*#@%$!#^ Headaches

The rationale behind this very special page...

It occurred to me recently that life is just full of nasty little surprises that are, in my humble opinion, worth bitching and moaning about sometimes. Sure, I occasionally devote my Kitchen Table page to my complaints with the state of the world today, but sometimes my complaints don't warrant a whole column. So, in order to relieve my own angst, and perhaps give my internet public a chance to chime in with stories of their own petty nuisances in life, I have decided to devote this page to rants related to life's little headaches.

Let me explain something before you start reading about my complaints. Those of you who know me personally may be aware that I am a big George Carlin fan. Yes, I am very aware that he has a foul mouth. Yes, I know he bashes the military and the government, and Bill is a hardworking soldier, which means that the barbs that Carlin spits out with his sharp tongue are also, by default, aimed at my husband, since Bill works for the organization that Carlin feels so free to criticize. Yes, Carlin jokes about taboo topics like racial harmony (or lack thereof) and mental health (or lack thereof). Yes, he even attacks such sacred topics as sexual violence, churches, God, children, women, and familes! But, as shocking as some of his topics may seem, the man does make a lot of sense most of the time! And one of the things he often talks about is "Life's Little Moments". You know the kind... like when your bank charges you $10 because you withdrew money 5 minutes before they decided that your deposited money would be available for use. Or when someone has a big booger hanging out of their nose and you're trying to come up with a polite way to let them know. Or when someone drives past you in a car and you realize that the underside of it is on fire! That actually happened to me once when I was in college! Yet I had no way to let that poor woman know that she was about to be blown up! I assume she figured it out, though, because later, I didn't hear any news stories about vehicles exploding in the middle of Farmville. And if you've ever been to Farmville , folks, you know that just about everything that happens there is newsworthy. Actually, all three of those scenarios have happened to me at one time or another... But anyway, this page is for times like those. Maybe you too can relate.

Now for my latest bitchfest...

I am happily without complaint right now, probably because I won't be spending the holidays with anyone but my husband. I think that's the ultimate key to peace, love, happiness, and sanity.