Reaction to Random Catalysts

Shrunken letters is how these letters would appear to me if I did not choose a larger font than usual. A few days ago, my clumsy fingers accidentally pushed a combination of keys that resulted in shrinking my blogit screen. I then was confronted with tiny letters. Usually, I choose to present my... Sign in to see full entry.

Sweepstakes, sweepstakes, sweepstakes! That's what I saw in my mailbox today. It almost seems like their a million sweepstakes out there, and they all roughly promise you that you may have already won a million dollars. There are too many to count among the spam on the internet. They will call you... Sign in to see full entry.

There have been so many doctor visits for me during the past couple months, I am beginning to conclude it may be a function of my advancing age. I am middle aged. The latest ailment has been a pain in my right abdomen/hip area. I noticed that at the end of last week. First, I thought perhaps I had... Sign in to see full entry.

A fee at the border? That's Homeland Security's idea for raising revenue. But the representaitives from the border states affected, from both sides of the aisle speak up in opposition. They know that would-be travelers would be discouraged by a fee at the border, and the end result would be a... Sign in to see full entry.

Every month, or that is, every month and a few days, I apply flea protection ointment to my cat. From one specific month to the next, I may apply it on the same date, but more likely I let slip or just let a few days extra pass--from 1 to 5, or occasionally up to 15. I have noticed that I have never... Sign in to see full entry.

Happy Birthday,_____! Happy Belated Birthday, that is. More often than not, I am late wishing my Facebook friends Happy Birthday. About a week ago, I received a notification that four of them had birthdays that week. Of the four, I only wished one a Happy Birthday on the same day as the said... Sign in to see full entry.

To forget something when heading out the door is a given with people at various moments in proceeding through everyday life. Some things forgotten are more alarming than others and practically necessitate turning around to do that deed that was forgotten or to retrieve that forgotten item. Depending... Sign in to see full entry.

The hazel cat eyes that I saw peering out from a gray cat, a Russian Blue, were practically the eyes of General Lee, my long lost cat from last summer. Full a moment, perhaps a second or more, I supposed that this cat was General Lee. The eyes were the same and so was the shade of gray. But I knew... Sign in to see full entry.

Names from the past, in this Google age, can pop up at the push of a button. I was curious about a name of a former troubled neighbor going back a couple decades, so I typed it, and up came the name. The accompanying photo was unmistakeable. It was the same guy. I will not go into any further detail... Sign in to see full entry.

Encounters with foreign visitors to this country is not an everyday thing, but that is what I had today when I was bicycling. I came up to a young couple on bicycles. In their foreign accent, they asked me directions to the mall, so I told them at what intersection to turn. In the meantime, I biked... Sign in to see full entry.