To all of the chronologically "gifted"
> > > > people
> > > >
> > > > Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D.
> > > >
> > > > Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
> > > >
> > > > This is how it manifests itself:
> > > >
> > > > I decide to wash my car. As I start toward to 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 that 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'd 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, we
> > > > will be looking for the remote, but nobody will
> > > > 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 close
> > > > friends 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! And if I have sent this to you before....well,
> > > > now you know why you're getting it again.
> > > > people
> > > >
> > > > Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D.
> > > >
> > > > Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
> > > >
> > > > This is how it manifests itself:
> > > >
> > > > I decide to wash my car. As I start toward to 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 that 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'd 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, we
> > > > will be looking for the remote, but nobody will
> > > > 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 close
> > > > friends 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! And if I have sent this to you before....well,
> > > > now you know why you're getting it again.