Reaction to Random Catalysts

Fresh strawberries! Yum! Yum! That's what I had tonight. I bought them at a local store, where a sign clearly indicated they were locally grown. A few days prior, I bought strawberries that were shipped in from out of state. Not nearly as good as the ones I ate tonight. Often in the supermarkets,... Sign in to see full entry.

It's about time. That's what I thought when my financial planner called two days ago and scheduled us to meet today. I had called him before April about an important matter, but he never called back. I thought it was all a part of a pattern of constantly changing things, changing firms, changing... Sign in to see full entry.

There is only one thing I do with any fly I see: go after it with a fly swatter. I have a solid fly swatter I bought a few years ago at a dollar store. With it, I can sometimes stun and kill a fly in mid-air. Also, I have at times been able to smash a fly between my two bare hands. Flies I regard as... Sign in to see full entry.

Andrea Bocelli, the Italian music sensation, would not have been born if his mother had heeded the advice of her doctor to abort him. Instead, he lives and is a powerful testament for the pro-life cause. A friend on Facebook informed me of his story. Likewise, I learned somewhere that Ludwig... Sign in to see full entry.

This morning I opened my dresser drawer, pulled out a pair of pants, put them on, but quickly found them to be too tight. It looks like I will have to buy more pants before too long...and I will have to go up a size. At my age I exercise, but it takes more and more exercise to bring trimming to the... Sign in to see full entry.

"The points don't matter." I heard that all the time when I used to watch Who se Line Is It Anyway? That show had four or five improv comics who were challenged to come up with creative skits or acts when given an unusual circumstance suggestion by the audience. Supposedly, each of the comics... Sign in to see full entry.

My work schedule defies the regular Raman calendar. As a three-on/three-off arrangement, my work week does not follow the seven-day week even keel Consequently, I sometimes lose a grasp of what day of the week it is. Today was a Sunday, but it did not necessarily seem so to me, because I was at... Sign in to see full entry.

A relative of mine is in hospice, and not expected to live too much longer. I set out to send him a greeting card, but what kind of card is appropriate? A get-well-soon card is not appropriate, because my relative is expected to pass away before he could ever become well enough to leave the hospice.... Sign in to see full entry.

Just a policy for the moment. A political ploy. That's what I concluded when I heard President Obama announce that adolescent illegal aliens would not be deported. This had to be a desperate political ploy, to shake up the hispanic vote to vote for his re-election. But it was some time earlier when... Sign in to see full entry.

I was coupon shopping, but I should clarify. I was not shopping with coupons, but shopping to see what coupon items were available in my area. For better or worse, I am on a coupon online account. That means that there are a wide array of coupons I can order--either online, or by sending an order... Sign in to see full entry.