um, my day IS here On Apr 23, 11:50 am, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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
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