AAADD DIAGNOSIS

     Recently I was diagmosed with A. A. A. D. D. (Age Activated Attention
     Deficit Disorder) this is how it manifested itself:

     I decided to water Rita's flowers.

     As I turned on the hose in the driveway, I decided my car needs washing.

     As I started toward the garage, I noticed that there is 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 down 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 checkbook 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 a can of Coke that I had 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. I see that the coke is
     getting warm, and I decide I should 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 to be watered.

     I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading
     glasses that I've been searching for all morning. Then 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 I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen
     table.  I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking
     for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the 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 spilled 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 one check in my checkbook,
     ----I can't find the remote,
     ----I can't find my glasses,
     ----and I don't remember what in the world 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 long, 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..

     P.S. I just walked outside and SOMEONE LEFT THE WATER RUNNING IN
     THE DRIVEWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!