JeremiahJohnson
Master
Twice in my career and I practiced obsessively. The "international" audience was not televised, it was an international team of whom I was honored to be part. I took it seriously. It was simple, but I got it right. My only complaint - and that's why it's a peeve - is this is an honor and it's supposed to be taken seriously and it never is. Aaron is no different than the thousands that do it daily for ball games from little league on up. It's so commonplace now that the meaning has been totally lost. I wish it wasn't performed at sporting events. The story isn't taught any more, the meaning is lost and it's just as plain as blue jeans and flip-flops.
Such is the makings of pet peeves...they're little things that stick in our necks because they tend to represent much bigger issues. No, misquoting a poem is no big deal. But completely losing our identity, who we are as a nation, what makes the United States different, forgetting our family, friends and neighbors who died to make it happen...re-writing the constitution because it's no longer convenient for some political agenda...I sound like my dad, but getting the national anthem right is a pet peeve for those reasons. It may be irrational to you, but its one of those small things that seems much bigger to me.
