No Rhythm

Have you noticed how, in most non-musical movies, when there is a dancing scene (again, not in a musical) the actors and extras seem to dance to their own music and not the music that they add when post producing? It irritates me when they don't dance to the rhythm, or the type of music they're playing. Boom, boom, boom, and they go beep, beep, beep. Arthur Murray and Gene Kelly (am I dating myself?) must be turning in their graves

In the shower 1

It's early in the morning, I've had an active hour of exercise and activity and am taking a relaxing warm shower to go tackle the day, but somebody, somewhere in the house, flushes a toilet. Ouch! the water is hot! So, I rapidly regulate it and start to relax again, but just for a few seconds. When the toilet tank fills up: swash! a gush of cold water. There goes the relaxing shower, through the drain...

Blind backing

I drive a sedan, so compared with the armies of S.U.Vs, Vans, Hummers, Trucks, etc, I feel that I'm a midget. Things get even more dramatic when you park between two oversize vehicles and you have to back-up. Going back reeeaaally slow, you just show "your derriere" inch by inch. Of course, nobody stops to let you out. They just go by "shaving" you back bumper. At the end of the day, and with the exercise you have to do looking back left and right, you end up with a stiff neck. My next car is going to be a "big foot"

Noisy Beachgoers

I went to the beach looking for peace and quite, hoping to be lulled by the sound of the waves crashing on the shore. I laid on my stomach and softly dozedoff, to be brutally awakened by a portable radio with hard rock and a group of sunbathers that took over the grounds next to me. Bing, bang beep, beep, twang! Where did civility go?

People with more disposable time than you

Went to a fabric store today looking for some fabric for a job that needed to be done immediately. At the register, the lady in front of me had three gift cards with small amounts in each. Additionally, she fished 2 coupons out of her coupon bag. That took 4 transactions to pay. To top it off, she was convinced that a $2.35 tote bag was on sale and wouldn't accept the fact that that was the sale price. After calls, price check-ups, etc., it took me 10 minutes at the register. Hurry up lady!

The Shaker

The shaker is the person who constantly shakes his or her leg. For instance, you're at the movies and happen to have a shaker seating next to you. Your movie gets scrambled with the shaker action. The same happens at the doctor's waiting room or any other close proximity seating arrangement. What about if the shaker is not next to you, but the chair, the desk or the leg hits something that goes tuik,tuik,tuik,tuik! Stop for Christ sake!

Life interrupted

You're sitting down, finally able to concentrate on something you need to do; let's say, something your need to read, or write, and someone else comes to tell you a never ending story. Your mind wanders toward what you were doing. Your colloquist demands your undivided attention. Your mind wins right at the moment when you're supposed to interject in the other person's conversation...Don't you think? is the question and you have no clue what the conversation (or monologue was about)