About Me and My Mind

I have been mulling over whether to blog or not for a few years now and being who I am, mulling over is a euphemism for procrastination. I have what is now called Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD and procrastination is one of the hallmarks of this advantage. It can be an advantage once one realizes the possibilities that it opens up for one who is ready for it.
This is not to deny the disadvantages of the condition. As I was growing up and in school there was no diagnosis for ADD and I was told that I was 'lazy', 'an underachiever’ and 'not living up to your potential'. And I was a bit of all of that. But I was fairly intelligent, and a fast learner so anything that did not require a concentrated, self-disciplined effort, like homework, came easily. I learned by reading, and listening so I did well on final exams and standardized tests so while I was never a high honor student I was better than scraping by.
All of this is by way of explanation for the title of this blog. I have learned many things by my late middle-ages (not necessarily dark ages), and a lot of what I have learned has been by following distractions. This blog is intended to be a collection of those gleanings, as well as my observations and opinions.
It will be an eclectic gathering, of humor, family life, work, politics, and whatever else flits through my consciousness long enough for me to contemplate