A.A.A.D.D.
> > > Recently, I was diagnosed with A. A. A. D. D. - Age Activated
> > > Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests:
> > >
> > > I decide to wash my car. As I start toward the garage, I notice
> > > that there is mail on the hall table. I decide to go through the
> > > mail before I wash the car.
> > >
> > > I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the
trash
> > > can under the table, and notice that the trash can is full. So, I
> > > decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the trash
> > > first.
> > >
> > > But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I
take
> > > out the trash anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.
> > >
> > > I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only one
> > > check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go
to
> > > my desk where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking.
> > >
> > > I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke
> > > aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the
> > > Coke is getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the
> > > refrigerator to keep it cold.
> > >
> > > As I head toward the kitchen with the coke a vase of flowers on
the
> > > counter catches my eye--they need to be watered. I set the Coke
down
>
> > > on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that I've been
> > > searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back on my
> > > desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.
> > >
> > > I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with
> > > water and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the
> > > kitchen table.
> > >
> > > I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking
for
> > > the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,
so
> > > I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first
I'll
> > > water the flowers.
> > >
> > > I splash some water on the flowers, but most of it spills on the
> > > floor. So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some
towels
> > > and wipe up the spill.
> > > Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning
to
> > > do.
> > >
> > > At the end of the day: the car isn't washed, the bills aren't
paid,
> > > there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter, the flowers
> > > aren't watered, there is still only one check in my checkbook, I
> > > can't find the remote, I can't find my glasses, and I don't
> > > remember what I did with the car keys.
> > >
> > > Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm
really
> > > baffled because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really
> tired.
> >
> > > I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help
> > > for it, but first I'll check my e-mail.
> > >
> > > Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message to everyone you
know,
> > > because I don't remember to whom it has been sent.
> > >
> > > Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!
> > >
> > > GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY.
> > > GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL
> > > LAUGHING AT YOURSELF IS THERAPEUTIC!
> > > Recently, I was diagnosed with A. A. A. D. D. - Age Activated
> > > Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests:
> > >
> > > I decide to wash my car. As I start toward the garage, I notice
> > > that there is mail on the hall table. I decide to go through the
> > > mail before I wash the car.
> > >
> > > I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the
trash
> > > can under the table, and notice that the trash can is full. So, I
> > > decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the trash
> > > first.
> > >
> > > But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I
take
> > > out the trash anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.
> > >
> > > I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only one
> > > check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go
to
> > > my desk where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking.
> > >
> > > I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke
> > > aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the
> > > Coke is getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the
> > > refrigerator to keep it cold.
> > >
> > > As I head toward the kitchen with the coke a vase of flowers on
the
> > > counter catches my eye--they need to be watered. I set the Coke
down
>
> > > on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that I've been
> > > searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back on my
> > > desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.
> > >
> > > I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with
> > > water and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the
> > > kitchen table.
> > >
> > > I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking
for
> > > the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,
so
> > > I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first
I'll
> > > water the flowers.
> > >
> > > I splash some water on the flowers, but most of it spills on the
> > > floor. So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some
towels
> > > and wipe up the spill.
> > > Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning
to
> > > do.
> > >
> > > At the end of the day: the car isn't washed, the bills aren't
paid,
> > > there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter, the flowers
> > > aren't watered, there is still only one check in my checkbook, I
> > > can't find the remote, I can't find my glasses, and I don't
> > > remember what I did with the car keys.
> > >
> > > Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm
really
> > > baffled because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really
> tired.
> >
> > > I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help
> > > for it, but first I'll check my e-mail.
> > >
> > > Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message to everyone you
know,
> > > because I don't remember to whom it has been sent.
> > >
> > > Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!
> > >
> > > GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY.
> > > GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL
> > > LAUGHING AT YOURSELF IS THERAPEUTIC!
