A Little Ranting

Ok, this is the post where I rant about things I hate.

1 Roadside shrines to an accident.

This is the thing. I am constantly driving by intersections and seeing little shrines of flowers, signs, crosses etc, presumably the spot of a fatal accident. It drives me bonkers. Sometimes I am tempted to tear or cut down all these shrines. The fact is we are all going to die. I mean I am sorry that someone has lost a loved one in an accident but the fact is when we get behind the wheel of a car, there is a risk. A risk that we or someone else in another car is not paying attention or a mechanical part will fail. There is a risk that when we eat or drink, we will choke or when we fly, the plane will crash or even just standing in our backyard that something from the sky will fall on our heads. There is a risk that we will die from something everyday. And let me clue you in, in case you haven't figured this out already, we are all going to die someway somehow. We will die in one of four basic ways. We will die from the wearing out of our bodies due to old age, prematurely from a disease or an act of violence or an act of nature but inevitably, we will all die. So why memorialize your loved ones death scene? It is maudlin. Remember the good memories and what they meant to you, not where they died.

2 Wannabe cyclists in spandex.

I see people cycling with all the spandex gear who are clearly not going to be pursuing Lance Armtstong's Tour-de-France record. If you don't have the kind of body that comes from the grueling training routine of a professional althlete, then don't wear spandex.
All I see is a usually middle aged overweight blob who doesn't see themselves in the mirror. You are kidding yourself into thinking that time is frozen and that you look as good as you did when you were young. Cycle all you want but have mercy on the rest of us who have to look at you in those ridiculous clothes. Please Stop!!!

3 Overly familiar and chatty co-workers.

I hate inappropriate workplace discussions especially with that odd person in the office. In my case, I work at an outsourced call center where there is way too much time on our hands and we have nothing else to do but talk. The odd person in my office is Alice. First Alice is grossly over weight and she wears very tight clothing that displays every kind of blobby digsuting fat. I have to force myself to not look at her before the look of revulsion crosses my face but to add to her appearance, is the problem that she has an annoying childlike personality. She constantly brings up conversational topics like bodywash, her problems with diabetes, all her personal problems with her in laws etc. She also has a habit of trying to work her way into the personal problems of others. Ugh, ok so maybe my rant in this case is about this person, so sue me.

4 Forgetting what else I want to rant about. More to come I am sure