Where else but a web page could you put all those little things that get under your skin. I mean after all, this is the place I can put any useless information I want to, isn't it? I can see the wave of the future. People write web pages instead of going to therapy because they get to drone on endlessly about themselves and anything else they want to talk about whether is has relevance to another living creature or not. So, without further adieux, these are the some of the things that annoy me (staying away from subjects such as politics or religion).

• Car pool lanes. I don't understand. Someone enlighten me. Do you know anyone that carpools because they have their very own carpool lane now? I don't. And I'm sorry but I just don't think that they've lowered the working age to inclue infants and children. That's who I see in the carpool lanes. Another genius executive decision from our people in the transportation department.

• Please tell me why my shower curtain liner has to accost me every time I take a shower? I feel I have a more intimate relationship with it than I have had in the past with some of my ex-lovers.

• What is it about getting behind the wheel of a car that brings out the worst in me and my fellow human beings. If I look at my own list of pet peeves, it seems that I have lots of aggravation around the automobile. I think it stems from the desire I have for all of us to go back to horses as a mode of transportation. Of course, we'd probably find ways on horseback to display our Machiavellian qualities.

• People on car phones. I've thought about this and I really think the only people that need these are doctors and people in the trades that go from job to job and have to keep in touch with the office. Everyone and their duck has a car phone now. What's up with that? Well, I can't control the herd of people out on the road with car phones but I guess I can control me wanting to yell, "Get off the phone, you pompous so and so".

• Running a close second to those folks on the car phones are the increasing number of people on cell phones. You see them in restaurants, walking around in stores, at the gym, in the bathroom, and any other obscure place you can think of. I think we've been invaded by phone aliens. Oh nooooo!

• People with no sense of humor. Why live?

• Why, I want to know, do people drive with their headlights on during the day. I heard once that they are reminding others to drive safely. I resent that a stranger is telling me what to do for one thing and more importantly, I think they are police cars when I see them at a distance. So turn your headlights off please and I promise to drive as safe as I would if you had them on.

• The things the insurance companies are doing to us lately are enough to make me regurgitate. They are playing with people's lives because their only concern is the financial bottom line. I heard that the insurance companies are encouraging the use of anti-depressants because therapy is more expensive for them to pay for. The drugs are cheaper than the therapy. It's disgusting. Doctors are rewarded by the HMO's for not sending us to specialists. This is something I want to fight and I don't know how. If you have any ideas, please let me know. (Whoops, I guess this is a tad political)
• Snobs of any kind.

• People that take 35 items into the express lane. I think the store should make up a dunce cap that has a flashing red light on the top of it, something comparable to a car alarm going off while the light flashes and make that person wear it. The checker will look at all the items while the mathematically challenged individual ignores the sign, the checker will place the hat on the individual and say - "A few more items than 9, no problem", and place the hat on that person. I don't think we would have to worry about that little problem anymore. Do you?

• People who talk in movie theaters. Are they really arrogant enough to think I paid $7.50 to hear their commentaries? Why is it that I purposely look for a seat around quiet individuals and end up in front of chatty Cathy and Chad. I have embarrassed my dates/friends by telling these people to please be quiet (read - shut up you yahoo).

• One final one and surprise, it has to do with driving. I just really want to know why it takes some people so long to get the signal from their brain to the pedal that the light has turned colors. Is that signal stopping along the way somewhere? It doesn't seem too hard. Light color change, go. Is there a therapy group for people with driving issues? I might look into joining one. If you've made it this far, thanks for hearing my little complaints. Maybe I'll not let them bother me anymore if I know I've finally unburdened myself on enough people but of course, I've probably made you