So...teachers in the summertime technically have no griping rights. But this is my blog and I'd like to vent my "beefs," as they're called on Fridays on The Morning Ritual (listen to News/Talk 1230). This is a great interactive moment where you can comment to agree or to add to this list.
1. People who drive in the middle lane and then cut across two or three lanes of traffic to make their turn.
2. The fact that Crestview Elementary still makes drivers slow down for a school zone in the morning, afternoon, and at random times throughout the day.
3. The red light at Colcord and New Road.
4. Arctic temperatures in the Baylor Starbucks. (Why? Why? Why?)
5. The way that the packing tape keeps sticking to itself, even though I invested in one of those dispensers. Then, the way that it shreds into thirty pieces when I try to peel it back up.
6. 18 Wheelers.
7. Junk mail.
8. Neighborhood kids who mosey in the middle of the road, even when there is a car coming.
9. The sign at Starbucks: "Employee's Must Wash Hands Before Returning to Work." (Do you see it?)
10. You'd think that if I have packed away 15 boxes worth of household stuff, that there would be less junk around the house. But, no, there seems to be more.
To avoid becoming a cynical and never-contented person, I will balance out my gripes with 10 simple pleasures. Cue the music.
1. Callie or Phoebe begging.
2. Getting mail.
3. Waking up before the alarm (and getting to go back to sleep).
4. The smell of crayons.
5. Finding the CD that goes in the empty box.
6. Having a craving for a meal, and having all of the ingredients for it already in the kitchen.
7. Going through the (many) souvenirs that I kept from childhood. Nothing makes me laugh harder than finding old notes from high school friends.
8. Knowing the answers to Jeopardy! questions.
9. Magazines.
10. The slide at Kiddieland.
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Peeve: Calling the help desk when something's wrong with my computer at work. They always say, "Reboot." I've already tried that. Now what?
Pleasure: An unexpected summer rain that waters my parched lawn and saves me $ on the water bill!
Yes I see the apostrophe error. "must" does not belong to the "employee".
My Pet Peeve: All the minibuses come at the same time and they are full and I have to stand up and they don't open the windows becuase you might get ill from wind so it is stinking hot and everyone around you is stinky because they wore the same clothes yesterday and they only take showers once every full moon. :) (Its not really that bad, but you get the idea.)
Pleasure: Being able to order good food in a restaurant on my own and sit and eat it under a blooming wisteria tree.
Oh, NOW I see the typo on the sign! Yeah, stuff like that gets me too. Seems like "your" and "you're" are always mixed up. And what about y'all? It is almost always written, "ya'll." And in the rules of contractions, that's wrong! And, YES, it IS a word!!
Funny thing on blogger... it always flags "blog" as a misspelled word. I think that's funny.
Beef: That your husband didn't make the "simple pleasures list." I guess I'm too complicated.
Beef #2: Chips breaking when you are trying to get some dip on them.
Pleasure: Knowing that my wife's super power is catching gramatical errors and yet she doesn't always correct me.
For the record, no PERSON made the simple pleasures list. That wouldn't be fair to anyone.
peeve-people singing my favorite songs wrong
peeve-people quoting movies wrong...and not believe that they are wrong
pleasure-michael buble'
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