AAADD - Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder

To my friends who can identify with this disorder, ANDto the
young ones who make fund of me and my deficits:

I just wanted to let you know that I have recently been
diagnosed with the above condition. The scientific world is
frantically searching for a cure.
This is an ailment many of us suffer from and may not as yet
been diagnosed. However, now you may be able to discuss it
with your loved ones and try to explain what really happened
to you all those times you tried so hard to accomplish some-
thing and didn't.

I call it the "But First Syndrome". You know, it's when I
decide to do the laundry, I start down the hall and notice the
newspaper on the table. OK, I'm going to do the laundry...BUT
FIRST I'm going to read the newspaper.
After that, I notice the mail on the table. OK, I'll just put the
newspaper in the recycle stack..BUT FIRST I'll look through the
pile of mail and see if there are any bills to be paid.
Yes. Now where is the checkbook? Oops.. there's the empty
glass from yesterday on the coffee table. I'm going to look for
that checkbook...BUT FIRST I need to put the glass in the sink.
I head for the kitchen, look out the window, notice my poor
flowers need a drink of water, I put the glass in the sink and
there's the remote for the TV on the kitchen counter.
What's it doing here? I'll just put it away...BUT FIRST I need to
water those plants.
I head for the door and...Aaaagh! stepped on the cat.
Cat needs to be fed. Okay, I'll put the remote away and water
the plants...BUT FIRST I need to feed the cat.

END OF DAY:
Laundry is not done, newspapers are still on the floor,glass is
still in the sink, bills are not paid, checkbookis still lost, and the
cat ate the remote control...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!