peeve, n.
1. A vexation; a grievance or source of aggravation
2. A resentful mood.

I haven’t had one of those “I’m gonna scream my head off!” moments in a while, mostly because I don’t watch television and I don’t get to hear our president talk. My peeves are few, but the ones I have make me want to scream my head off or better yet, scream until someone’s head falls off.

Have you ever walked into a movie theater and sat down only to have someone come and sit right NEXT to you? It’s not like there aren’t any more seats available! For crying out loud, the theater is 90% empty! Argh!

When I see people flinging cigarette butts out of their car window or tossing empty gum wrappers on the floor, I want to zap them into oblivion. What is that all about? Do these minuscule pieces of garbage really weigh too much to carry to the nearest trash can? Argh!

Commercials. Enough said. Then people wonder why our family doesn’t watch television. We won’t even go near the topic of the quality of shows. Argh!

People who chew gum with their mouths open annoy me. Do we really need to see and hear them? Maybe Singapore has the right idea by outlawing gum. Argh!

My next peeve will probably bother my dear friend, Liz, because she actually likes Bush. The way I feel about our (cough, cough) leader is separate from my feelings about her. I will end this peeve by noting a few “Bushisms” as my ending quotes. Dubya! Argh!

"I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well."
~Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2001

"I think the American people — I hope the American — I don't think, let me — I hope the American people trust me."
~Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 2002

"I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure."
~January 23, 2001

"It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency."
~June 14, 2001

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.”
~Albert Einstein