Running With Perseverance

I’m taking a break from my usual positivity to vent about five things that have been annoying me.

1. Jeopardy, Jeopardize.I can never spell these words correctly on the first try. Or the second. I usually resort to typing j-, a few vowels, –p-, a few more vowels, –r– and –d-and let spell check sort it out. I even watched Jeopardy!regularly for years (although Wheel Of Fortune was my favorite game show back in the day).

2. Biscuits & Gravy, Loaded Hash Browns. I hate that these items are on the menu at our office cafeteria. No one who works in an office needs to start their day with biscuits and gravy, or have loaded hash browns for lunch. When I raised the issue with management in the context of our “wellness” programs, I was told that people can make their own choices. Understood, but do we have to make such unhealthy choices so easy?

3. Ineffective Unsubscribe Options.I do my best to “unsubscribe” whenever I get an unwanted email, but some companies make it nearly impossible. The worst was zpizza, who’s “unsubscribe” option took me to a “change your preferences” page that wouldn’t let me proceed unless I filled in even more personal information. 🙁

4. Double Captcha. It’s no secret that I hate Captcha. The old-fashioned type-in-these-minuscule-distorted-numbers Captcha can be frustrating if I get the numbers wrong (is that a 7 or a 1?). The more popular check-the-box Captcha is a nuisance but I usually get that one right. What there is no excuse for is the select-all-the-images-of-X Captcha.

The pictures are not very clear,
and you have to scroll down within the widget to find them all.

I read your blog. I wrote a comment. I typed in my name and the URL of my blog. I checked the box. Do I really have to take a quiz?

If you have Captcha on your blog, please make sure it’s not doing this to your readers! 

5. Being Injured. You knew this one was coming, right? After a heatwave at the end of May, we’ve had the best running weather, and here I sit, icing my foot and waiting for the bone to heal! As I head into indoor cycling class, I am jealous of the runners who cross my path. As I look out my office window, I am jealous of the runners cruising by. As I drive home from work, I am jealous of the runners along the bike path. The pain in my foot tells me I still have a long wait ahead, but when I can run again I will be grateful for every mile!

I’m adding this post to the Wednesday Word link up. I hope it’s not too annoying if you’ve read it already. 😉

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Is there a word you always have trouble spelling?

Is there something annoying you this week?