I Hate Monday

Let us today celebrate our shared contempt for rude people, be they co-workers, patients, customers, receptionists, complete strangers in traffic or in stores, telemarketers, bill collectors, or even family members. And let us remember this extremely important fact: rudeness is contagious. But it doesn’t need to be. Fight the urge to return rudeness for rudeness. It is a battle that …

I Hate Monday

In the grand scheme of things, this is certainly no big deal. But still… You know the old maxim that some people can’t walk and chew gum at the same time? That’s hyperbole, of course. But in all seriousness, very few people can look good and chew gum at the same time. Pictured here, a slight (but only slight) exaggeration …

I Hate Monday

Don’t you hate it when someone is talking and you interrupt, and they keep right on talking?

It’s MONDAY!!!

And that, boys and girls, means it’s time for another installment of I HATE MONDAY! Let’s see… what shall we despise today? I know! RUDE PEOPLE. We have flat gone off on rude people before – although we did it politely – in the pages of the Medical Examiner. We called them Retail Terrorists, because they often take their rudeness …

Unlike this

My wife and I were dining in a fine restaurant in Atlanta Saturday night. The atmosphere was great, the food was delicious, the service was impeccable. The place – called Pappadeaux – was packed with happy groups of people; this is a fun place, no question about it. But my wife called my attention to something I thought was bizarre …