Monday, June 9, 2008

DO I HAVE THIS?

* AAADD - KNOW THE SYMPTOMS.....PLEASE READ !
* Thanks goodness there's a name for this disorder. * Somehow I feel better, even I have it!! *
Recently, I was diagnosed with AAADD - 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 decided to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I lay my 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 take my cheque book off the table,
And see that there is only one cheque left.

My extra cheques are in my desk in the study,
So I go inside the house to my desk where
I can find the can of Coke I'd been drinking.
I'm going to look for my cheques,
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 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 planing to do.

At the end of the day:
The car isn't wash,
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 one cheque in my cheque 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 favour.
Forward this message to everyone you know,
Because I don't remember who the hell I've send it to.
Don't laugh...if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!!!


2 comments:

Maverick SM said...

You truly make my brain screwed!

Now, I can't remember whether I had posted a comment here; did I? I'm confused!!!

CaptainCaveman said...

Haha! Yes Sir! Your first time here and thanks :-)