Just because ... in no particular order.

1. If I see more than one or two typos or a huge grammar issue in the first say, eight pages of a book, my relationship with that book is over. Yes, that means I don't continue reading it. I can begrudgingly forgive a few typos over the span of an entire 275-page novel, but if it's within the first few pages it's intolerable.

2. I think Father John's medicine is a form of punishment. This awful medicine is so abusive to taste buds that you will always remember it no matter how many decades it's been since you had it.

3. I judge people really harshly (especially men) who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom. Serious judgment ... like because of this omission they might be serial killers. Okay, so maybe that's a little dramatic. Seriously though, I can forgive a few times when you were in some particular hurry and just didn't wash your hands, but not washing your hands ever after holding your package in place to urinate, especially in a public washroom? No sir. Nasty. 4. Cream-style corn makes me want to vomit. I like corn, but this creamy atrocity is unforgivable. Corn hasn't done anything to deserve being suffocated like this.

5. At one point in my young life, I was certain that I'd be Mrs. Andy Gibb. He made me think about doing very bad things to him. Sidebar: And in a world of people, there's only you and I/There ain't nothing come between us in the end/How can I hold you when you ain't even mine

6. The people who have known me the longest actually don't know me very well.

7. I experience something similar to a panic attack every time I enter a casino. It's a creepy, weird place to me where people seem to turn into zombies before my eyes. Everyone suddenly becomes something I don't recognize when they begin their relationship with those slot machines.

8. People think I'm really opinionated and have no issue telling them my thoughts. While that's true to a certain extent, I do think about people's feelings and have more of a filter than they may realize. I actually censor myself quite a bit. If I didn't, I'd have fewer friends and some family members who would find it difficult talking to me again. So, like most writers, I just let loose in my journals. (Oh boy, who will read my journals?!?! I'd better put a burning plan in place.)

9. I don't want to be wealthy. Don't get me wrong, I'd like enough money to be able to travel wherever I want to anytime I want to, be able to pay my bills and handle any health issue that arises. However, I don't want or need an exorbitant amount of money to be happy and live reasonably well. It's clear when you look at celebrities and other wealthy people that money doesn't buy you happiness. If I had that kind of money - $25 million or more - my life's purpose would be giving away quite a bit of it and helping where it's needed most. Particularly because I take issue with conspicuous consumption and wouldn't want to be that person. Sure, I'd have a few nice things, but it wouldn't be overly obnoxious.

I certainly have more, but until then ... back to whatever you were doing.

lagwriter

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