Saturday, June 13, 2026

Feeling Peevish

 I begin each morning by checking my email. Today I had five (5) more unsolicited emails, three from politically-focused entities trying to tell me how to think and two from a financial blog telling me how to invest my dwindling funds. Oh, and then there are the additional emails hawking their products simply because I have shopped at their store or online.Charlie Brown Aaugh! Square Snoopy Card - Paper Tiger

I could go on and list more of my peeves. I bet we all have lots of them. Many, many niggling irritations! 

Just for the heck of it I looked 'peeve' up in the thesaurus. (I remember the thesaurus that sat on our bookshelf in the hall when I was a kid. The one with the corner of the paper cover torn, and curled back. The book that had magical words in it!) I enjoyed seeing just some of the synonyms for 'peeve':

thorn

ruffle

vexation

bugbear

botheration

tribulation

fleabite

albatross

hair shirt

Ah, such fun. Now I feel better. I don't feel quite as dandered! 

Thanks for reading! What exasperates you?



2 comments:

  1. I am inundated with texts asking for money. I'd need more money than I have to fulfill the requests. Mark has the ABC morning show on when I get up. The twitter-twatter--hahahah higher pitched voices they use drives me up the wall. I know, but really?

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  2. botheration is a great word. I do not get the political emails...lucky me! What aggravates me the most is making a phone call and the automation!!! grrrrrrr

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Feeling Peevish

 I begin each morning by checking my email. Today I had five (5) more unsolicited emails, three from politically-focused entities trying to ...