Off The Hook
May 13, 2016

Another pet peeve

By Melanie Behrens

Not long ago, I wrote about what I perceived as rude cell phone use. I called that my pet peeve of the moment. I also admitted my biggest shortcoming is being impatient with the world and those people in particular. Recent events have brought my attention to another thing to be peeved about in our s...

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