Archives in Category: Annoyances

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Changing Times

Posted on December 28, 2005

The world is a less formal place than it was when I was growing up. And, before you dismiss my complaint as that of some curmudgeon, let me add it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Just different.

Take thank you

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Get A Life

Posted on December 21, 2005

Bill O’Reilly is still haranguing merchants and others who choose to say “Happy Holidays” over “Merry Christmas.” He believes that substituting the former for the latter is a slap in the face for Christians everywhere. He feels it demeans not

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Week Eight

Posted on November 21, 2005

The bathroom countdown continues . . . and continues . . . and continues. Will it ever be done?

Of course, certain phases are done. Demolition has long been over; upgrading the plumbing and the electric has come and gone;

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Limbo

Posted on October 21, 2005

Limbo is a state of suspended animation; you’re neither here nor there. And that’s what Chicago’s White Sox have been in all week, waiting to see whom they will play in the World Series (a truly misnomered championship, but that’s

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Odds, Ends

Posted on September 16, 2005

For the fun of it, I’m offering my opinion on some current issues. In fact, I’ve divided my comments into three categories: over the top, just right, and don’t bother – with an extra tip for coping along the way.

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Liking the Dark

Posted on August 26, 2005

The hardest thing I do every morning is shake myself out of bed. In terms of challenge, the rest of the day is downhill from there. It’s even harder in winter, when we rise before the sun (which makes me

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Closers

Posted on August 23, 2005

I used to think closers referred only to those late inning baseball pitchers who are sent in when it looks like the game might slip away. But recently, I have had two experiences where closers were brought in when I

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Sorry About That

Posted on August 14, 2005

“Oops, I forgot your toast,” the server said, as she laid the rest of our breakfast on the table. “Sorry about that.”

“Hey, our head chef didn’t come in to work today, and nobody else knows how to make poached

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Phone Phrustration

Posted on July 23, 2005

I had occasion today to call my credit card company and complain about an item on my recent bill. And I found the experience akin to visiting the dentist and having a tooth removed without novocaine. In other words, painful.

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Pet Peeves

Posted on April 20, 2005

It happened again. I called a company this morning to request a refund and spent considerable time justifying why I wanted one in the first place. “It’s because I haven’t received the service I was promised, so I want a

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