ARROGANT AFFLUENTS: I am so tired of small people with big wallets and good connections who think just because they view themselves as more valuable than others, they can complain loudly to the right people and put other people’s livelihood at risk. I cannot count the number of close calls I have had with this crowd, and – to be quite honest – it’s pathetic. Half of the time, it is an issue so inconsequential that it would appear these pompous people simply need an excuse to flex their muscles.
INSURANCE COMPANIES: I have a toothache. I do not have enough money to see a dentist and my experience with dental insurance is that it’s a sham. Why can’t my medical insurance cover it? If something happens to my spleen, my heart or my lungs they will cover it. Would it be asking too much to cover my teeth and my eyes as well? Why do I have to pay separately depending on which part of my body ails me?
PARTISANSHIP: I would like to go to sleep and wake up after election season is over. I have friends on both sides and I’m tired of hearing the venom espoused by both major parties. Every four years we go through this and in four more years we will be doing it again. The fact that each time campaign ads run, candidates skew the truth, promises get broken and people are disappointed in the president they have elected, seems lost on us.
UNCERTAINTY: I don’t know how the bills will get paid each month. I don’t know what my wife’s health will be like each day. The whole thing has caused me to be a bit depressed of late. I have deep control issues and questions like this are too big for me to handle right now. It’s driving me up the wall.
LACK OF MOTIVATION: Due to the aforementioned slight depression, I haven’t been terribly motivated to do anything this week. This also has driven me up the wall. I feel I could be much more productive than I seem to feel like being this week.