The other day, I went out to our car and tried to move the seat back from where my wife had set it. The seat sputtered and stammered, but stayed locked in place—it just wouldn’t budge. To add insult to
Pet Peeve: Politics as Usual (or worse)
A few days ago, I watched the Republican candidates debate (I missed the looser candidate debate because I never saw the announcement that it was being televised) and I’ll keep my observations simple. What I saw and heard was nine
Pet Peeves: Snake Oil Salesmen
The other day, I received an email that was a receipt billed to my credit card. There wasn’t a lot of information other than it was apparently charged through Square (I’m not familiar with them but know they handle credit card
Pet Peeve: People Who Automatically Vote Against Anything that Raises Taxes
It seems like all you hear as elections near these days is “no more taxes”—both politicians and citizens often seem to be in lockstep on this issue. Now, while no one wants to pay out more and more for governmental services,
Pet Peeve: Pandering to the Rich
Right off the bat, let me say I don’t have a problem with people getting rich. People who accumulate loads of money because they inherit it, work hard for it, come up with valuable ideas, or are just lucky are
Pet Peeve: Faulty Switches
This may seem like a small matter to get peeved about, but if I’m right, this will eventually bring down civilization as we now know it. The problem: faulty OFF/ON switches on an endless variety of devices. These are the
Unjustly Fingered
The other day, at a traffic light, the light goes green. I’m turning right. But the car in front doesn’t move. The woman’s on the phone, on another planet, in another zone. Seconds tick by, and I hit my horn.
Pet Peeve: Cost of Living Adjustment
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that your retirement check (or Social Security, or ???) buys a little less each year. Supposedly, to keep your check from becoming worthless within a decade or so, the government has come
Pet Peeve: TV Program Captioning
Like many seniors, I have difficulty understanding the spoken word in many of today’s television programs. I can understand most of what is said, but certain voices give me trouble. Before you ask, yes I have a hearing aid and