Maybe Rick will work out where this is coming from if I mention Tunes of Glory, G Gould, and S Grossman (specifically his tendency to race at the tricky bits). Anyway I was labelled an underachiever through school, from which I was eventually expelled, and I have retained a fantastic capacity for absent-mindedness. For instance I once set out to attend a funeral, bumped into a pal from wayback on my way to the car, chatted for 10 minutes, then went home having forgotten I'd been on my way to a funeral. This was just one of many lapses that have threatened to land me in deep shit.

Various neurological explanations, including dementia, were explored and ruled out some years ago. Since when I've stumbled on ADDS which in my view fits me like a glove. I wouldn't consider any sort of medication, having seen the zombefying effects that medications have sometimes had on others, or at least I wouldn't as long as there are people around who are willing to cover my back.

Hope all is well with you Rick, or as well as can be.