Reaction to Random Catalysts

I went to an ancillary cross country ski course. Many times when I have gone there, I would be the only one parked there--on a simple spur from the main road. Today was sunny and warm, but there was plenty of snow from early accumulations. That weather must have had something to do with what I saw... Sign in to see full entry.

Passwords are everywhere, everywhere, EVERYWHERE! It can be inconvenient and downright frustrating at times. I do not know how many passwords I have now that are online from my computer, but passwords or PINs (personal identification numbers that usually are just numbers assigned from without) are... Sign in to see full entry.

The fire alarm sounded at my latest shift at work. The way we responded might be some cause for concern. We stood there for about fifteen seconds, maybe half a minute not knowing what to make of it. Finally, from different areas of the plant we started to head toward some fire exit. Before I comment... Sign in to see full entry.

Having felt achy in the legs, sore in the neck, and a little red in the face yesterday, I was not sure I would come to work today. I feel so awkwayd when I am in a half-sick state. Is it better to go to work and tough it out? Or is it better to rest and rely on sick leave pay? When in a state... Sign in to see full entry.

The alarm clock beeped and I aroused according to design. However, given I felt drowsy and groggy, I went though my early morning routine slowly. I was running behind, and my ride was waiting for me. After hitting the road to work, I realized that I may have forgotten to unpug my pancake iron. I had... Sign in to see full entry.

Today was promoted as "Meatless Monday" at one of the local grocery stores. The rationale of the promotion, as I heard about it on a radio spot was that for those wanting to begin a vegetarian lifestyle, they can be helped by beginning their change on a Monday, the beginning of the week. I am not a... Sign in to see full entry.

"They always come in three's," I was told once by a convalescent home social worker. She was talking about deaths. Strikingly, I have heard the same expression from commentators on popular culture in reference to celebrity deaths. I, though, question the veracity of this statement. Local radio talk... Sign in to see full entry.

Trails, pathways, or roads are useful to get you where you're going, but they need to fall into a medium condition. If they are not marked at all, people do not know where they are going. If they are burrowed deep, that is, they have ruts, the traveler is likely to get stuck. But getting stuck was... Sign in to see full entry.

I heard on a Wall Street Journal radio segment a discussion on the term "flip-flop." A conclusion was made that flip-flopping could not really be definitive unless one flopped from a flip and then flipped back again. I think it can be determined by timing and motive of a policy/philosophy shift. To... Sign in to see full entry.

At work, in individual converstations with other workers, I so often hear the pronoun "they." "They" refers to administration, management, or corporate. It is "they" who establish certain practices, and so often when workers mention "they," it is as if to say that "they" are not in touch, that there... Sign in to see full entry.