Reaction to Random Catalysts

I was not anywhere near a motorized blade--and not that I want to be. I was simply reminded of this subject by a radio man making reference to his chain saws. When the genes were passed around, I received just enough clumsiness to be unsure when close to power blades. My hand might slip... Sign in to see full entry.

To hear that Chief Justice John Roberts changed his vote on the Affordable Care case is disturbing. What prompted him to change his mind? His position as a justice is supposed to be an insular one wherein he does not flip plop back and forth like a limp spined politician. So what gave? Shortly after... Sign in to see full entry.

Dennis Miller in his radio program likened the liberal governance in California to vampires. He envisioned the Governor Jerry Brown licking his chops to see everyone's Facebook page in order to see what more he could tax and suck everyone dry. California liberals think there is only one way to solve... Sign in to see full entry.

I briefly thought the concept of "hump day"--meaning Wednesday, middle day--was a term unique to my work place. But it is not. I overheard one worker at another establishment comment that he was on his "hump day." At my work place, "hump day" does not fall regularly on Wednesday. It alternates from... Sign in to see full entry.

I tend to think I was taught in grammar school the proper balance between upper case and lower case. The general rule, for those who need a reminder, is that capitals are only used at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns, and also for the pronoun "I." But centuries before, it was not... Sign in to see full entry.

I was elated this morning, almost as much elated this morning as I was shocked on the morning of 9/11. The news media told me that "Affordable Healthcare," aka Obamacare was struck down as unconstitution. But soon I learned that the elation will have to wait until later--presumably in November at... Sign in to see full entry.

A few weeks ago, I sliced off the very tip of my forefinger and went to emergency. Eventually the time will come that my bill is due. Actually, I received two bills--one for the hospital, the other for the emergency service. The former bill came in the mail just before the month of June, but this... Sign in to see full entry.

Clank. Clank. Clank. I hear the commotion of the dryer, so I open it. Out pops two dimes. I close the door and start the dryer again. Clank. Clank. Clank. I open the door. Out pops a quarter. It's possible, though, that that quarter came at the cost of a sock. Sign in to see full entry.

Last night I started on the finaancial homework for my financial planning appointment. But I worked long and hard today, and I don't have the mental energy to finish working on that now. I will put it off until early tomorrow, because I have tomorrow off any way. Sign in to see full entry.

I best hurry up with this blog, so that I can move on to the "homework" my financial planner wants me to fill out. Before our follow up appointment later in the week, he wants me to go to a website and estimate or give specific figures where possible in regard to my financial obligations and... Sign in to see full entry.