Irritated.
No reason in particular… just feel like I could whack something really hard. Something. Not someone.
Really good thing I’m not drinking. I wasn’t a happy drunk.
Actually, one problem I’ve been having is this: lately, more often than not, I am not getting return calls or messages from people. Some are friends, some just acquaintances. I’m not talking about the lack of responding in a timely manner- I’m talking not responding at all! What the?? The rudeness and lack of consideration astounds me.
There must be 50 ways to leave a message.
And maybe the above hints of where the problem lies: two problems really. My expectations, for one and two, there are just too many options when it comes to communication.
The good ole days- a telephone. Just call. No answer? not home. Busy signal? on the phone- but at least you know they’re home. Then comes the arrival of answering machines. Ahhh… now the screening of calls begins. So as you’re leaving a message, paranoid self is wondering if there is someone hovering at the other end to see who it is before they commit to picking it up. Caller ID made it simpler- you didn’t need to wait for the message to know who you wanted to avoid. Email arrived soon after that. Or before that? Then cell phones- great- not home? call the cell. Don’t forget to check the cell phone voicemail. Or iMessage if you’re rich enough for an iPhone. Oh yeah, I almost forgot the text messages. OK folks, now we’ve also got Facebook and the countless other social media sites where messages can be left.
Anyone else see how insane this is?
Rant over.
Thanks for listening.
Thanks be to God I’m still sober.
🙏 6/21/17 🙏
Image: By Warner Bros. Entertainment – Screenshots from the original trailer, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27935250