Minds’ gristmills generally become unhinged – if not totally off the rails – on items of recent history.But their recollection of long-ago happenings may confound friends, and perhaps amaze whoever is do ing the recollecting.Most of us invoke the Fifth Amendment, however, if asked what we had for lunch – even if questioned at midafternoon – and we’ll plead “no contest” on details about breakfast mere hours later.Rolling our memory calendars back several decades, however, and we recall specific details about meals and much else. Granted, others may see little value in listening to our recitations, and some folks may ...