Things that Annoy Me

September 21, 2006 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Life 

I was a bit grumpy on the way to work today.  Here are a few things that annoy me.

  1. People who spend a lot of time finding fault in other people’s personal decisions, particularly the things that other people do in private.
  2. People who drive across the painted lines in parking lots to get to “their” spot quicker.
  3. Those blister-pack plastic product containers that are really just two pieces of clear plastic slammed together and heated.  The kind that batteries or most consumer electronics cables come in.  The kind that require the use of scissors and inevitably cause cuts on hands.
  4. The fact that my metabolism is slowing down as I get older, forcing me to reduce intake of tasty stuff.
  5. Weeds.
  6. The fact that grass grows fastest in the spring and fall.  Seems counter-intuitive – I’d expect it to grow faster in the summer.  It’s just not right that shorter days means longer lawn-cutting times.
  7. The fact that election campaign slogans are now at the level of 5 year-olds.  “Linda Stender is a big spender” repeated over and over – Mike Ferguson‘s campaign radio commercial.
  8. The fact that there are NO decent candidates for public office.
  9. There’s just not enough time to snuggle with my wife and cats on cold, rainy days.
  10. The fact that kids today are taught to be afraid of men without visible children.  It bugs me when the kids in my neighborhood stop riding their bicycles just because I’m our riding mine.