Reaction to Random Catalysts

"Bellingham"--where I live--was mentioned today on CBC radio ( Canadian Broadcasting). The news tidbit was about the hordes of Canadians who cross the border to shop at Costco and how the American shoppers in Bellingham are resentful of them because of the long lines they create. Get over it! I say.... Sign in to see full entry.

I took part yesterday in a bicycling get-together put on my the alumni association of the local university where I had last attended. We ferried to an island on our bicycles and there bicycled in groups or individually. There was a wide range of levels of bicyclists there. Some, in fact, most I... Sign in to see full entry.

Nearby I saw a booth with a banner "IMPEACH OBAMA" when last I was at the post office. I would just as soon see Obama impeached as not, so I went to the booth to check it out. I asked the two people there, "How can I help? Do you have a petition for me to sign." "No, we're going to throw the bum... Sign in to see full entry.

The visiting nurse, sent by the life insurance company, came to me today and checked my health. She commented that I am a true man, in that I am V-shaped. What she meant was that my girth around my chest is wider than my girth around my waist. She surmised correctly that I have been exercising and... Sign in to see full entry.

Two wall calendars I have, but scarcely do I look at them. Last night, I noticed that one calendar was still only on July and the other was still on April! There are other people I know, though, who make their calendar a centerpiece on their refrigerator or bulletin board. In every square they have... Sign in to see full entry.

General Lee, my feline adventurer, has not returned from his latest expedition two mornings ago. I have been distressed over his absence. It is hard to know where to begin, or even how to feel, when there is such uncertainly, bleak prospects, and no closure. I will simply start with a quick... Sign in to see full entry.

For the past two or three nights, I have come home to an apartment buzzing with flies. When it is like one or two, I quickly dispose of them. However, this time in August has attracted them like nothing else--right through the cat door. I notice them most around the lighted places. I have attacked... Sign in to see full entry.

Both my brother and I have heard recent reports in our own respective home areas wherein there was a shooter about. My brother was bicycling one day toward a preferred route through a park. He saw police cars. They stopped him and told him he could not go into the park, because there was a shooter... Sign in to see full entry.

"You must be working out," said a coworker this morning when he saw me. In fact, I have been, having gone to the gym yesterday. Nonetheless, I was surprised by the comment. I did not think I was far enough along in my weight loss/exercise program to look noticeably different. The comment obviously... Sign in to see full entry.

I was notified that today the outside of my apartment would be pressure washed; and, therefore, that I had to remove anything that was in my deck/patio area. My small plants--mostly basil, and in individual pots--were easy enough to move, but my tomato plant was another story. It started to grow... Sign in to see full entry.