Saturday, May 09, 2026

Why Is It ...

… that most people don’t realize the world would be a better place if everyone took a chill pill, and it would get even better if some of them choked on it

… that most people don’t realize that fake laughing with a client is a highly prized job skill

… that I spend a lot of time wondering if I’m going to let it slide or start something when we all know I’m going to start something.

… that the older I get the easier it is for me too look at a situation and say, “Yeah, I’m out.”

… that I am so anti-social that I will reschedule the same phone call eight times hoping they’ll just text instead.

… that I actually love it when people think they’re punishing me by not talking to me

… that sometimes simply saying “Hi” can be the beginning of three years of trauma and so that’s why I don’t reply.

… that people need to know that my body is a filter; coffee goes in and sarcasm comes out.

… that hitting the gym to relieve stress is never quite as effective as hitting the people who stressed me out in the first place.

… that you should forgive your enemy but never forget the bastard’s name

21 comments:

  1. All good, but fake laughing is the best, and sadly so true.

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    1. I will say I have mastered the fake laugh.

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  2. I was SO good at fake laughing. I even fake drank.

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    1. I have a friend who once said something to me and I fake laughed and she nearly killed me.

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  3. Anonymous10:30 AM

    the dog's mother
    xoxo :-)

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  4. I definitely prefer a text over a call. I didn't like talking on the phone even before we had texting!

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    1. I'd send a letter by Pony Express before I'd call.

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  5. That last point gave me my first belly laugh of the day!

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  6. Oh yes dear. I am all about " the world would be a better place if everyone took a chill pill, and it would get even better if some of them choked on it."

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    1. It's called "thinning the herd."

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  7. Life would certainly be better if a number of people choked on a damned chill pill.

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  8. More evidence for the clinical psychiatrist you will meet when you finally flip your lid Bob.

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  9. One of the joys of getting old, is being able to say, no.

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    1. It is one of my favorite things.

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