Reaction to Random Catalysts

I do believe that a persons biases can warp one's perspective. I heard an example of such today. I was listening to the radio to hear if the Minnesota Vikings' final score against the San Francisco 49ers. The newscaster, on an all-news radio network, stated that the Vikings came from behind to... Sign in to see full entry.

When I view my Netflix movie selections, I virtually always view the movies twice if not more. I prefer this to the one viewing I would get in a movie theatre. The story comes together for me more fully with each successive viewing. Also, the high points of the film are highlighted in my mind,... Sign in to see full entry.

To write a blog after 12 hours of work and during an overwhelming drowsiness can lead to interesting typographical errors. I committed one tonight, but I caught right away: i x..j. In past blogs theres were other typos that I did not catch until I reread my blogs later. A most interesting one... Sign in to see full entry.

A frequent ferry user I am not, but I have traveled on ferries quite a lot. Always they completed their destinations without incident--unlike some of my experiences on land and the air where fellow passengers and I have been buffeted. One time that I went up to a ski resort with two of my friends,... Sign in to see full entry.

The long day of packing for a friend was made successful by creativity. The amount of things to be moved and the limited space in which to pack it forced us to use creativity. My friend did not rent the largest moving van available. He opted for a moderate sized one that had a power lift. He had... Sign in to see full entry.

A friend is moving and is enlisting my help to pack things tomorrow. He told me he had plenty of boxes but could not be sure that there would be enough. Therefore, today at work, I saved a few boxes that I had opened at work to empty materials. Saving boxes for moving happens quite often at work.... Sign in to see full entry.

For today, I ate in my car for my lunches. I did not notice anything amiss until I had my second lunch. Not only did I not return my insulated lunch tote bag into the work lunchroom refrigerator; I also did not close it. As I looked at the ham sandwich, I shrugged off my concerns and just ate it.... Sign in to see full entry.

Basil enough to fill a tupperware sandwich container--that's what I gathered two mornings ago. My basil is beginning to really take off, and so is my cherry tomato plant. A couple summer ago, my scrawny tomato plant had a meager yield. Last summer, the bulk of my cilantro yield went into one recipe.... Sign in to see full entry.

When it comes to my cell phone ringing ( Tocca & Fugue ), I never seem to be able to answer it before the caller hangs up. First, I have to take attention away from what I am doing at the time--today for instance, riding my bicycle. Then, since my phone is in the locked position, I have to unlock it... Sign in to see full entry.

At least two famous people of whom I have heard had stopped signing autographs. One was Paul Newman. While he was at a urinal, some man asked for his autograph. Newman responded, "Can't you see I'm peeing?" After that, he refused to sign autographs. The breaking point for Neil Armstrong was when he... Sign in to see full entry.