The pizza model of religion

I follow the pizza model of religion. Image if a stranger came to our land and wanted a pizza. I would tell them to google "nearby pizza places" then phone a nearby place and ask for a pizza to be delivered to their address and then receive and pay for the pizza. I think it is fair to say that in 99.999 percent of the places in North America the person would end up with a pizza.

I have in the past tried praying to God for results. Not a single time were my prayers answered. So I don't pray. I have found God less reliable then people who make pizza's. I don't mind trying God-related activities but I would only continue them if they met the pizza standard of reliability.

The Irony of Dementia

My Dad has recently went to a retirement home due to dementia. From what I can tell based on his behaviour he is unable to make new memories. The irony is that he cannot make the memory that he has dementia because the dementia prevents him from making new memories.

I have a plan now that I will use a sharpie to color my right index finger black when I have dementia. It seems when you have dementia you can use your old memories in the current environment and understand what is going on but you cannot make new memories. For example, my Dad's place looks like a hotel and he has his room number written on his walker so he is able to find where he lives using his memories of how a hotel works but when he is walking there he clearly has no idea of where he lives without these cues.

I am expecting I will be able to detect that I have dementia and then color my finger before my short term memory is lost. Of course I don't know if it works that way. Ironically if I get dementia I will not know if this finger trick works since I will not be able to make new memories.