Linda Lewis Griffith

We all experience unpleasant moments in our relationships. A husband may go car shopping with his friends and come home an hour later than planned, forcing an embarrassing change in the couple’s dinner reservations. Or a girlfriend adopts a new puppy even though her boyfriend would prefer no more pets.

At a ecent multi-generational gathering, we began talking about ways that we waste time. We unanimously agreed that cell phones, social media and the Internet were responsible for countless misspent hours.

We all know about grumpy old men. They’re the irascible geezers who complain about their food, snap at their wives and are perpetually unhappy about everything.