Reaction to Random Catalysts

I went to my book reading group tonight to discuss a half-compelling book, half-boring book: The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks. The story of the Lacks and their struggles as African Americans moved me, but not the science story of Henrietta's appropriated and "immortal"cells taken from her at the... Sign in to see full entry.

An apple juicing operation was the featured activity on my visit to my second cousin and his family. I drove into the yard and saw a truckload of apples and an old fashioned assembly line next to an antique piece of equipment. Two women cut out the rotten parts of the apples while my second cousin... Sign in to see full entry.

Tonight marks Daylight Savings Time... well, not quite for everybody. In Hawai'i and Arizona, they do not change the time. Also, in Canada, Saskatchewan does not change its time. Time zones, likewise, are so arbitrary. Central Standard to Time, for instance, in North Dakota follows the east side of... Sign in to see full entry.

It must be a given that yogurt is different when it is used as an entree topping as opposed to a dessert or side item. According to a coworker, I did not use the right type of yogurt for my cilantro yogurt topping over curried carrots. I readily admitted the recipe called for plain yogurt, but I... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday I rolled with the flow of what I perceived as my condition--namely that the format for reading this blog during this current time was still elongated with an abnormally wide margin. It reminded me of the electronic scroll known as the teleprompter. After posting my Obama-teleprompter blog,... Sign in to see full entry.

What is this I find here? It is a teleprompter; it must be, uh... Obama's teleprompter, the one that makes him sound articulate, the one that polishes him as... uh... a messiah, the one that shows him to be a uniter with perfect, uh... bipartisan solutions, ingenious ideas. Sign in to see full entry.

I was perturbed that after the posting of my previous blog, that the text that readers confronted ran a long distance to the right margin, like a scroll. Such a format, I am sure, makes the blog more difficult to read. I did not know how to fix it, and I am puzzled by it. All the margins looked... Sign in to see full entry.

A Halloween scenario crossed my mind as a I considered the occupiers in the local area who are putting up tents in one of the area parks. Since they are taking up occupancy, why should not trick-or-treaters come their way? How about a George W. Bush, Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, or Sarah Palin? That... Sign in to see full entry.

After I finish this post, I will go about carving my jack-o-lanterns. I don't believe in doing so in mid-October, because by the time Halloween itself comes around, the pumpkins will be mushy, yucky, and likely molding. I believe in putting the celebration focus on the holiday itself, not on the... Sign in to see full entry.

A Connecticut congressman, I heard, proposed a change in regard to the date of Halloween. He wanted to change it from October 31st to the last Saturday in October. I am against that. Halloween is not Halloween if it is not actually centered on the 31st of October. After all, it is the evening before... Sign in to see full entry.