I have caught myself thinking or telling someone that this or that is one of my pet peeves. which brought me to the question, how many pet peeves is one allowed to have? One? Preposterous! How can one thing be picked out of the millions of juicy tidbits. So here goes, my top ten of the things that drive me bonkers. (The author of this blog retains the right of revision, at any time, of the following list).
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10. When someone comes flying up to an intersection so you wait for them to pass. Then, at the last second, they signal and turn. Most annoying when you then don't have time to pull out because someone else is then approaching!

9. Large scale disagreements in a church over things like playing more choruses than hymns or vice versa. How is that worth destroying the fellowship of a congregation?

8. Throwing popcorn at midgets! Random you say? Well not so random as that I haven't seen it in person. Hopefully this isn't commonplace but needless to say I was taken aback.

7. The mass of clothes on my floor. I think they multiply while I'm gone for the day. I have narrowed down the possibilties to lawn gnomes throwing grenades into my room, random mini hurricanes, or an angry brother.

6. People who give one word answers. Talk about a conversation killer! When my brain actually works enough to formulate a question, take advantage of the opportunity. Wait a sec, maybe killing the conversation is the point. ouch.

5. When someone pushes the handicapped button to open a door for them. How stinking lazy are we! To clarify, the person pushing the button isn't handicapped.

4. Outfitters! If anyone doesn't know who they are, then ask. And not all are bad but a lot are and I'm not a big fan.

3. Not being able to fix something. If there is a problem, regardless of what its is (total math geek) not being able to figure it out and then fix the problem leaves me with no control. Insert your "typical guy" remark here. Which is the second part of this. When I get told "It's ok" or "its not a big deal", or "I'm used to it". Its usually not ok, completely a big deal, and you shouldn't be used to it!

2. When someone has a problem with something I've said or done and won't confront and explain it to me.

1. And numero uno, the big kahuna, the pinnacle of all that is annoying, frustrating, or just drives me nuts is...........................................My complete inability, no matter how hard I try, to say things in precisely the manner in which they were meant to be spoken. AHHHH! so frustrating! Causes so many problems.........I think I should read James 3 a few more times.