Nervous

Many things make me nervous. I wish they didn't, but they do. I thought I'd take a minute to take a snapshot of them so I would have something to laugh at in a few years. I'm sure this list will look silly when compared to whatever makes me nervous then. Here we go:

• Panhandlers who emerge from dark doorways
• Panhandlers who recognize you
• Bus riders who like to discuss bible verses with complete strangers and by complete strangers, I mean me
• People who get you to sign a petition and then ambush you with eight other petitions (complete with clipboard and pen) they've somehow managed to hide from view
• People who don't blink
• More than speaking in public, the anticipation of speaking in public
• Magicians who ask for volunteers from the audience
• News reports related to terrorists and our preparedness for terrorist attacks
• World leaders who seek nuclear capability
• World leaders who have nuclear capability and plan to test a long-range missile
• World leaders who have nuclear capability, but can't pronounce "nuclear capability"
• Odd specks of an unidentified substance in my coffee
• Cups filled to the brim with hot liquid
• Sharp knives in the dishwasher (A long time ago, I slashed a finger reaching in for a spoon)
• Having to pass cars on a two-lane road
• Big rig trucks that tend to drift
• More than mosquitoes, the sound of mosquitoes
• Mosquitoes who can pronounce "nuclear capability"