> this has been so since i was a little kid
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> not sure why people keep referring to this as a factor of age or attention
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> the world is basically boring,
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> if it wants me to pay attention, it will give me more interesting things
> to
> pay
> attention to
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>>Subject: [Fwd: Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.]
>>
>>
>>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 damn
>>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 the hell I've sent it to.
>>
>>
>>Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is
>>coming!
>>By the way I need to call the plumber the front yard
>>is flooded again !
>>

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