Reaction to Random Catalysts

A book I read just a few weeks ago addressed the computer age's effects on our brains-- The Shallows; What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains by Nicholas Carr. With a newly ingrained computer information access habits via the internet, many of us surf around from subject to subject and rarely give... Sign in to see full entry.

"Cat-gut strings" is what I heard Randy Bachman talk about on his Vinyl Tap CBC radio program. Early guitars were strung with cat-gut strings. That astounded me. Would musicians then kill cats in order to make guitar strings. As a proud cat servant, I am peeved by that possibility. Randy did not go... Sign in to see full entry.

Is it better to be put on a short leash or to be given a long enough rope to hang yourself? I speak figuratively, of course, as it relates to a relationship--whether it be boss-employee or some other. To be put on a short leash implies that you have very small margin for error, that if you stray in... Sign in to see full entry.

Who might be worse than Obama in Oval Office? I could almost say Michael Bloomberg--the nanny mayor of New York. He persists in his in nanny state measures. The latest is his ban on large sugary drinks (larger than 16 ounces). He has also vitually banned smoking in New York, banned restaurants from... Sign in to see full entry.

I recently had introduced myself to kale, and now I am really taking to it. To first look at, for many people, is also to think that no way can it taste good. But I tried it, and I like it. It is related to the cabbage familty, and resembles collards but with curly leaves. In taste, it has a mild... Sign in to see full entry.

I am back to playing Facebook Scrabble on my own computer. I no longer have to go to the library as I had for about two months. First, I noticed that Scrabble would upload again to my Facebook page if I was on Explorer. That was yesterday. Then today on Explorer I tried it again, and it would not... Sign in to see full entry.

"Uncomfortable." That is how MSNBC commentator Chris Hayes expressed himself about the idea of referring to fallen soldiers as heroes and honoring them. Might you be reminded, Chris, that the soldier just wants to serve his country. He makes himself ready in case the country calls upon him to... Sign in to see full entry.

Today I opted not to bicycle for my exercise, mainly because I had to fill my car with gas and therefore drove also for whatever errands I had after church. I believe in making an effort to get my exercise every day. Therefore, I went to the apartment complex gym--only the third or fourth time I... Sign in to see full entry.

Some five or six months ago, I had thought my work shoes were wearing out. So I ordered new ones--through my company's work shoe supply service. However, when that order came in, I had determined that my feet had been hurting because of my regular shoes. When I had bought shoes to replace my regular... Sign in to see full entry.

Looking back at feeding my cat General Lee treat after treat, I knew something had to give. Learning the pecularities never seems to cease when it comes to cats and of the care of them. For a long time, I have had a scratch pad; but only for the last year at most has General Lee been regularly... Sign in to see full entry.