Reaction to Random Catalysts

Where do I go if many different people want me in their sphere? Having just come back from vacation, I received three indications from people that they missed me. This is a good feeling and a humbling feeling. At church, the piano player expressed that she really appreciates it when I am there so... Sign in to see full entry.

At the invitation of my cat sitter, L, I went to her property and picked blueberries in the early evening. With my five-gallon pail and tub also, I looked odd to the other berry pickers--whose buckets were much smaller. L came out to pick berries with me, even though technically I was supposed to be... Sign in to see full entry.

As tomorrow I have plans to go to a friend's country property and pick some blueberries--some for myself and some for her--I went about to be sure I had a bucket or two or three. I stopped first in the mall, but only Target had anything at all resembling a food bucket. However, these buckets were... Sign in to see full entry.

A healthy respect for nature is one of the things I took away from the trip I just finished. I visited a friend. We went boogie boarding at the beach twice, and also had planned to hike up a mountain in southern California. It was while boogie boarding I was reminded to have a healthy respect for... Sign in to see full entry.

Cat scratches on my legs should have been a sign to me last night when I was visiting my friend's daughter's home. I tried picking up the daughter's pet cat, but she obvoiusly did not like being picked up. She gave me three sizeable scratches on the legs before I relented and let her go. When I went... Sign in to see full entry.

Here on my trip--for Book-to-Screen Fest--I have some sporadic time for a blog. I am just about ready to head to Saturday's events. It seems no matter how carefully one thinks one has planned for a trip--or mini-trip--something is always forgotten. On my overall trip, I forgot to bring my sunglasses... Sign in to see full entry.

I saw so much more when I opened the door to my pet sitter's knock on the door. First off, she was holding a box of pizza. I gave her my key and the instructions about my plants in addition to showing her my shy Callie. She then took an interest in the trip I will be taking--to go to Hollywood and... Sign in to see full entry.

Today's science demonstration: a fulcrum. Part of the machinery in the area where I worked today took a substantial hit from heavy plastic pallets that fell when a forklift driver bumped them the wrong way. Nobody was hurt, fortunately, and the damage to the machine was relatively minor. The impact,... Sign in to see full entry.

So smooth was the supervisor's gag that it slipped right past me. I was trying to contact him, requesting that he audit my line. First, I should add that the telephones seemed to be acting up. I could not hear a dial tone, or if I did, it was very faint. Nonetheless, I called the extension to the... Sign in to see full entry.

Here and there in my life encounters, I have come across adults who don't drive. They may be normal in other ways, but they have a fear of driving. One of my coworkers is that way. He rides to work with another worker, and, furthermore, insists upon backroads being taken. I am told he flinches when... Sign in to see full entry.