A quote by Tobias Wolff, “Memory has its own story to tell” can mean that the memories of those moments are different from how we recount it in the future. If we were to reflect back on something --maybe those reflection will evoke the same emotions within us—but reflecting back means we’re at a different point in our life, and so the emotions aren’t the same as when we were experiencing it in the moments. Thus, memories have their own story to tell. This apply to “My Birthday, kinda, “and “efficiency” because Ross Gay emphasizes on the beauty in the mundane.