Reaction to Random Catalysts

I will readily admit that I am somewhat of a chameleon around people. Different people affect me different ways. I would like to be friendly with all people, but that is not something I proactively seek. The way people respond to me either causes me to counter them with teasing, or to be totally... Sign in to see full entry.

The last time I had moved, I bought self-addressed labels, having them made at a stationery store. No sooner had I done so, though, when they started to come in the mail--all from non-profit organizations fishing for a donation. I do not remember clearly, but I may have sent a donation to the... Sign in to see full entry.

I am not a gambler myself, but I lean toward deregulation in what I heard today about gambling and the internet. It seems people are gambling over the internet even though they are not supposed to do so. Politicians want to crack down on this practice. That means they would step up legislation that... Sign in to see full entry.

I am so glad my telephone has an identification function for incoming callers. Last night, however, I kept on seeing the same strange, long alphanumeric ID. This same party kept on calling, until I finally I decided I must answer to tell them to stop calling. When I answered I found out that it was... Sign in to see full entry.

Because tools at work were always disappearing, and to keep better control of their reliable access, my company implemented a tool share program at the point of the three main packaging lines. The tools are locked in a cabinet that is signed over to an operator that is responsible for that line... Sign in to see full entry.

As part of my work safety education, I learned among other things about the rule of nine. It is a statistical probability principle that works as follows: for every 9 close calls, one will become an incident. For every 9 incidents, one will require treatment from a doctor. For every 9 treatments,... Sign in to see full entry.

A surprising sight caught my eyes recently--blackberry brambles with ripe blackberries! This is October. Of course, earlier, in August, when I looked for blackberries I did not see any. This has been an unusual year, in that summer was late coming. Consequently, even the blackberries were affected.... Sign in to see full entry.

Knowing myself not to be a 99-percenters--that is, not to share their values (or lack thereof)--I went to a Tea Party function a couple nights ago and learned that I am a 53-percenter. The moderator told us we were 53-percenters--meaning that we were of those 53 percent who paid our taxes.... Sign in to see full entry.

"Books have a flower burst life." That is what a bookstore worker/book chat coordinator told me when I met her today at the bookstore. One of my book suggestions could not be brought up for a vote, she found, because it was out of print, with only three available copies. That surprised me, because... Sign in to see full entry.

I follow car racing like many women follow football--women who don't have a clue about first downs. I have tended not to make a distinction between the two major categories of car racing. At work, I referred Dan Wheldon's death as a NASCAR tragedy. But a car worker corrected me. He died in an Indy... Sign in to see full entry.