>> Recently, I was diagnosed with AAADD: Age Activated Attention Deficit
> Disorder. This is how it manifests:
>> I decided to wash my car. I start toward the garage, I spotted the
>> mail on
> the hall table.
>> I should go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay the car
>> keys on
> the table, put the junk mail in the trash can under the table, and
> notice
> that the trash can is full.
>> So, I put the bills back on the table and take out the trash first.
>> Since
> I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the trash anyway, I
> might
> as well pay the bills first.
>> I see my checkbook on the table, but 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 bottle of juice that I had been drinking.
>> I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the juice
>> aside
> so that I don't accidentally knock it over. But the juice is getting
> warm,
> and should be put in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
>> Heading toward the kitchen with the juice, a vase of flowers on the
> counter catches my eye. They need to be watered. I set the juice down
> on the
> counter, and find my reading glasses, for which
>> I've been searching all morning. I had 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 spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table.
> Tonight when we sit down to watch TV, we will be looking for the
> remote, but
> nobody will remember that it's on the kitchen table. I should 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 put the remote back down on the table, and get some towels to
> 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 bottle of juice sitting on the counter, the flowers aren't
> watered, there is still only one check in my checkbook, I can't find
> the
> remote, can't find my glasses, and I don't remember what I did with
>> the car keys. I'm trying to figure out why nothing got done today;
>> It's
> quite baffling because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really
> tired.
>> I know 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 whoever you think
> might
> enjoy it, because I don't remember who I've already sent it to. ;-)
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