Reaction to Random Catalysts

As bitter as the memory remains for many Americans when President John F. Kennedy was killed, today marks a half century since any United States President has died in office--seeming therefore to put to a complete rest the Indian curse alleged to have been levied against the office. The curse--that... Sign in to see full entry.

The local community where I live is on another drive of awareness to instill in bikers the importance of making themselves visible at night. Key things to have for such visibility is a night light, a back reflector, and reflective clothing. I do not have any of those things. Instead, I have come up... Sign in to see full entry.

I consider myself a good Scrabble player, but sometimes I make the mistake of locking in on a word play. This cost me in a recent game. I was a little behind with a few tiles to play. Finding a place where I could play my three remaining tiles, I locked in on that place. Then my opponent played, but... Sign in to see full entry.

It would be like riding a bicycle, I thought--in regard to returning to ice skating after more than twenty years. I remembered almost flying down the ice when I had ice skated in a Los Angeles area ice skating rink in the late 1980s. Yesterday I returned to the rink, only because I had received a... Sign in to see full entry.

Pencils are eraseable and that is the only reason I use them at all. I prefer mechanical pencils to regular pencils, because regular pencils have to be sharpened and resharpened. Mechanical pencils, unfortunately, are only a cut above. Eventually the lead runs out, and you have to put in another... Sign in to see full entry.

C for Roman Numeral 100; CT for Connecticut; CTY for City; CNTY for County; CNTRY for country. B for sub-rate, low-budget movie; BC for Before Christ; BCE for Before the Common Era (an atheist, politically correct term); BSE for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy--"Mad Cow Disease." D for the Denver... Sign in to see full entry.

On Mike and Mike In The Morning, Mike Gollic and Mike Greenberg discussed possible ways the quarterback could be protected, in light of the numerous quarterback injuries that have occurred in the National Football League this season. The two sports radio talk show football analysts asked listeners... Sign in to see full entry.

Finally, the reimbursement is coming to me from Labor and Industries. But it is not coming all at once. Since I paid separate bills to the different departments and specialists for my hernia examination and surgery, the reimbursements are coming likewise in that piecemeal fashion. The one I received... Sign in to see full entry.

Impulse purchases seem to find their way into the basket whenever one shops at Trader Joe's. I went away with two unplanned purchases from there yesterday--Japanese Black Fermented Garlic and English Toffee. Other items on various trips have also grabbed me, including Scottie Dog licorice,... Sign in to see full entry.

In observing the latest sexually suggestive promotion of Obamacare, I conclude that a political position either falls on one side of values or the other. Liberals have tended to brand conservatives as prudes and theocrats. But what do liberals do? They try to dictate to you what you can eat and... Sign in to see full entry.