Archives in Category: Annoyances

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Adjustments

Posted on September 24, 2004

It’s the little things that take the most getting used to. For instance, the new headset I bought a couple days ago, so that I could talk on the telephone with my hands free, is very different from my previous

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Personal Choice

Posted on September 19, 2004

Breakfast has become complicated if you want to eat it in a restaurant. If you are like me, which means you are not a morning person, there are too many decisions to make before one is even half awake.

I don’t

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Mr. Paperclip Guy

Posted on August 31, 2004

Maybe you’ve had the annoying experience of starting a letter in Microsoft Word and having that little paperclip icon show up to announce he’s ready to help you. Whether you want his help or not!

I find this most annoying,

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Passports

Posted on August 26, 2004

The passport you received is good for ten years, unless you are leaving the country within six months prior to its expiration. In that case, you need to renew it before you depart.

You won’t find this notice from the

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Sacking 101

Posted on August 22, 2004

If you think this essay is going to be about football, then don’t read any further. You’ll be wasting your time.

Sacking 101 is a course I’d like to see supermarkets offer their employees, especially those who stand at the ends

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Brittany

Posted on August 17, 2004

For a long time now I’ve felt that Brittany Spears needs to climb off the stage, cover her navel, and go home. Instead I’m regaled via AOL and magazine racks at the grocery check-out about how she’s learning to be

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Telephone Trick

Posted on August 16, 2004

I spent part of the morning trying to change my long distance calling plan, inquiring about the recycling services of our trash disposal company, and following up on a couple health insurance questions. Since these issues all required telephone calls,

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Printer Cartridges

Posted on August 9, 2004

I have a running dialogue with Kyle, my computer assistant who provides the technical know-how to keep my web site running so that I can concentrate on content. This conversation repeats itself almost every time my printer runs out of

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Unnecessary Things

Posted on July 17, 2004

We are plagued with a particularly heavy and resistant mosquito population this summer, and it keeps me inside at a time when our yard is at its loveliest. As I sit in the family room and stare out the window,

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Catalog Cottontails

Posted on June 12, 2004

Direct mail catalogs are the rabbits of the advertising world. It only takes one, two at most, showing up in your mailbox before they begin to proliferate exponentially. They are also as difficult to get rid of as the real

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