Why do navel oranges have a navel and Valencia oranges don't? I could see the sense if navel oranges did a belly dance or they were decorated with a jewel or if the navy served them exclusively. Do Valencia oranges sing that sprightly song, "Valencia?" Something to wonder about.

        Why do I save those bread twist ties in my kitchen junk drawer? It's not like hoarding food in case of a famine and I'm not cornering the market so I can increase the value of them. Admittedly, they do come in handy to secure suitcase zippers since you can't lock suitcases any more. But I usually need some after I've pitched my cache.

        Why does tuna fish come in such small cans? Is it because people really don't like tuna so it's marketed to suit people who detest tuna salad and tuna casserole but feel duty-bound to eat them once a year? Let's face it ~ a little tuna goes a long way! Perhaps people buy tuna fish so they'll have a handy biscuit cutter when the Bisquick gets put into action! You just cut out the bottom of the can, and there you are!

        And who gave tin can manufacturers the right to make rounded edges on the bottom of cans? Sure, they stack better; but now you have to make sure you open a can right-side up! Who cares?

        Why are the buttons on most remote controls so small? Can't they just make the remotes larger? (Remote control button people move on to even meaner jobs making buttons on cell phones, I do believe!)

        Why is there usually one wheel on a grocery cart that insists on going sideways? Frankly, I believe those affected carts are secretly programmed to steer you to the ground sirloin rather than the ground beef.

        Why do people insist on filling up at the gas station in the aisle I want? Don't they know that I have to be parked to the right of the pump? And why don't they leave off that silly last 9 on the price advertised? (We're not fooled.) Round up!

        I'll admit to being fussy about the way bath towels and wash cloths look on towel bars. I do not like having Martha Stewart's name or Martex tags showing in my bathrooms so I spend precious time finding those pesky tags and putting them to the wall. I wonder why companies insist on sewing their identification into the hem seam instead of using just a few tacking stitches.

        I know why labels are sewn on with itchy thread at the neckline of clothes. So we won't lose the washing instructions! Give us a break! Those labels show through thin material and get cut off or else they stick up and annoy our necks.

        Those pasted-on labels on mattresses also drive me nuts! And I'm liable to be arrested for removing tags from pillows. I wonder why no one ever asks me for my many opinions.

        Curious minds want to know.