10 Things That Annoy Grant Barnes

Pastor Grant Barnes and DeSay Judd

Ten Things that Annoy Pastor Grant Barnes

1. The horrible drivers in Dallas, Texas; perhaps the worst drivers on the planet.

2. People who mispronounce the word “nuclear.”

3. People who think that the best way to win an argument is to yell the loudest.

4. Songs that I absolutely hate, yet inexplicably know the all of the words to, and then subsequently get stuck in my head. This happens with alarming frequency.

5. When professors at seminary say to make sure that you make time in your schedule for self-care, and yet assign more reading and more papers than any other professor in my schedule.

6. Unannounced spoilers.

7. People who think that the King James Translation of the Bible is the only good translation out there.

8. James Joyce. While I am aware that he’s one of the “greatest writers of the 20th century,” this does not mean that I have to be a fan, Every English Professor Ever.

9. People who decide education policy that have not stepped foot in a classroom in years.

10. Internet comment sections.

Grant Barnes is a Local Pastor at Wallace UMC in Canton, TX, a seminary student at Perkins School of Theology, SMU, and an avid blogger and aspiring theologian. You can check him out at http://nerdcoretheology.com/.

10 Things That Annoy the Rev. Robert Stroud

The Rev. Robert Stroud

Ten Thing That Annoy the Rev. Robert Stroud

1. Ignorant drivers risking the lives of the innocent while they try to chat on their cell phones, shave or don makeup.

2. Ignorant drivers risking the lives of the innocent while they try to drive with their dogs on their laps.

3. Ignorant drivers.

4. Living out in the country (which I thoroughly love, but) where I can only get a dsl connection to the internet.

5. Random official “weigh-ins,” which determined suitability for continued employment. (I served a quarter century as a chaplain in the armed forces.)

6. A Federal Reserve Bank which is not actually operated by the federal government and prints hundreds of billions of dollars whenever the mood strikes them.

7. Clergy who haven’t read a book or theological article since they graduated from seminary (or Bible college, or high school).

8. People who think I should wear a suit or a tie when it’s not absolutely necessary.

9. People who say they would like the writings of C.S. Lewis like the Chronicles of Narnia “if he wasn’t so religious.”

10. Anyone without a sense of humor.

The Rev. Robert Stroud is a retired USAF chaplain who blogs at mereinkling.wordpress.com and edits the online journal, Curtana: Sword of Mercy, available at http://www.justwar101.com

10 Things That Annoy David Justin Lynch

David Justin Lynch

10 Things That Annoy David Justin Lynch

1. Smokers

2. People who don’t like male altos

3. People  who don’t like incense

4. Non-lawyers who think they know the law

5. People who reason with their emotions

6. Social Conservatives

7. Airplanes & Airports

8. Country Clubs

9. Rock “Music”

10. Priests who celebrate Mass without a chasuble

David Justin Lynch,  an attorney by trade and a progressive Anglo-Catholic, loves to swing thuribles and sing alto. He lives with his wife, Beeper, and two dog-daughters, Hoochie and Bailey, in Palm Springs, California.

10 Things That Annoy Syd Salsman

Syd Salsman

10 Things That Annoy Syd Salsman

1. Headaches

2. Calvinism

3. The online registration website that is unclear about what textbooks are required

4. Any variation on the phrase “We don’t need libraries anymore, we have the Internet!”

5. Decaf

6. Homo/transphobia

7. Vacuuming. Loud and ineffective, also frightens the dog.

8. Temperatures over 80 degrees

9. Afternoons. I am somehow a morning and evening person, but this means I cannot handle the Long Dark Teatime of the Soul.

10. Animal cruelty

Syd Salsman is a student, cradle Episcopalian, and aspiring librarian from Northern California who is annoyed by more than 10 things. He is also annoyed at himself for being so easily annoyed.

10 Things That Annoy Belinda

10 Things That Annoy Belinda

1. Massachusetts residents that reply to “my hello” with a rude and annoyed look as to say “do I know you, how dare you say hello to me!”  Obviously I am from the South and we have manners.

2. Motorists that do not get into the left lane (if they can) to allow a car coming from the off-ramp to get onto the highway.

3. Motorists that do not use turn signals.

4. Motorists that leave turn signals on.

5. Motorists not giving a courtesy wave when they are let to go first, etc.

6. Motorists that ride your back bumper.

7. Motorists that flash their high beams so you get out of their way. I found this out the hard way. I thought it was a police car.

8. Shoppers allowing small children to run wild.

9 . Too many baby strollers in the stores around the Holidays. My feet have been run over too many times.

10. Text messaging while walking into you.

And since she just couldn’t stop after 10 things, here are another eight:

11. Loud cell phone conversations.

12. No “courtesy” flushes.

13. Cigarette smokers that think blowing smoke in your face is your problem and not theirs.

14. Rude telephone manners in a business. Are they not trained or is everybody here that way.

15. Shoppers not saying “excuse me” first to a store worker when asking the where an item is and not bothering to say thank you.

16.  People assuming animals are stupid – too many people do here.

17.  Trash on the highways – trash on the ground right next to a fairly empty  barrel.

18.  People rush too much and think they are more important.

Belinda lives in South Weymouth, Massachusetts with her husband and cat. She refuses to let herself get down by some of the unfriendly people she has crossed paths with. As she puts it “I continue to smile and say hello.”

10 Things That Annoy Ruby

Ruby

10 Things That Annoy Ruby

1. Not being allowed to play in the crawl space under the house

2. Baby gates or any other in-house barriers – of course I can climb over them, but that’s such a nuisance!

3. Plain crackers masquerading as dog treats

4. Medicated baths for my skin allergies

5. My skin allergies

6. Rain

7. Being called inside when I want to stay out

8. The words “wait,” “stay,” and/or  “no,” followed by my name

9. Alice Jeanne, who barks TOO much (see her list below)

10. Standing still for photographs, and no, I do not want to smile for the camera

Ruby came to Sanctuary House after being abandoned and lost in the woods. In spite of the fact that she did not want her picture taken, she is full of fun, adventure, and playfulness, and has discovered that there are many things in life more fun than chasing rabbits in the underbrush.

10 Things That Annoy the Rev. Dr. Gawain de Leeuw

The Rev. Dr. Gawain de Leeuw competing in a spicy wings eating contest

10 Things that Annoy The Rev. Dr. Gawain de Leeuw

1. Lowfat Yogurt.

2. Toe fungus.

3. The Transportation Security Administration.

4. Commercials before two minute YouTube videos about kittens.

5. That sugar is in everything.

6. The excuse, “I can’t sing.”

7. Liturgical Ministers who arrive 15 minutes before mass. That’s late.

8. My phone’s battery life.

9. Cheap beer. Specifically post-prohibition American style light lagers. What’s the point?

10. The question “How’s the flock?”  Two words:  Lamb Stew.

The Rev. Dr. Gawain de Leeuw serves in a pastoral church in Westchester county.   He reads Girard, drinks IPAs, and shamelessly cooks with butter. He Blogs at The Divine Latitude.