Random Observations

A couple of random observations I wanted to post today.

First, in regards to the Brier.....the other night (I think it was maybe Sunday), Alberta and Kevin Martin were about to decide on a shot. Before they did, Kevin shouted down to his front end to ask how much of the one opponent rock they could see. The answers were priceless. Johnny Mo, Ben and Marc all told Kevin different fractions - there was a 2/3, a 3/4 and a 7/8. All are pretty close to the same anyway....but it was funny the three different answers. On that note, go Team Alberta! That Thursday night 6 pm matchup between Ontario and Alberta is shaping up to be a dandy!

On a completely unrelated note, you know what really grinds my gears? People saying 'how are you'. Why is this the new thing that everyone has to say? It seems like every single conversation now starts with "Hi, how are you?" or "Hi, how's it going?"......do we really care how the other person is doing? I know I generally don't. And if I really did, it wouldn't mean anything to ask anyway because people are constantly asking the same stupid question.

This is bad enough, but at least we usually get away with a quick "good, yourself?" or "good and you?". But some people feel they can't let you off the hook that easy. We get phone calls at work often where you can tell the guy on the other side of that phone is just ITCHING for you to ask him. He'll even set you up with a "Hello, how are you?".....and as soon as you respond with the classic "Good and you?", it's already too late. This type of person will now respond with something along the lines of "I've been better" or "Pretty terrible"...and you just KNOW what is coming next. A huge story of why that person's life sucks so bad today. If this is someone I know, MAYBE I care....and maybe I don't. But when it's someone I don't even know, do I really care? Not at all. I don't care if your dog died, your wife's mean to you and your car has a vibration at 110 km/h. Well, maybe the third item, because I can fix that. But the other two items, you are on your own.

Can we please, as humans, come up with a different way to greet people?