Reaction to Random Catalysts

We take for granted in our day and age that almost everything we have is mass produced, that is that it is made, produced, processed, or packaged in a mechanized fashion. Part and parcel of the mass production to which we are so accustomed in the assembly line, a process by Henry Ford that... Sign in to see full entry.

Our bonds to music and memory are powerful. Sometimes the associations can be illogical. He are just a few of my list of songs and my associations to them: * "Slip Slidin' Away" by Paul Simon. I associate this song to manually moving my windshield wiper with a clothes hanger, because the wiper motor... Sign in to see full entry.

Hawaii-bound goes one of my coworkers tomorrow. He is going there largely because that is where his mother makes her home. It is a given then that he has been there in the tropics often. At one time, he was going to settle there, but he did not quite land a job and also, he says, that he became... Sign in to see full entry.

To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, we are only one generation away from losing our freedom. As an admitted conservative myself, I see this as the motivation to stay to conservative course wherein there is freedom. With liberalism, there is a constant erosion away from freedom, the strivance for... Sign in to see full entry.

Generic products are good, because they are cheap. Generic products are sometimes bad, because they are not as high in quality. I do not perceive generic products as I readily did a few decades ago, when they typically were packaged in white with plain lettering, e.g. generic beer. Now, this... Sign in to see full entry.

The chatty lady at a store where I go sometimes--actually on a regular basis when I need paper towels--has remembered all that I shared with her on previous visits, includi ng about my book, The Red Meadows. She mentioned during my visit today that she has been telling other customers at her organic... Sign in to see full entry.

For a parcel shipped out to arrive can seem forever, but for the same parcel to be shipped back seems twice as long--well, in fact, the time is twice as long. It's probably been close to three weeks ago now that I noticed a debit from my account. I quickly learned it was a parcel shipment that I no... Sign in to see full entry.

I believe more than anything that the Governor Walker's recall election had much more to do with polarized political views than it did crimes and infractions. The liberals, who hold their handouts so dear, could not abide that Walker curtailed collective bargaining for government workers. So it was... Sign in to see full entry.

"Bacon and Egg Sandwith"--that is a sign I saw outside a grocery store diner as I drove to work this morning. There must be a reason why the person who was responsible for this is a small-time grocery owner instead of a teacher. Granted, maybe the grocer is blessed with a good life, maybe some... Sign in to see full entry.

"It's A Danish World War II sabotage novel that I translated. I am advertising it," as I answered the bank lady's curiosity regarding the promotional poster I had attached to my back while bicycling. She complimented me on my unusual advertising means. However, in retrospect, I thought I should have... Sign in to see full entry.