Just when I thought the time was right...

...and it may be, yet, I changed my mind.

You see, among the things I've come to believe over the years is that complaining is a waste of time.

That said, the meaning of the verb "to complain" must be clarified. A statement made with a specific goal of ameliorating a situation or condition is not what I have in mind when I talk about "complaining." For example, if a hotel gives me a keycard that doesn't work, informing the front desk that is does not work is not, strictly speaking, what I consider "complaining" in the statement I make above.

On the other hand, I think a statement such as "I can't stand it when people do <whatever>," is a complaint in the sense I have in mind, because all it does is express frustration, which is not what I consider a healthy emotion. In my opinoin, it is better to simply let it go, or better yet—to work out specific steps that are intended to ameliorate some situation having to do with a specific person (much like the situation where one goes to the front desk to request another keycard).

So that said, I'm just going to drop all of what I was going to complain about—I will allow myself to say only that it would have been epic!—into my mental trash bin and forget about it!

Life is too short, y'dig?.

Cheers...