10 Pet Peeves

After those wonderful St. Pat Day blogs from Kate and Bob (I would have loved to see Kate dancing up Broad Street and Bob prancing down 5th Avenue!) I know I should wax eloquently about something springy and uplifting like daffodils, robins (small r), and cherry blossoms. But, curmudgeon that I am, I’m opting for the opposite. Here they are.

People who…

1. don’t leave their name on your answering machine, then blame you for not calling back.
2. put empty (or almost empty) ice trays back in the refrigerator.
3. leave their dogs locked up in the house all day — barking.
4. put their trash out several days ahead of trash day and it blows all over the street.
5. don’t replace the toilet paper or paper towel roll after using the last sheet.

Things…

1. Bottles and jars whose caps require a blowtorch to remove.
2. Price tags that leave a sticky smudge behind on the gift you’ve bought.
3. Paperback books made of paper so cheap it cracks and turns yellow within a few months.
4. Restaurants that are so dark you can’t read the menu.
5. Restaurants that are so noisy you can’t talk to or hear your companions.

Maybe what I need is a little green beer! :>)

Robin Hathaway

Some Words and Phrases I could Live Without

Parenting:

What a blah word for the most thrilling, painful, exhilarating, difficult, satisfying, frustrating, rewarding job in the world! Can’t someone think up a better word?





Wrongdoing:

A euphemism for evil acts committed by criminals, such as fleecing the elderly of their pensions and retirement funds, gouging the poor by giving them mortgages they can’t afford, and burdening the young with debts it will take them a lifetime to pay off – all for their own greedy gain. “Crime” is the correct word for these deeds.





At The End of The Day:

What exactly does this mean? Tonight? Tomorrow? A week from now? Next year? Or at the Armageddon? I wish someone would please tell me.

I also wish some of you out there would submit your pet verbal peeves. I’m making a list. Unless, of course, you’re too busy parenting or wrongdoing at the end of the day. (Just kidding.)

Robin Hathaway