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Taproot issue 43 - October 2002

Summary of my Day 

AAADD - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder

This is a glimpse into one day in the life of an AAADD sufferer:

I decide this morning to change the oil in the car, so I start toward the garage, when I notice last night’s mail on the table.

I am going to work on the car, but first I must open the mail. So I lay the car keys down on my desk.

As I discard the junk mail, I notice that the trashcan is full. Today is trash pickup day, so I decide that I have better just put the bills on my desk and take the trash out right away.

Since I am going to be out near the mailbox, I decide to first address a few bills. But where is the checkbook? Here it is, but there is only one check left. Where did I put the extra checks?

While I am trying to remember, I notice my empty coffee cup from last night on my desk. I have to find those checks. First though, I need to put the cup in the kitchen dishwasher. As I head for the kitchen, I look out the window and notice that the flowers need water.

I put the coffee cup in the sink and notice that my extra pair of glasses is on the kitchen counter.

What are those glasses doing here? I’ll just put them away now. First though, I need to water those plants.

I head for the door and wouldn’t you know it, someone left the TV remote in the kitchen. Well, I will put the remote away and then water the plants. But first, I need to find those checks.

Summary of the Day:

1. The oil in the car has not been changed.

2. The trash has not been taken out.

3. My mail has not been read.

4. The bills are still unpaid.

5. The coffee cup is still in the sink.

6. The flowers are dying.

7. I cannot find the remote.

8. The checkbook still has only one check left.

9. My extra pair of glasses are missing again.

10. I have lost my car keys.

When I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I am baffled because I know that I have been busy all day! I am beginning to realize that this AAADD condition is serious. I am going to get help, but first I think I’ll check my e-mail.

From COAC Reports