LITTLE THINGS . . .

Pet peeves: adults who behave like children, making poor excuses for bad behavior and being rude for no reason and refusing to act their age or even listen carefully to those who advise them to act their age ... people who lack sensitivity about things like (1) if there are sleeping babies, be quiet; or (2) if no one else is spazzing out about a situation, then you probably shouldn't be either so calm yourself; or (3) not everything needs to be pronounced at full volume and at highest drama; or (4) just because someone doesn't say the "right" things or the things that YOU want them to say or think they should say does not mean they are misguided or immature or not thoughtful, and you shouldn't behave and emote in a way that makes them feel that they are ... women who do their makeup in the driver's seat during the morning commute ... really slow and lazy cashiers at the grocery store who throw my purchases around and don't care to pack them up carefully, which is why I now bring my own (nerdy) Whole Foods canvas bag everywhere and pack up my own damn groceries, thank you very much ... people who say they care deeply about something or some issue, but then when are invited to participate in addressing that thing or issue in some big or small way, bow out with a lame excuse or avoid the invitation altogether, making me question why they spew their hot air in the first place ...

More favorite words: devoid ... wahoo ... ambiguity ... enigma ... defenestration ...

Things my tapeworm is craving today: authentic pad thai ... one slice of medium rare porterhouse and two spoonfuls of creamed spinach from Ruth's Chris ... a big crispy salad with chunky vegetables and chopped boiled egg and grilled shrimp ... a margarita on the rocks with salt ...