  I meet alot of people at work. My job is such. But even when i'm not earning bread, i seem to make new acquaintances quite often.
If i look back, i have always been something of a people magnet. Right from my school days. Some say i have a knack for making people feel comfortable, which is why they like to talk to me. And while the rest of the world might believe that this particular personal trait isn't important enough to deserve its own blog... I beg to differ. You see, i'm in a fix. When i was younger i would be able to pair a name with a person's face faster than a super computer could say 'blue'. But nowdays, it's become a herculean task. Maybe every human being has a pre-defined memory limit on the amount of visual and verbal information they can store in a lifetime. Maybe that limit is enough for most people, except due to my special trait, i have used up all my space.
Well whatever the cause, it's became clear that this was a problem and a most embarrassing one at that. People do not take it kindly when you don't remember their names, first or last. In fact, in some cases, they go to the extent of giving you a cold shoulder under the false assumption that you are giving them a cold shoulder. Which at the end of the day, left me pretty much out in the cold. I thought for a while that this whole, 'Remember my name' thing was just a fad that would die away eventually.
But after a few more embarrassments i decided that a solution had to be found. And Voila! after great deliberations (scratching my head for 5 mins) i came upon this brilliant idea! I would create a ruse, wherein whipping out my cell phone i would offer to take down their number so that we could further cement the foundations of our friendship. And in doing so, nonchalantly ask them to spell their name so i could store it correctly on the phone. Ah! the proverbial 2 birds with one stone. I would try it immediately, why suffer further embarrassment. The plan was foolproof! Except for one fool. Me. I mean... how many ways are there to spell Sam? Sigh! Ciao Coffeeshopguy 
