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

[john Belanger]

bill cosby did a bit about it. he had a problem remembering what it was he was going to do, as soon as he stood up from his chair. had to sit back down to remember. and its not A.A.A.D.D.ition, its subtraction.

Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:  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 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-----
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> [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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