Reaction to Random Catalysts

A few blogs ago, I mentioned my ankle injury. Today I finally saw the doctor, but curiously the accident happened a whole month ago. It was better after that first night when I iced it, but off and on it bothered me. The swelling never completely went down. Even so, as I often felt no pain, I also... Sign in to see full entry.

The results of my annual company hearing test reveals to me the same pattern: that my hearing is normal and good except for a loss of an ability to hear high frequency sounds in my left ear. I am told I will never get that back. Hearing is unlike sight. People through pinpoint exercises can... Sign in to see full entry.

Moving around as I did today at work, I thought of the concept of being versatile. Versatility is a strength, but an opposite type of strength is specialization. Which one is better? I think I would be better able to answer this question if I was higher on the ladder of success. Each has its... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday, I made a step toward economizing in the area of my coffee intake (or the step was made for me) when I dropped the periodic shipments of a mail order coffee package. Today, I set out to stretch my coffee further. I am not one to just spring out of bed and zoom off to work. I drink my... Sign in to see full entry.

I called a mail order coffee company that I had decided I had to cancel my membership. But I did not get that far. Instead of receiving customer service prompts, I heard a message announcing that the company had just sent its last shipment. They were going out of business. I felt bad for them, so I... Sign in to see full entry.

I won some pizza but not by winning in the radio contest, "Gender Gap," in which I vied. The radio gives out free pizza just for getting through and making an effort to answer every question. I was skunked today. I don't know anything about Oprah's frequent experts; my answer was "Dr. DuLu." Neither... Sign in to see full entry.

Having put out some of the blogs I have of late, I deem it good timing to address its appearances, what it reflects about myself and what I think about myself. One way my blogs could be regarded is as self-deprecating humor. That is something seen usually as positive. It is good not to take oneself... Sign in to see full entry.

Having my continual problems with my car--the latest being that I have a broken key and no duplicate--I have found it necessary to ride with fellow workers. On the first morning following my car's marooned position in the working plant parking lot, the driver I was riding with, pulled into the space... Sign in to see full entry.

I am glad this month is closing now. It represented to me one stupid mistake followed by another. Not only did I do so many things wrong in regard to my cars, but I also ignored an injury at work. One day early in the month, was stepping down from a fruit-feeding platform on the job, and I went down... Sign in to see full entry.

I am up to my old tricks again, shooting myself in my own foot. In an earlier blog, I made reference to my cell phone/bent tail pipe mistake and my oil filter miscue. Well, I did buy another car, but the trick is to overcome my own stupidity. Last night, I did not power off my CD player. Still, my... Sign in to see full entry.