I think I have a malady: Permanent Annoyance, otherwise known in the health field as PA. This affliction seems to be becoming more of an issue the older I get. My dad always referred to his permanent annoyance as being PO'd.
I never really understood what PO'd meant until I became an older adult. There is a cartoon strip called "The Middletons", that has a permanently PO'd grandmother as one of its characters. She is constantly smashing, hitting, trashing or conking someone or something. She coaches a team of youngsters but her permanently-annoyed personality gets in the way of just about everything and she will never win a Miss Congeniality contest.
What is scary is that the look on her face is a look I think I've seen in recent months.......on my own face when I look in the mirror. I fear that someday I will be the old woman riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle, lower jaw thrust forward, scowl lines etched in her forehead, leaning forward tightly clutching a purse balanced on the middle of her lap.
Recently I paid a not-so-small price for a small jar of some cream that is supposed to soften facial lines. I've used it, faithfully and as instructed, for about two weeks now and I still see no visible difference. The only difference I see is that the volume of cream is diminishing, along with my life savings, while my facial lines seem to be doing just fine, thank you very much. It is no wonder that old women, like the Granny in the "Bumper" strip, have grouchy looks permanently etched upon their faces. I'll bet that Granny tried those costly,expensive creams with no greater success than mine and fell victim to my dad's PO'd-ness.
I just hope that my scowl isn't permanent!
Ancora imparo
An addendum: There are two tried-and-true remedies for maladies such as mine. Puppies and grandchildren.
