Does It Annoy You

With all the major things going on today of great concern to you, such as your health, your family and your finances not to mention the day to day news such as Sasha and Malia meeting the Pope, the Burr Oak cemetery grave robbing and the disturbing news that 71% of Republicans polled support Sarah Palin for president, it's a wonder that any of us have time for the daily annoyances of life. But maybe it's therapeutic to just forget everything else noted above and concentrate on what does annoy you. Naturally TNB is similarly annoyed by things like:

• TV weathermen who make absurd long range forecasts that everyone forgets about and are never required to say "I was wrong" (A great job indeed)
• Drivers who cannot pull out of parking spaces in already highly dangerous shopping centers without being on their cell phones ("I just bought some bagels")
• Physicians who develop "boutique" practices so they can charge their patients an annual "encounter fee" (Does it count if you encounter your doctor say in the restroom of a restaurant?)
• Fellow moviegoers who are nice enough to let everyone else in on their analysis of the plot by talking loudly in the theater ("I think the butler is really a spy")
• Solicitation calls for ominous sounding but often only marginally legitimate organizations such as the Police Protection Association (Implication= don't contribute; watch out next time you need help)
• Bank fees for routine transactions that are so excessive that customers are inhibited from using necessary services (Why pay $50 to stop payment on a check for $40 that may have been lost?)
• Late night talk shows such as David Letterman's which never tell the viewers that they are about to watch a repeat ("I thought it was weird that the monologue was about Hillary vs. Barack")
• "Friends" who have not yet accepted last November's election results and insist on sending the same ludicrous E-Mails as were commonplace during the campaign ("Obama really is the Manchurian Candidate")

This list is only partial at best. What really annoys you (including The Normal Blog)? Let TNB know. Material for future posts is always welcome.