What
is one habit or behavior you do which totally annoys others around
you? (Serendipity Bible 10th Anniversary Edition, page 1356).
What
I notice annoys others allows ample room for things that annoy them
severely of which I am blissfully ignorant. But despite the fact
that I may be blind to what are the real killers (flatulence
perhaps?), I have noticed sincere chagrin sometimes to the point of
acrimony regarding two things—my continued defense of President
Obama through thick and thin and my letting it be known that I think
drinking ethyl alcohol in all its forms is harmful and unwise. In
the first instance I am subjected to the anathema that disgruntled
people eject towards Obama. To the contrary I think Obama is a fine
and level-headed dude with sincere concern for the best interest of
our nation—including health care and gun control. But even those
who abjectly hate Obama find it even more repugnant that I don’t
join in the true-blue patriotism inherent in inebriation. Sorry
friends, my hatred of alcohol extends to “manly” brews and
“exquisitely sophisticated” wines. So when you brag about having
a few beers during the game or of sipping the finest vintage at a
California vineyard, be on notice that I flat-out question your good
judgment. It is thus that even my friends sometimes wish I would
just disappear—I add a certain amorphous chill to the room. Hang
in there friends, you’re bound to get your wish sooner or later and
the idiosyncrasies of Wayne Standifer with him will just fade away.
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