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Unread 05-13-2021, 01:50 PM   #15
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Been forgetful for a long time. Always something else whizzing through the brain when I should be concentrating on something more important in that moment. I call it Adult Attention Deficit Disease. Apparently a disease is better to have than disorder when it comes to health care so sticking with disease. Worst forgetting was as a young guy trying to get my fairly recent bride interested in hunting. Got up early to be in the foothills of the Rockies before sunrise to see if we might get a bull elk. About an hour from home it flashed through my brain that the rifle was still sitting by the door. Well that blew timing but we went home got the rifle and tried again. It was a good day in the hills but no elk seen. The girl never did take to hunting but cooked it all so life was good. Fast forward 50+ years and it seems there’s always something that gets missed - even lunch left in the fridge. I finally relented and no longer rely on memory. It’s not like I haven’t had hundreds of hunting trips in life so you would think a routine would be burned into the brain. I now use a check list that would rival a jet pilot's takeoff sequence. I use it faithfully and tick off every box once something is actually in the vehicle. That’s the important part as I was ticking things off in the house and found myself in the field still having left an item behind even though the box was marked. I’m good now as long as I can find the file in the computer to print off more sheets this fall. Too much fun surviving the senior years. Cheers Jack
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