Reaction to Random Catalysts

The reward to cleaning is finding what you thought you lost--or at least misplaced. What I found today was my spare apartment key. Unfortunately for the cleaning process, the find came early in the process, so after that I quit my cleaning. Sign in to see full entry.

Michael Bloomber for the Surgeon General post. Just a hypothetical suggesttion, if the post should become open. Bloomberg, in his overbearing, micro-managing ways would be great to go along other Obama appointees. Who could be better to tell us what we must avoid eating or doing so that we could... Sign in to see full entry.

From one song at a time to many and varied. That is what I have stumbled upon from my computer music selections. To be sure, I am not sophisticated with all of the computer technology of musical listening that is second nature to today's youngsters. For a long time, I could not figure out how to... Sign in to see full entry.

I was incensed to hear what I heard this morning on the news, namely that a seven-year-old boy had been suspended from school because his teacher thought that he had bitten his pop tart into a shape resembling a gun. Actually, the boy claimed he was forming a mountain, but that did not matter. The... Sign in to see full entry.

For weekend carousers, the biggest headache time at work may be on Monday morning, or their first morning back on the job. For industrious, dedicated workers, the most wearing times may come at the end of the weak when they have put on so many hours on end doing the best job they can. For me, my... Sign in to see full entry.

Convenient it has been to have a washer and dryer in my apartment, but it is not so convenient when I am left with not using them. From a few weeks back when maintenance came through for a routine inspection of my laundry machine, the only word I have heard from them comes from the post-it note they... Sign in to see full entry.

Who can keep track of all these "national days?" Today was National Tune-Out Day. People were supposed to put aside their smart phones, smart tablets, and other electronic transmitting devices. I did not necessarily set out to do this myself. In fact, I would have written this blog and my scriptural... Sign in to see full entry.

President Obama and the Washington Beltway have a much different take on we the people than we who are consitutionally minded. I would bluntly say that the Washington establishment regards us as subjects, not citizens. The opening words of the Constitution-- We the people --mean nothing to them.... Sign in to see full entry.

In making my French toast this morning, I was reminded again of one of my peculiarities. I always use a different fork to eat than the one I use for preparing the food. This seems to be something I do by rote, but I believe there is a good principle behind it, namely food safety. A fork that has... Sign in to see full entry.

He would have collapsed, except that I was nearby to hear from him that he was feeling weak. I helped ease him to the floor. I refer to a coworker who has had severe back pain and who has been on light duty. He had not even done anything physical at work today. He told me he was feeling weak. so I... Sign in to see full entry.