> AAADD > > KNOW THE SYMPTOMS.....PLEASE READ! > > > Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder. > > Somehow I feel better even though I have it!! > > 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 garbage 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 one 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 Pepsi I'd been drinking. > > I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Pepsi aside so > that I don't accidentally knock it over. The Pepsi is getting warm, and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold. > > > As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi, a vase of flowers on the counter > catches my > eye--they need water. > > I put the Pepsi 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's a warm can of Pepsi > sitting on the counter, > the flowers don't have enough water, there's 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!! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
