- When people say, “You know, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.” Says who? The DSM IV? Nowhere is that the definition of insanity. That doesn’t even make sense. How does that cover schizophrenia? If people are saying it as a joke, then I can get on board. But I swear to you that the people saying it honestly believe that is the textbook definition of the word insanity. And they say it like they spent 6 years getting a doctorate in psychology, and now they’re going to bust some knowledge on me.
- Sleeping when it’s hot. Uuuugh! Man I hate it. The bedrooms in our house have no airflow, so there’s really no way to cool them down. Even with the AC on, the bedroom will be 20 degrees hotter than the rest of the room. You just lie there and sweat and think about how uncomfortable you are. Thank god we’re getting into cool weather.
- Low shower heads. If you are short, this is probably something that just never occurs to you. If the water hits you somewhere between the shoulder blades, it becomes something of a difficulty to wash your hair. I have to stand there with my back in a graceful arc with my hands over my head, like a beautiful ballerina. There is no reason to put shower heads low…it’s not like it’s better for short people to have it closer to the tops of their tiny little heads. Why not start them all at the ceiling?
- Speaking of showers, I can’t stand having the bathroom door open when I’m taking a shower in the cold. I like very hot showers, and I want every ounce of that steam in there! This is apparently mutually exclusive with having children. Somehow Evie *never* forgets to turn the light off when she leaves the bathroom (even when you’re still in the shower), but *always* forgets to shut the door. So now I’m standing in the cold and dark, but I guess at least nobody can see me practicing my shower ballerina moves. The irony is, the second I’m in my clothes I have to throw open the door. Ugh, it’s so hot and muggy and oppressive in there!
- We were shopping at the grocery store on a fairly hot day and we noticed that, although the air conditioning was cranked up to ice cold, they actually had heat in the freezer section. Can you imagine anything more despicable? Obviously they’re doing this for two reasons, #1 you’re not likely to buy ice cream if you’re freezing cold, and #2 if it’s the only warm area of the store you’re bound to linger in that section. But just think of what is going on there. You’re fighting the heat outside with air conditioning, you’re fighting your own air conditioning with a heater, and then you’re fighting that heater with your freezer to keep the ice cream cold. All to get me to buy a half gallon of vanilla? Is destroying the earth really worth it for my $6??
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Shane Halbach 
I believe Einstein quoted your #1 annoyance. He spoke of it in scientific terms, saying that it is insane to perform the same exact task over and over again, expecting different results. Some variable needs to change. As for dealing with crazy people… there are a MILLION definitions for crazy. Most of them are in my family. 🙂
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My friend Chris just pointed out that “doing the same thing and expecting different results” is also the definition of “practice”.
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I get chills when someone tells me the definition of insanity.
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The definition of insanity is Dan.
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And to put a cap on this conversation… my mother REALLY enjoys using this quote. Of all people….
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