Archive for the 'Aggravations, Peeves' Category



I despise people who terrify children

Published on August 15, 2007

Guess this is yet another of my strongly felt “pet peeves.”  Folks who try to force a child into liking something by repeatedly subjecting them to it, whatever it is.  It might be asparagus (Sorry, ma, up there in Heaven, I still hate the damn stringy, slimy, nasty-tasting things and it doesn’t matter how many […]


I read, then I fume

Published on June 20, 2007

With my coffee clutched tightly in hand (so I won’t drop it if I fall asleep again), I read the news on the internet most mornings. I start out with the local paper (my husband calls it the Delaware State Fish-wrap) and then work my way up to real news. The second paper is the […]


Official language

Published on March 14, 2007

I read today that Native American tribes in Oklahoma are opposing legislation to make English the state’s official language.  I respect the fact that there are 37 Native American tribes recognized in that state.  I am not of Native American descent. Proponents of the legislation state that publishing all official documents in one language only […]