The other day, I was in the male restroom at work, and a co-worker came in and started talking to me. This led me to start thinking about a blog entry about Male Restroom Etiquette… It is my view that under most circumstances, one should NEVER talk to another man while using the public restroom facilities. Just ask Senator Craig what he thinks about it… (ok, bad political reference… but you had to know it was coming)
After posting my last commentary on Eating Pet Peeves, I felt I needed to say a little something about table etiquette. Some people have it, some people don’t. I feel this has a LOT to do with your upbringing. Do you hold your silverwear properly or do you just shovel food into your mouth? Do you eat slowly and chew your food with your mouth closed, or do you act like a modern day Attila the Hun at the table?
Someone asked me the other day, if I had any pet peeves. Of course I do, but I found out that a lot of them have to do with eating or habits that people have while eating. I eat out fairly frequently, and I was once married to a “picky” eater so I find myself uniquely qualified to compile a list such as this. Feel free to comment on these and add your own.
You may have picked up an undercurrent to some of my posts lately. Happiness. Many people go through life, expecting to be happy, but find themselves stuck in a mundane existance that they just can’t seem to get out of. I was watching a movie last night (ok, it was “Take the Lead” with Antonio Banderas).. anyway, there was a memorable quote that kind of stuck with me:
Pierre Dulaine: You can get what you want.
Rock: No, some people get what they want.
Pierre Dulaine: Those are the people who show up to get it.
Sometimes its not a matter of just showing up, but you have to take active steps toward making your destiny happen. Nobody is just going to give you that car, or job, or million dollars. You are going to have to get it yourself. If you are unhappy with your life, the only person you have to blame is yourself.
Lately I’ve been feeling a bit “unsatisfied” with my life… I can’t pinpoint why that is.. its just a feeling I have. I have this nagging feeling that I need to make some kind of change. So I started looking at my life in terms of what I’m doing to make myself happy. That really should be the goal of everyone. To be happy with their life. Is it to make more money? Find a girlfriend? Change jobs? Live in a comfortable home? Travel?
What I came to realize is that I don’t really know what would or wouldn’t make me happy. So I started to explore my personality a bit more, and try to figure out what that nagging feeling of “unsatisfaction” was. This led me to looking up my Zodiac sign. I’ve known for a very long time that since I was born at the end of May, that I’m a Gemini. I occasionally look at my horoscope, and say, “hmm.. thats cool maybe I’ll be a millionaire today.” And I’ve looked up what personality traits a Gemini is suppose to have… Yep, that fits me.
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I spotted this article over on the lifehack.org about how to start your day. I have to admit that I don’t follow any of these tips, but they certainly seem like a good idea. How to raise the odds that it’s going to be a fantastic day. Who would have thought that grabbing a pop-tart on the way out the door, probably wasn’t the best way to start the day?
On a side note… my digital scale broke over the weekend (no, not from excess weight) because I think the battery might be going dead. I am choosing to see this as a positive thing… now I won’t be obsessing about the pound or two fluctuations in my weight.
