[Rhodes22-list] Syndrome spreading ...no remedy

[Steven Alm]

The older I get, the more I believe in the here after.  I walk into a store
a forget what I'm here after.

On Jan 26, 2008 12:09 PM, Foy, Warren <Warren.Foy at masonandhanger.com> wrote:

> I think that I may be developing A.A.A.D.D. but it also reminds me of
> when I used to get stoned. :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of elle
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 6:56 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Syndrome spreading ...no remedy
>
>  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 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
> >
> >
> >
>
> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>
>  1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
>
>
>
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