Reaction to Random Catalysts

The clouds and the rain today seem to have set my mood today. It was glum. It was my day off, but also a day to run some errands. I went out--into the dreariness--to pay a couple bills, but when I I arrived at my destination I found I had forgotten my checkbook. When I went back, I dropped my car... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday as I was watching soccer and in between the matches of interest, I occupied myself writing my latest fiction blog segment.... on the "notes" section of my new cellphone. It greatly helped me that my new cellphone has individual keys for each of the letters of the alphabet. At any rate,... Sign in to see full entry.

Only because my coworker friend invited me did I head off to watch soccer today. When I arrived, I was beginning to think I had misunderstood my friend. I only saw children playing. Could it be my friend was refereeing instead of playing? Or maybe I had the date and time mixed up. I was just about... Sign in to see full entry.

In my prior blog I made mention of my brief stint in a home-based business involving mangosteen, namely Xango. I was persuaded to give it a try by the down-home spokesman who advertised it on Christian radio. He made his plan sound so simple and easy. I won't go into all the details, but suffice it... Sign in to see full entry.

This morning as I walked into work, flu shots at company expense were being offered to us. Thanks, but no thanks. I don't believe in flu shots. "The cure is worse than the disease," I tell others. Ironically, the administrator coordinating the flu shots asked me to inform others as they came through... Sign in to see full entry.

I was witness to a normally laid-back co-worker becoming very animated this morning. We were in a transition meeting before going to work whereat we discussed a procedure involving the processing of peanut butter products. My co-worker had big concerns about the set-up for insuring against cross... Sign in to see full entry.

I recently bought a new cell-phone but I soon found I did not care for the default ringtone that came with it. The ringtone sounded like mellow jazz with no sense of direction. It was elevator music. I want a ringtone that will get my attention, not put me to sleep. A simple ring would have been... Sign in to see full entry.

A week or two ago, my older sister pressed me with a challenge: to go on a gluten-free diet for 14 days. She has her concerns, because she cannot tolerate gluten herself and neither can up to four other of our relatives. I have had a history of occasional rashes in sensitive areas and during those... Sign in to see full entry.

Just as I was driving away from church today, a man approached me. His appearance was normal; he was not unkempt. However, to hear him, many might say he was crazy. He did say as much that he still needed to pick up three of his drugs from the drugstore. He apparently was now homeless. I probably... Sign in to see full entry.

What's the point? The Pac-10 becomes the Pac-12 by adding two Rocky Mountain, inland universities--Utah and Colorado. Syracuse and Pitt... and Notre Dame also apply to become a part of the ACC. Then there are the Texas A & M Aggies tunneled in on the SEC. If all of these teams get what they want,... Sign in to see full entry.