Today’s subject is pet peeves—more specifically, those that struck a nerve with me in last night’s presidential debate.

Let me begin by listing a few of my pet peeves: Tardiness; the phrase “my bad” uttered by anyone over the age of 4; negativity; rude behavior, such as interrupting and finger-pointing (literally); dishonesty; obfuscation; and the failure to answer a question. To paraphrase the title of a Meat Loaf song as it applies to last night’s debate and these pet peeves: Five out of seven is bad. (more...)