So what?

My brother, my fellow blind mouse, Gabriel, has raised an important point, in his inimitable inscrutable way.

I summarize his challenge thusly: "So you have Attention Deficit Disorder! So you have Boogah-Boogah Disorder! What difference does it make?" The quick answer: none-- for you. You (Gabriel) are a member of an inner circle of people who have learned, over decades, how to deal with me in a productive manner, and how to get out of the zip code at the first sign of a serious radiation leak. The smaller leaks-- you long ago developed the necessary suit to absorb these.

But I also make the opposite claim, that everyone--including me--will benefit and has already benefited from the taking root of this revelation. Did it matter when Pilgrim's huge backpack fell off? In the sense of the story ending there, no, it didn't. But I betcha it made a big difference to Pilgrim.

:-)