A.A.A.D.D. -

[rogue]

Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. -

(Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder).

This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden.

As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at

my car and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the

porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in

the gar bage can under the table, and notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and

take out the Garbage first.

But then I think, since I'm going to be near the

mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills

first.

I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only 1 check

left.

My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go

inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Coke I'd 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.

The Coke is getting warm, and I decide to 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 water.

I put the Coke on the counter and 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 spot the TV remote. Someone left it on

the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I'll 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 pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of

it spills on the floor.

So, I set the remote back 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 don't have enough water,

- There is still only 1 check in my check book,

- 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, 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. Forward this message to everyone you

know, because I don't remember who I've sent it to.

Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming

[sailingrose]

Boy do I know how that feels. Thanks Howard!

[terumim]

gezzzzzzz Howard i thought i was just getting a little bad .. but see i am worse then i thought LOL LOL LOL

Tonia

[Mebert]

rogue,

I think I've experienced that syndrome.

[CanadianCruiser]

Hey Chuck I think this thread describes you....lol

[jacketwatch]

Ginko biloba is supposed to improve your memory. I just keep forgetting to buy some. Thanks for reminding me.