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I decided to wash my car. As I start toward the garage, I spotted the mail
on the hall table. I should go through the mail before I wash the car. I
lay the car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the trash can under
the table, and notice that the trash can is full. So, I put the bills back
on the table and take out the trash first. Since I'm going to be near the
mailbox when I take out the trash anyway,
I might as well pay the bills first. I see my checkbook on the table, but
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 bottle of juice that I had been
drinking. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the
juice aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. But the juice is
getting warm, and should be put in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
Heading toward the kitchen with the juice, a vase of flowers on the counter
catches my eye. They need to be watered. I set the juice down on the
counter, and find my reading glasses, for which I've been searching all
morning. I had 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. Tonight when we sit down to watch TV, we will be
looking for the remote, but nobody will remember that it's on the kitchen
table. I should 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 put the remote back down on the table, and get some towels to 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 bottle of juice 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. I'm trying to figure out why nothing got done today; it's quite
baffling because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired.
I think this is an affliction for those 40 years of age and younger. I'm immune. The onset is usually 15 years of age and into the 20s when you think you know everything. It usually but not always diminishes as one approaches their 40s and they realize that they know nothing.
My teenage son exhibits this characteristic. Multi-tasking such as computer, tv, homework, telephone and skateboarding at the same time. At the end of the day very little is actually done and nothing is done well.
This thread reminds me of one of my favorite "sniglets" (words that are not but should be): Destineasea, that is when you get where you were going, but forgot why you went!
10-20-2003, 11:34 AM
A.A.A.D.D. Do You Have It?
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