Peggy's Pretty Priceless Passing Points

February 10, 2006
1. I have this problem where complete strangers seem to think we are best friends. Monday, it was the strange "about you" friend. Yesterday, some guy in Paris and today some missionary's mom from Arizona. Someone needs to tell these friends that I am really not that friendly. In fact, I'm quite a snob. While I wouldn't consider myself unfriendly, I have enough besties (you all!) and don't really need more.
2. Let's talk about bathroom stalls. Now, you gents probably won't have much sympathy for me, what with the urinal situation and all. (Did I just say "urinal" in church email? I am suddenly very offended that the bathroom stalls in women's bathrooms have these huge gaps in them. Is there some sort of a technical reason for this?? If just anyone can see in the huge gaps, why do we even HAVE walls? The whole thing is just very uncomfortable.
3. While we're talking about bathrooms, let's talk about those faucets where you turn the water on and it runs for however long and then shuts off on its own. If you're supposed to wash your hands for at least 30 seconds (or a minute or whatever it is) why don't they stay on that long so you know that you either still be washing your hands or that you're done? Personally, I sing a song: "Un, deux, trois: je suis un petit chat. J'ai rentré dans un grand château, l'homme m'a donné du gâteau. Un, deux, trois: je suis un petit chat." Inevitably, I get through half of it and the water goes off, then with soapy water I have to push the little thingy down again to get the water to stay on longer so I can get through my song. It's terribly inconvenient.
4. Our marketing department is no longer referred to as "Marketing." It is now referred to as "Presentations." What a lame change. I guess they don't want to give the impression that we "market" the goods we make available to the public since we really don't make a profit. But "Presentations??" Did a bunch of people sit around a table and set the goal to come up with the stupidest possible name? Maybe they all wrote some ideas on a piece of paper and put them in a hat and drew one. I have a friend who named their family dog that way. Webster. (The dog, not my friend.)
5. It is so warm lately. Doesn't even feel like February. I'm starting to get spring fever. You know, where I want to do that spring fever thing? Man, I love fishing.
6. I have no use for cold weather (especially snow) after Christmas. Before Christmas, it's all sweaters and hopes of a white Christmas. Afterward, it just ticks me off.
7. You know what's worse than that? When it's freezing cold on Christmas and there's no snow. That REALLY makes me mad.
8. In the spirit of Friday, I am going to stop now. (See what a rebel I am? If my new besties knew I am such a rebel, maybe they wouldn't want to be friends with me anymore.) Have a great weekend!