I know I'm not supposed to be rude. But. There are a few things bothering me. Simple, nothing earth-shattering, nothing serious, but just like the hair on the back of your neck after a fresh haircut. Like the plastic thread in tags on clothes that rubs you where you don't want. Like the particle caught in your teeth after brushing, flossing, digging, gouging, squishing, sloshing that won't touch the impediment.

So let me get started. Last night before heading to bed, I read a FaceBook post touting the song "Sugar, Sugar," one of my all-times most detested songs. I rudely shared my feelings with the poster, whose feelings I hurt. But I usually compliment him, so after a brief reply of apology, no harm done. Earlierhe had posted about "Conjunction Junction" which helped him learn grammar.

I don't know if he knows or not, but it's almost never grammatically correct to say, "I felt badly". I've addressed this before. It's "I felt bad." The only exception, repeat the only exception is if one has lost the sense of feeling in his fingers. Ok. No more, then do I expect to hear or read that from anyone who knows me.

A little over a week ago, our neighborhood had our annual Spring party. This year it was a "Fifties Party". Unfortunately, not about our ages, but about the 1950's. Music was sung, some featuring Elvis.

At our table, "Love Me Tender" was sung affectionately by one current across the street neighbor to our former next door neighbor. Both men. It was very funny and since I observed it, I will be laughing to myself about it for a long time. Without knowing these two guys, it won't even seem funny to any of my readers, but trust me, it was. Now, what bothered me is once again the grammar. It should be "Love Me Tenderly." Love is an action verb (I know, unrequited, it's inaction, but the only other kind of verb is linking, and unrequited is not linking), so an adverb, ending in -ly is required. Elvis wrong after all these years? You bet.

So those are my gripes. Or you could say I can't get no satisfaction today.