Life in the Gravy
A wordslinger's view of life past 40.. or 50..

Archive for the 'things i hate' Category

Things That Make Me Go .. “GAH!”

November 10, 2009

This post is not rocket surgery.. nor is it meant to offend anyone, although it might.  It’s just me, sitting here, musing about annoyance.
Here are a few things that for me,  produce eye-rolling and unmuttered phrases of disgust.  Why unmuttered.. you ask?  Because I really am too nice (or chicken) to say much of this [...]

Spiders And Bug Spray And Coworkers..Oh My!

June 15, 2009

Warning: This post is about the spawn of Satan. It is about evil incarnate.  Just accept it.
Last week, my close to ideal working conditions took a concerning twist.
One of my coworkers found a large spider under his desk. It freaked me out, but I was able to maintain a modicum of composure.  I use the [...]

Terror has eight legs

September 15, 2007

During a lull on Oprah tonight I went to tidy up the kitchen.. and in a peripheral glance I saw something scuttle across the floor. My heart stopped as it always does under such circumstances.. especially this time of year when one can expect to see an occasional ‘big one.’ It wasn’t as [...]