Reaction to Random Catalysts

Twenty-five. That is the number of states I have been in, if I count liberally. Years ago, my brother told me my claim on Utah did not count, since at that time my only presence there was a layover at the Salt Lake City airport. I argue, though, that while airports may be somewhat cosmopolitan they... Sign in to see full entry.

Two lovers on a bus seat, one who went to high school with me. Such was the case with the movie I have been watching the latest-- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Actually, that was a movie I saw a long time ago, but I was unaware that my classmate had a small role in it. For that reason, I put the... Sign in to see full entry.

It makes for a short night when the regular work shift is then followed by a safety meeting and on the same night I also have to fill up with gas and buy a few items in the grocery store. Sign in to see full entry.

Obama spoke some truth when he spoke at the 50th Anniversary of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech. I will admit that I did not tune in at the first, but later when I caught it I obliged myself to listen. What stood out to me was when Obama said that to not recognize that... Sign in to see full entry.

My left foot was sticking to my bicycle pedal as I was cycling away from the park. This puzzled me. What could I have stepped into? I hoped it was not what I feared it was. When I came to a stop, I was able to determine that it was pitch from a tree. That stuff is so sticky that if you get it on... Sign in to see full entry.

A fellow disc golfer had warned me to stay clear of disc golf course V.Y., because its pond is a magnet for straying discs. So what did I do? Today I was in the vicinity of V.Y., so I decided to golf there to see what it was like. From the start, I did not like it as much as the regular course that... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday, I wrote of the glass-half-empty people--the liberals. I expand here, but spread well beyond the liberals' self-limiiting ways. What they display when they target the rich and take it away is the character attribute of envy. The people who envy do not look at what they have(the glass... Sign in to see full entry.

A glass half full/ half empty is a metaphor that usually trips me up. I find the expression a bit obtuse, because, for one thing, is the glass supposed to be all full or all empty. At any rate, taking it for what it is, I stumbled upon a way to grasp this metaphor--and that is to think of liberals.... Sign in to see full entry.

In my job, doled out in twelve hour shifts, I am expected to keep the production line going and also give everyone on the crew all of their breaks--three 10-minute breaks and two half-hour lunches. With a crew of eight, this can be tricky. Breaks are rotated, with the effect that the people taking... Sign in to see full entry.

The scrumpious taste of my chicken took me pleasantly by surprise when I had it for lunch today. I had prepared it yesterday, but it tasted better today. I simply heated it in teh microwave. People say that certain foods do taste better as leftovers. A common example is meatloaf. I do not know if... Sign in to see full entry.