Monday, June 02, 2003

PROMOGUY'S MONDAY MISSION 3.22 1. One thing that really annoys me is when someone at work will just start clipping their fingernails at their desk. In most cases, it is men who do this, which only makes it worse. I can't explain why this grates on my nerves, but when I hear that "click-click-click" of the clippers, I just imagine nasty fingernail fragments flying everywhere. What habit do people have that drives you crazy but doesn't seem to bother anyone else? Most things that annoy me seem to annoy everyone else as well. I guess my answer would be people who chew with their mouth open, especially when they insist on talking while they’re eating. 2. I just had to replace the compressor in my car. That was $400 I didn't have that is now gone. Have you had any expensive car trouble recently? Yeah, I had to replace the brakes on my wife’s car recently. That cost a nice bundle. 3. A friend of mine came over for dinner with us this recently, and brought her baby. At only 8 months he is as cute as the dickens, but when he got hungry, his momma just whipped out her boob for him to start chowin' down on. Among friends or family I can see why she wouldn't be shy, but it still made me a little uncomfortable. I realize it is a natural function and wonderful bonding experience, but I wasn't ready to be a part of it. How do you feel about mothers who breastfeed their children in public? At what age do you think they should stop? I think that there’s a time and a place for everything and most people who will blatantly “whip out their boob” are either doing it for shock value or To Make A Statement. I have no problem with breastfeeding and everyone knows there are ways to do it so as not to raise anybody’s blood pressure. I think it should stop no later than 21 or when you get married, whichever comes first. 4. I was watching the "Antiques Road Show" recently, and the resident "expert" presented the "Atari 2600" game system as a popular collectible. I am now officially OLD! Do you recall the first item from your youth that became an "antique" and made you feel old and how you felt? Or if it hasn't happened, yet, what item do you think it will be and how do you expect it to make you feel? I had an old Royal manual typewriter that used to belong to my mother that I used to type my high school term papers on. When I went to college I replaced it with a Brother manual. I can’t imagine using any of those now. It doesn’t make me feel old, but it is a big contrast to the things my son has. By the way I still have, stored away somewhere, an Atari 2600 and the first video game I ever played was the Atari Pong console. 5. It started raining last night as I was going to bed. Not storming or a hard rain, just a nice rainfall. The pitter-patter of raindrops hitting the window made for a peaceful way to drift to sleep (and also made it hard to wake up this morning). Do you like rainy days/nights? What type of weather makes you feel relaxed? We’ve had so much rain this spring that I’m really sick of it already. Now the only sunny days we can count on seem to be Mondays. I love to relax at the beach, so I would say a nice sunny but not-too-hot day with just the sound of the waves and the seagulls. Leave the radios and the boom boxes home. I even have those sounds on my desktop in my bedroom. Sometimes I put it on and set the timer for 2 hours while I’m falling asleep. 6. We used to joke about the retired couple across the street. Every night, they would pull out their lawn chairs, sit in their driveway and watch the world go by. We laughed about how someone would just waste away their life like that. Now 8 years later, I pull out the lawn chairs and we find ourselves doing exactly the same thing. Life has a way of making one humble. Have you ever found that you have become that which you once ridiculed? Yeah, unfortunately I’ve become more and more of a couch potato, even though there’s nothing on TV that really interests me. 7. Have you ever sent an e-mail to the wrong person? What was the most embarrassing experience you remember? Once I got an email from someone I know spreading one of those bogus virus warnings. It was also sent to a lot of other people. I responded pointing out the warning was false, but inadvertently hit the button to forward to all recipients. I was Severely Chastised for that faux pas. BONUS: You know, you got me spellbound what else can it be? Could it be that voodoo that you do so well? Today's Comment Question: Write a caption for this photo!     Swaziland's absolute monarch has singled out women wearing trousers as the cause of the world's ills in a state radio sermon. Here the King is shown demonstrating the benefits of short skirts.   File under Monday Mission. 9:02:19 PM    Go ahead, make my day  []