Smell you a mile away!

Imagine walking down the street with your four-year-old and you pass by an attractive young lady (perhaps younger than 40) dressed rather nicely. Just after you exchange small smiles and walk on by your four-year-old loudly announces, "Yuck! She smells!". Yes, to your chagrin she has heard you and isn't quite sure how to react, so she opts to continue walking. Sadly, and rather embarrasingly, this actually happened with me.

I do realize that as we grow older our sense of smell is probably #2 on the list of "things gone bye-bye", but since when has it been permissible for anyone to absolutely take a bath in their favorite scent?!? I'm not talking about senior citizens - I'm talking successful young ladies (at least, they appear to be younger than I) whose smell arrives a whole lot sooner than they do. My mother used to tell me, "a little goes a long way"; in fact, Mary Kay consultants teach just that about their makeup line. So tell me why I have to endure about 4-5 different colognes, spritzes, perfumes, and eau-de-toilettes in a stairway, elevator, doorway - even the streets aren't safe! I couldn't begin to imagine trying to conduct a job interview with someone so in love with their "signature scent".

Ladies, some people are genuinely allergic to such strong smells (my newest friend, Cheryl, is one such person); my seven-year-old and 17-year-old actually gag on perfume that smells too strong. Did you actually forget to use deoderant that day, or did you really want people to negatively remember your presence? If someone vaguely smells your fragrance and is intrigued, they will ask you about it, guaranteed. But, if someone can smell your fragrance before you have the chance to walk into a room, don't blame them for their eyes suddenly welling up with tears; chances are, it's not because you had such a good visit last time and just seeing you again makes them want to cry. Onions produce similar effects, but that doesn't mean I want to smell like one. It's really not that attractive.

Lightly, please, on the scents. A little really does go a long way.

XY spell check!

I'm new to the blogging arena, but I guess I can be called an old fart when it comes to reading someone's writing. Everyone's proud of what they write about and want it to be enjoyed, for the most part (unless you're doing what I am, just sounding off). What I really don't like is reading someone's post, or e-mail, and having to dissect the "bad grammar-zero punctuation-talk like you IM or text-the heck with spell check" lingo. Ladies and gentlemen, please! We are all adults, and we should remember that the next generation is reading what we write. It's a shame that in all this rush-rush and hulabaloo that we can't take ten seconds to click the spell check button! I know you took the time to really think about what you wanted to say before sending it, and I want to read your thoughts without having to circle everything in red ink.

Intros!

Hello! I've created this blog as a means of "sounding off" on things that bug me. We all need some place to just scream and rant, and this blog is for that. Please, no profanity on this blog! While you are reading, if anything bugs you (other than my blog, since you know the full intent is to whine), please feel free to post, and I'll open the cheese to go with that whine!