Reaction to Random Catalysts

I had half a mind not to grow a beard this season. Whenever I grow a beard anymore, it turns gray. And yet inconvenience came into play. On my Christmas visit, the set up was too awkward for me to shave, so I did not. Then since I already had whisker growth, I decided to keep it going--although I... Sign in to see full entry.

Driving back home today, Christmas Day, was a necessity for me, as I need to go back to work tomorrow. I stopped at a gas station/food mart along the way to get a deli meal. However, I found out that nothing was in the deli, because that operation was shut down for this Christmas Day. Therefore, I... Sign in to see full entry.

I cannot write long. I have to pack to get ready for my Christmas trip tomorrow. Also, I have to clean as much as my tired muscles and mind will muster, so that my pad looks somewhat respectable for the cat lady who will come in during my absence. Given I may be quite occupied in my visitation with... Sign in to see full entry.

During these cold winter days, I still have my thermostat set at 65 degrees. But I do wonder: how warm is it really? I once went over to review how many miles I logged on my bike for a day and how many calories burned. Also indicated on the odometer was the temperature: 58.6 degrees, not exactly... Sign in to see full entry.

If it was not so true, it would be funny. The Republicans--that is the establishment Republicans as led by Speaker of the House John Boehner--are like Charlie Brown trying to play with Lucy and kick that football. Just as in the comics, Lucy always pulls the football away. Boehner has thought that... Sign in to see full entry.

I will never buy an all-terrain-vehicle let alone ever ride in one. Those things are dangerous. They can flip so easily. Yet there are parents who will let their children drive around in them. A nephew of mine was killed from one flipping over and breaking his neck. He had just lost his hat and had... Sign in to see full entry.

A bowling alley was the venue for my company's Christmas party this year. Aside from a buffet of food and a few drawings for Christmas prizes, it was all about the bowling. I do not bowl regularly, so it was a matter for me simply to break 100. Many of the other workers were of this same skill... Sign in to see full entry.

"They are like sleepers," one of my work associates commented in regard to the Connecticut grade school mass killer and those like him. Today I was thinking more about this latest tragedy and the rash of crazed shootings that have been in the news. Indeed, something sets these monsters off. I do not... Sign in to see full entry.

The National Football Leadue is throwing around the idea of an expansion of playoff teams to 16. That's half the league! So what does the regular season really mean anymore? Why not just call off the season and have a tournament? March Madness in college basketball has a tournament, but that makes... Sign in to see full entry.

Given I am going an hour earlier to work tomorrow, and having an hour less for recuperation--just as I had today--I make this simple announcement: That I am not asserting an opinion blog this time, save for the degree to which these few sentences constitute such. Sign in to see full entry.