money, and insurance are four things Mike should handle.

He thinks it's a learning opportunity for me to take care of them--

Just wait until I make a mistake.