More (heh heh)

From Michael Moore re the election.

I'm trying to stop with this, ok?

We drove to the Nearest Big City to the West last night, where I usually go to library consortia meetings or to shop.

We were shopping this trip...for dining room chairs. And we found some. Which is good, no, actually great!

But, on the trip over and back (about an hour each way), I began compiling a Pet Peeves list:

1. People who through cigarette butts out of car windows. [not to mention those people who leave them, squashed or not, on the ground] All I can say is stay the hell out of the West in the summer.

2. People who drive 54 in 55-mph zones.

3. People who drive 80 in 55-mph zones....or want to. They always end up behind me, doing the tailpipe crawl.

4. People with Bush/Cheney bumper stickers.

5. People in crowded restaurants who don't understand that the sooner they move aside and let YOU OUT, the sooner they will get seated and EAT.

4a. People in crowded restaurants who assume that the sea of people should divide in front of them and let them through, because after all, THEY ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE REST OF US.

5. People who don't slow down for pedestrians in parking lots.

6. People who assume that because their relative has similar medical problems to yours, the "no-it's-NOT-herbal" (but it really is) crap that worked for them will work for you instead of actual doctor-assisted treatment. [ok, so this was earlier in the day]

Notice those all start with "people who..."

So, in the spirit of fairness, anti-peeves or peeve cures:

1. Colorance.

2. Being treated respectfully by a doctor, her nurse and the entire staff. This is unusual enough to be noticeable, especially the staff (Bitch Receptionist wasn't there).

3. Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling.

4. "Big Money"

5. Nice people at the furniture store who were helpful, chatty, and stayed after closing to get us set up with chairs.

5a. Their sweet pups, with whom Sparky bonded immediately.

6. Good, spicy chicken wraps.

7. That point in the day about 5 minutes before the sun disappears when you can still see your surroundings: it's starting to get murky but isn't inky quite yet and you can see (around here) for miles IN THE DARK.

8. My house.