Reaction to Random Catalysts

Pushing buttons in our push-button society is not such an automatic thing. The person operating has to know whether the button is descriptive or prescriptive. It can be confusing. Many such buttons are on LCD screens. There are at least two or more pieces of equipment at work where I may confront... Sign in to see full entry.

Mailman's key in my mailbox, mainlman's key in my mailbox. Why? Is he absent-minded, always leaving a set of his keys in my mailbox. I would shrug and then put the key back in the mail-out slot. I do not know how many times this happened. Then one day, I saw a handwritten message on back of a letter... Sign in to see full entry.

Five hundred dollars to each of his fellow workers--that is what a coworker told me he would do if he won millions of dollars. He said he does not need to be greedy and does not to have the glut of it. Heartwise, I agree with this. It is good to be generous. Also, I agree with the principle of... Sign in to see full entry.

Normally on playoff football game days, I follow the games if I do not have to work. Nonetheless, today I did not tune in at all to football.... until after my book reading event. I had a couple other things going, but I considered that football would be too much of a distraction for my afternoon... Sign in to see full entry.

Kids these days are growing up too fast. We hear this again and again, but at the risk of sounding like one of those old fogies, Back in my day... I offer my observations. Today's youth can run circles around adults when it comes to a lot of the technology, such as computers, cellphones, smart... Sign in to see full entry.

The author puts on the hat of publicist at the tail end of the process, to one degree or another. Bungling the way I have, I appreciate the fact that there are professional publicists. On the occasion of writing this, my first reading of two for The Red Meadows will take place tomorrow. A lady from... Sign in to see full entry.

My weight must have mounted up again, I thought, following the end of my company's weight-loss contest in November. As it has become colder, I do not think I have exercised as much. I have skied a couple times and intend to do more of that following my book reading dates, so I have assumed that I... Sign in to see full entry.

Wine goblets, more than any other of the wares in my kitchen, probably break the most. It is rare for a goblet of mine to last up to two years and beyond. At one point or another, I knock them over and they break. I had thought my latest wine goblet was more durable then ever, with its glass... Sign in to see full entry.

A common interest in foreign movies became apparent between a coworker and myself. He, like me, is of Scandinavian blood, and likes to watch Danish and Norwegian movies. We both saw the Norwegian movie Trollhunter and loved it. He has seen many Danish movies--found to be more prevalent than... Sign in to see full entry.

About half a year ago, bookkeeping my finances and expenditures is a discipline I set forth for myself--with a little gentle nudging from my financial planner. Alas, it became tedious and uninteresting for me. I have thrown my hands up in the air and stopped. Still, in spite of that, there is a... Sign in to see full entry.