[Fwd: HUMOR: Suffer from AAADD]]

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....and I thought it was only me....

Phil Romano
Myrtle Beach, SC 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
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Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 10:10 PM
Subject: [Fwd: [Fwd: HUMOR: Suffer from AAADD]]


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> I have recently been diagnosed with AAADD - Age Activated Attention 
> Deficit Disorder This is how it goes . . .  
> 
> I decide to clean off the front patio. I start to the patio and 
> notice mail on the desk that needs to be taken down to the Post 
> Office. OK, I'm going to the Post Office . . .  
> 
> BUT FIRST I'm going to go through the mail that was delivered. I lay 
> the car keys down on desk. After discarding the junk mail, I notice 
> the trash can is full. OK, I'll just put the bills on my desk . . .  
> 
> BUT FIRST I'll take the trash out. But since I'm going to be near the 
> mailbox, I'll address a few bills . . . Yes, Now where is the 
> checkbook? Oops.. there's only one check left. Where did I put the 
> extra checks? Oh, there is my empty coffee cup from last night on my 
> desk. I'm going to look for those checks . . .  
> 
> BUT FIRST I need to put the cup back in the kitchen. I start to head 
> for the kitchen and look out at my balcony, notice the flowers need a 
> drink of water because of the extreme heat. I put the cup on the 
> counter and there's my extra pair of glasses on the kitchen counter. 
> What are they doing here?  
> 
> I'll just put them away . . . 
> 
> BUT FIRST need to water those plants. 
> I head for the door and . . . 
> Aaaagh! Someone left the TV remote on the wrong spot. 
> Okay, I'll put the remote away and water the plants on my balcony . . 
> . 
> 
> BUT FIRST I need to find those checks. 
> 
> END OF DAY: The patio has not been cleaned, bills still unpaid, cup
> still on the counter, checkbook still has only one check left, lost 
> my car
> keys . . . 
> 
> And, when I try to figure out how come nothing got done today, I'm
> baffled because . . .
> 
> I KNOW I WAS BUSY ALL DAY! 
> I realize this condition is serious . . . 
> I'd get help . . . 
> 
> BUT FIRST . . . I think I'll check my e-mail. 
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