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A Lesson from Finding Dory

Quick little blog post because I haven't written anything for a while. Annnnddddd... GO On Tuesday, I saw the movie "Finding Dory" for the first time. And the second time. Yes, I saw "Finding Dory" twice in one day. Sue me. Anyway, as I saw it for the second time, I noticed something that I hadn't seen the first time around. For those of you unfamiliar with the Finding Nemo/Finding Dory universe, the character Dory is a lovable regal tang (a distinctive type of blue and gold fish) with a dorky and humorous personality and a bad case of short-term memory loss. Yes, Dory forgets just about everything that comes to her. Throughout the movie, this short-term memory loss causes some problems, and it's actually one of the main dilemmas that Dory has to overcome. In fact, this issue becomes so present that Dory tells herself to "not be such a Dory" as she is trying to remember something important. Her lack of memory is so frustrating but al...