Pet Peeves

This is my initial posting to this blog. The name (which is a blatant rip-off from "The Fairly Odd Parents"), was changed to "Weekly", since "Daily" would be waaay too much of a commitment. At first I was reluctant to do this; I don't have any particular purpose in mind. But after perusing several of the blogs out there, I realize they range from the deeply profound to the absurdly idiotic. Some are just streams of consciousness. Blogging gives everyone a voice to say whatever they want. Ain't the internet great!

Don't get me wrong. I'm very opinionated and usually have something to say about everything ...whether I'm versed on the subject or not; I'm well acquainted with the taste of my foot. I'll probably voice a few of those opinions here. I'll start not so much with a rant, but with a list of [some of] my pet peeves, (not in any particular order of importance):

• Black guys with blond hair -- Black women can pull this off, but it looks ridiculous on guys.
• White guys with dreadlocks -- I'm not that crazy 'bout dreads anyway, but they do work in a cultural context. On White guys they just look silly.
• Adult men who wear short pants, wear backwards baseball caps, and/or ride skateboards. Talk about PP and the lost boys.
• People who talk on cells while they're walking down the street. Most of them can't walk and chew gum at the same time, let alone carry on a conversation and navigate through traffic.
• Being waited on by a clerk who insists on carrying on a full fledged conversation with a co-worker and regards your transaction as an interruption.
• Automated hierarchical phone menus ...especially when none of the options address your circumstance.
• People who don't pick up after their dogs.
• Parents who can't control their kid in public places.
• When they have every flavor on the shelves except the one you want.
• Women who bitch about the seat being left up. What? It's takes that much energy to put it down?
• People who [erroneously] say, "I could care less." or "...a myriad of..." Hrmph! And No!, I don't know what your saying.
• Unmuffled motorcycles that shatter the nighttime silence with a roar that lingers after the bike itself is many blocks away [doppler effect]. (...and I live around the corner from a Harley-Davidson shop.)
• Grocery baggers who place soft produce (pears, peaches, bananas, tomatoes, apples) on top of cans and other hard edged packages.
• Religious zealots who constantly quote scripture out of context.
• Anything about Paris Hilton. Now there's a perfect example of how you don't have to be poor to be White Trash.
• Cars that park in the driveway and completely block the sidewalk ...and don't get me started on car alarms.
• Oh yeah, George W.

I'm presenting this list with a pinch of humor, not intending to offend anyone, but to quote the Divine Miss M, "Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke!"

I suspect this blog won't always be about me bitching about something. I plan to share some lighter thoughts, I just don't have any now.

Quote of the Week: "Use what you can and let the rest go by."