Reaction to Random Catalysts

I dreaded what the dentist would find when I went to my recent cleaning appointment. I thought I had a cavity or two on my molars. Surprisingly, though, the dentist and hygienist told me my teeth were the cleanest they have ever seen them. I told the hygienist of my pain in my molars. She asked me... Sign in to see full entry.

'Town Hall' meetings are held every quarter by the company where I work. They are almost always held inside the plant. Today, as one was held, that seemed a problem..We gathered on the receiving department end and were helped a little by a big door that comes down to shut off receiving from the rest... Sign in to see full entry.

Heavy afoot and with heavy hearts, the Kansas City Chiefs took to the field this weekend. Just the day before the game, starting linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend and then went to the Chiefs' training facility where he turned the gun on himself in front of his coach, Romeo Crennell. How... Sign in to see full entry.

Public radio is rich with intellectual insight, but they do not always get it right. As I was listening to the CBC today, I recalled one broadcast a few years back that featured an examination of Miguel Cervantes' Don Quixote. Throughout the segment, the commentator talked in high seriousness about... Sign in to see full entry.

Washington state is striking out the terms "bride" and "groom" from marriage certificates. But why be so limited? Why short traditional couples who want to be known as "bride and groom"? If progressive thinkers have managed to redefine an institution that has been around for thousands of years, why... Sign in to see full entry.

A Scrabble online survey I took yesterday actually asked if I would prefer to have a tally to inform my opponents and me what letters remain and how many of each. That is out of the question as far as I am concerned. It's a crutch. I think of playing cards as an illustration. When one plays card,... Sign in to see full entry.

I fell at work yesterday. I had been going up and down a step structure to one of the pieces of equipment. To say the least, the steps had an awkward approach. So I fell and sprained my right thumb. I reported to my supervisor and appeared to have started an "international incident." Members of the... Sign in to see full entry.

High priced gas is something the liberals "explore" and blame on big oil, but never do they recognize that it is their excessive taxes that drive up the cost of gasoline significantly. More than two decades back, a Democratic senator charged oil companies with collusion for high prices. Similarly,... Sign in to see full entry.

Going home the same day. That has become a common occurrence in today's medical age--when one has undergone surgery. Today, though, I was witness to a greater advance yet. One of my coworkers was recently afflicted with cancer. And yet now he has returned to work. Half-days for the foreseeable... Sign in to see full entry.

"Friendliest" was the adjective I saw on a feature page map next to the town of Walla Walla, Washington that appeared in appeared in an atlas. Walla Walla was rated the friendliest of Best Small Towns In America 2011. I know that Walla Walla is also where Washington State has a state prison, so one... Sign in to see full entry.