Reaction to Random Catalysts

I have not been on light duty for a few weeks now, but today I really appreciated it. I received assignment, for a change, on one of the main packaging lines where lifting a moderately heavy box throughtout the day is the norm. It was good to be doing the normal task, contributing normally to the... Sign in to see full entry.

Having a plethora of blueberries, I have set about making blueberry jam. I had a jar or two on hand after using almost all my other jars for my first batch, but I noticed I would need to get bands for them. I located a packaged box of lids, but there were no bands to go with them. I was sure that... Sign in to see full entry.

In the political ideological book I was reading, the term progressive stood out to me. The word clicked to me, and I had new insight into one of its applications: progressive tax. A progressive tax is not merely a method for levying taxes. It is also consistent with the Progressive ideology. Whereas... Sign in to see full entry.

On the heels of the disappointing nonresponse to my book-to-screen pitch, I think of the quirkiest film pitch ever. It happened in 1979, and is captured in the Academy Award winning movie, Argo. The original Argo, however, was a fiction (depicted as such in the movie). Tony Mendez, a CIA operative... Sign in to see full entry.

The weight of a person is overrated as a criteria of one's health condition. That is what I heard on a radio program yesterday. The health expert stated that regular exercise is even more important than diet. Further, it is better to be heavy and in fair health than skinny and in poor health. The... Sign in to see full entry.

Finally I can say that now I have bought coffee at all the sites of my favorite espresso franchise--one that is local and countywide to my county. Yesterday I had to go briefly to the northern end of the county--where my work is--for an hour long special clinic. Being at that end of the county, and... Sign in to see full entry.

The George Zimmerman case underscores the big difference between one being tried in court and being tried by the press. In our jurisprudence system, one is innocent until proven guilty. But for the press, with its own agenda, a person from the start may be deemed guilty. From the onset, the... Sign in to see full entry.

I slipped into the doctor's office today under yesterday's problem. Yesterday was terrible for me: lack of sleep, abdominal pain. I had called my doctor's office, described my symptoms, tried to set an off-work-day appointment--but I was told imperatively that I should come in for an examination... Sign in to see full entry.

A poor sleep, a botched brew of espresso, a burnt hand, and a missed turn to work were the fiascos that greeted me this morning. Some time before or after 2 a.m. I awoke and could not fall back to sleep. I gave up on trying to sleep about half an hour before I normally get up for work, and it turns... Sign in to see full entry.

A photoshop photo of Prince William and Kate holding their newborn son over a balcony, ala Michael Jackson, put many people in my local radio listening area into a tizzy. The morning radio talk show host had to apologize for posting it on the radio station website, and then he took it down. (No, he... Sign in to see full entry.