2011-05-28: Things I hate...Day 7

Here it is...What you've all been waiting for....The biggest pain in the neck of all...The NH state bird. The Anopheles quadrimaculatus.. Otherwise know as the mosquito...(Go ahead..Look it up!) Yes it's that time once again when the weather is nice enough to be out, but who wants to get bit? Does anyone know of a warm climate without annoying bugs?
Anyway, I took one for the team here. Sat out in the backyard with my closeup lens on and sat there and watched the bugger drain me..

The Damned Mosquito*

So there you go...The most miserable thing of the week... Tomorrow, back to nice stuff. I am away for the weekend at the beach, but can't miss a day now. I've been so good.
Have an awesome weekend.
Em

* Yes, a whole bunch of mosquitos were injured or killed during the filming of this episode.

2011-05-27: Things I Hate..Day 6

Hey, didja ever notice....You go into a store like Lowes or Home Depot (2 of my favorites...I do like to shop there).. That there are maybe 10 checkout lines....and 4 self checkouts...No cashiers...Except the one who has the unenviable task of fixing all the self checkouts that never work...Drives me nuts! There's always some bar code that doesn't work... Or the card reader doesn't work... etcs..Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
If they can't afford to pay cashiers, why don't they rip out the registers and put in a bar...At least I could grab a beer while I'm waiting to pay for my box 'o' stuff. Sign of the times...At this home depot, they have a special spot closed to the store for the cashier of the month....To bad there are no candidates to use this space...I'm standing where someone would be parking if that someone had a job...Or maybe that poor soul fixing the checkouts can't afford a car..

Hey, Getting back to the Bar idea, I have my bartenders certificate...I could even mix my own drink....They wouldn't heven have to pay a bartender..A win win for everybody..

Day 7 (and Last) day of venting is tomorrow...

See ya
Em

2011-05-25: Things I Hate Day 4..WAIT! STOP THE PRESSES!

I was going to entertain you with some more trivial things that I hate, when this news flash came in...I got out on the driving range yesterday! After 2 1/2 agonizing months..(6 if you count the winter) where I could not golf. 2 1/2 because of this dang knee injury. Well, it's gonna happen soon! I got out on the driving range, and hit a bucket of balls, with minimal pain. Woo hoo! The most painful part was walking up the hill to the range, but actually hitting wasn't troublesome...Anyway, just swinging at a ball put me in such a good mood, that I thought I'd interrupt this weeks theme...So something I love....

Hello old friend...

Pheasant Ridge 9th hole

Ah, the sweet sound of the club on the ball! What a joy! The smell of the grass...The non-rainy afternoon! The mosquitos.....WAIT!!! There goes that good mood again....Now I have a subject for another day....

FORE!
Em

2011-05-24: Things I Hate...Day 3

I really don't think of myself as impatient, but one of my irritants is TRAFFIC! I have places to be and things to do....The real peeve is people who drive along under the speed limit yapping on their phone, swerving across lanes...with no consideration for anyone. Grr. And then there's the people who move to the left lane to take a right turn...ARGH!! And it's almost summer and the traffic on the one-lane road to work is going to be jammed packed with tourists with no rush to get anywhere. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!  My blood is starting to boil just thinking about it... (ok em...calm down...)
So in honor of the hated traffic....

Green Light and No-one's moving...

Allright, breaktime is over...back to work where I can go as fast as I want!
Zoom Zoom!

Em

Remember...You can only go as fast as the idiot in front of you... Food for thought, when you're stuck behind me...:-)

2011-05-23: Things I Hate: Day 2

While this particular hated thing isn't happening now, it is still on the list....SNOW! Man we got enough of it this past winter, didn't we? Just makes me want to get out of here more and more....Even the past 2 weeks of rain is not as bad as snow... (but it may make the list by the end of the week)...I need warm sunshine!
Snow can ruin any day...It can even spoil a good golf game, doncha think?

Keep your Eye on the Ball

This was from a couple of years ago in January, but it still is fresh in my mind...Ok, it was actually fun..Jordan and I got out on the course in January...But I still hate snow. To Quote Jimmy Buffett: I Gotta Go Where It's Warm!
More horrible things to come...
Em

2011-05-22: New Theme....THINGS I HATE!!!

Ok, this theme was an easy one once I saw the little critter below.  I was out in the yard exploring and came across it...This is on my top 10 list of most hated things.. SLUGS! Yuck. Never fails....I walk around outside in bare feet and I find slugs. This one however, was safely sitting on top of a mushroom on top of a log.

Just Plain Yuck

Aperture: F/5.6 ; Exposure: 1/13s; ISO-100

As much as I hate it, I did make it look pretty good.

All right...What will make my hate list tomorrow? Stay tuned...

Em