Apostrophe abuse, cell phone zombies, and other pet peeves…

Apostrophe abuse-plural names are not possessive just because there’s an “s” at the end! The Zolotar’s-really? No! The Zolotars are adamant about this. Even the Zolotars’ cats, Fletch and Tyrone, probably know this and they don’t even have thumbs.

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Also, spell check will not pick up on mistakes like this beauty, which I found in an elementary school newsletter.

“Principle’s Bulletin”   -a wonderful letter written by the school’s leader.

I also loved seeing this letter written to parents at a local school about a holiday project undertaken by the second, third and forth grade teachers.  School-related errors make me the saddest.

I’ve been known to correct errors an small signs with a Sharpie if there’s no one around.

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Clueless zombies who stare at their phones when they walk across parking lots or down the street.  If I hit these idiots, I would be at fault, so I have to be extra vigilant because they don’t watch where they are going.

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People that drive Hummers and monster trucks who have handicapped parking placards make me crazy-even though I know that it should not bug me. Disabilities can be invisible, like I know MS can be, but I still wonder how the hell a disabled person who needs special parking can climb into a vehicle that high of off the ground.

Another serious annoyance are people that park over the blue striped lines of a van accessible handicapped spot.   I need every inch of space to get my ramp down and get into my car.  I also have things to do, so blocking my car entrance is like sealing the doors shut on a regular car so that the driver can’t enter.  Just don’t.

Environmental hypocrites- don’t tell me I need to conserve when you have a private jet and a mansion. Leave my straw alone!