Just some random "pet peeve" bitching for today...
Over the weekend I attended the last AZ Diamondbacks game of the season. We have season tickets and with that have certainly had plenty of experiences sharing our "air space" with obnoxious fans of the opposing team. But on Sunday, a particular St. Louis Cardinals fan just pretty much threw me over the edge. His constant supportive yells or disses/jeers had me continually jumping out of my seat. I don't think I could possibly raise my voice to those levels even if I was trapped in a room with Bill O'Reilly *AND* Ann Coulter. One time, I even felt a "whoosh" of fist pump air breeze past the little hair I am still fortunate to have on my head.
I know that I am asking WAY too much for people to actually be polite/respectful at a sporting event. The guy had the right to cheer on his team as much as anyone else in the ballpark. But did he have the right to make everyone around him miserable? But then again, maybe it was just over-sensitive me. I seemed to be fairly alone in sending off my own negative non-verbal volleys -- so maybe I just need to bring an extra dose of patience or buy a beer (or two) next season.
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Kudos to my most recent dental hygienist. She was able to use both her hands during my latest cleaning! For about a year's time, I seemed to have hygienists who would leave the suction tube dangling from the side of my mouth for what seemed like hours. I know it is difficult to efficiently work with two hands (I certainly could not do it), but I really hope that this would be a skill that is looked highly up in dental school.
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What do you think is the primary reason someone walks into a Super Cuts hair place? Yesterday, I walked in and was eventually asked "Can I help you?" I responded with the hopefully the standard reply "I'd like to get a haircut." This was greeted with a somewhat blank stare... as if I asked the poor girl that I wanted her to rotate my tires. We eventually settled that I just wanted your basic/no-frills 8.5-minute chop and began what was a thankfully chit-chat-free quickie cut.
