Reaction to Random Catalysts

I like candy and various treats, but I seldom buy them for myself. This is because I keep dippping into the bag, Having one leads to having another and another. Sometimes, I think about grabbing that next piece even before taking a bite into the piece I am holding in hand. It is easiest to avoid... Sign in to see full entry.

No falls! That is what I accomplished today when I went to the alpine ski slopes for the first time this season. Based upon past seasons, I thought this outing would be a case of struggling to re-find my downhill ski legs. But that was not the case. Every slope I went down never got the better of... Sign in to see full entry.

Women wrap their Christmas presents three times faster than men, according to a study. Women want the gifts to look special, while men just want them concealed. I decidedly am a man in this regard. One time a lady stepped in and wrapped my gift for me when she saw how sloppily I was wrapping. Women... Sign in to see full entry.

My missing glove was long gone, or so I thought. It has been almost a week since it was missing. In the mean time, I had bought a different pair. Then yesterday, I went out for a walk to run an errand. I used one route on the way out, but on my return I came by a different route. As I did so, I... Sign in to see full entry.

Singing a merry chorus is all game for me for the next two weeks or so. Christmas songs add to the tapestry of the season. In high school, I went caroling with my choir, at nursing homes, veterans' hospitals, and on the streets. On one cold night of satisfying caroling, we went inside a cafe with... Sign in to see full entry.

Tragic deaths have happened in the past two weeks of the National Football League. First came the Javon Belcher murder-suicide with a gun, and, in reaction to that, sports commentator Bob Costas suggested that guns should be banned. Then the focus moved from Kansas City to Dallas. Prior to this past... Sign in to see full entry.

Ruined, or of no use, my one glove. Having lost one, it will not do to wear a different style glove on the other hand. The same is true with socks. They cannot be of two different colors. The human insistence for symmetry will not permit it. Harlequin style sweaters--that is of two different colors,... Sign in to see full entry.

Overcast, windy, and cold were the conditions that I experienced as I took a walk today on this December day. I walked on a scenic walkway, part of which was a pier connecting a path from a quaint town district to a bayside park. The waves rippled, and the sailboats undulated above them. The waves... Sign in to see full entry.

Bulk soaps have been my choice for dishwashing and shampoo for quite some time. This is because of my eczema problem. Most commercial soaps bother me. In this context, I confused myself between the two when I was washing dishes. Having filled several generic containers at one time many weeks prior,... Sign in to see full entry.

On conservative talk radio, I have often heard the pundits say that Republicans were the ones who voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, not the Democrats. They were countering the implications by the liberal pundits that America passed the Civil Rights Act in spite of the road blocks set up by... Sign in to see full entry.