Signpost up ahead: you are entering the land of irkdom…

Every once and a while I make a mental list of what has recently irked me. Today I thought I’d share the most recent list with you. Who knows? Maybe these things irk you too. And maybe I’ll make this a regular feature.

Item 1: Gum-smacking waitress in a restaurant. I suppose I should be PC and say waitperson? Somehow this smacks me as unhygienic. What’s the problem? Does she need to keep the saliva going so she can spit in my food? I hadn’t even tipped her yet!

Item 2: Young gen-Xer passing me...