Reaction to Random Catalysts

My book, The Red Meadows, a translation, is available now. Just exactly when it became available, I cannot say precisely. I was waiting for confirmation from my publisher but finally decided to check the online bookstores themselves. It's there. Now I am assured that I did not jump the gun in... Sign in to see full entry.

Up to this point in my blogit participation, I have kept my background rather vague, e.g. never having mentioned specifically in which state I live. Now I have changed my mind. This is largely because of a sales item--a book--I will post once I determine it is officially available. On the back of... Sign in to see full entry.

I had planned to rely on my cell phone from my work site on breaks to call and return calls to agents involved in the insurance settlement assessment pertaining to my car's repair following yesterday's accident. But when I took my first break, my cellphone would not unlock. I worried it had taken... Sign in to see full entry.

What was in store for me I was unsure when I struck out into the afternoon on several errands. Satisfied finally that I had all the tax documents I needed, I made the public library one of my stops where tax volunteers would help me file. They were not scheduled yet when I first stopped by. I was... Sign in to see full entry.

During my previous three days off, I did not ski at all. Therefore, I was determined to do so this time. Yesterday, I did not go up, because I heard snow was falling heavily and this during a time when my windshield wiper situation is not at its best. The driver's side wiper is not moving any more.... Sign in to see full entry.

A few days ago at work, a supervisor at work told me she buys coffee that is "shade grown." I did not know what that meant, so I asked. She explained that many commercial coffee growers strip an area of trees to prepare fields for coffee. Shade grown coffee avoids deforestation by keeping the trees... Sign in to see full entry.

If some notice I refer to President Obama as 'un-American,' they might think I refer to the birth certificate issue. But as far as I am concerned, that is a trivial concern in comparison with the attitude and policies he has imposed on the American people. In other words, the things he believes and... Sign in to see full entry.

'I'm going for a smoke,' is what one of my coworkers almost always says when she ig going to take a break. A smoke is not a break per se--at least not for everyone--but a self-subscribed need for certain people to intake their nicotene. They do so at the time when other coworkers are taking their... Sign in to see full entry.

Years ago, I spent some time in southern California. I did not like it. It was too hot and too much of a concrete jungle. I moved back north, because I missed the four seasons and I also like it cooler. A temporary worker I was with today differs from me. He is from southern California. He likes to... Sign in to see full entry.

In relation to 'Superman,' the motto for the League of Justice rung in my ear--"truth, justice, and the American way,"--but the association that came to my mind was the radical left's misuse of the term 'justice.' Perhaps part of this is that the tail end of the motto makes me think of People For... Sign in to see full entry.