I had AOL for a while as a kid–didn’t you? Haven’t used it for over a decade, obviously. But someone in the other room uses it still, and that same voice saying “You’ve Got Mail” echoing down the hallway  just sent that same teenage thrill through my spine, from back when email was new and possibly from a boy I liked.

People talk a lot about olfactory memories, but aural memories are purty potent too.

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