Reaction to Random Catalysts

The cats seemed quite tentative about a week and a half ago when I first allowed them to go outside in their new home setting. Nonetheless, Callie has been going out more than I can remember before. Less so with General Lee, even though he has more been the outside cat. But this morning, he made his... Sign in to see full entry.

On those nights on the tail end of last month, I put in much time to clean my old apartment. I suppose I could have just skipped it. Nonetheless, I did the decent thing--even tried my hand at cleaning windows, scrubbing a tub, etc. Today in the mail came a letter from that apartment complex... Sign in to see full entry.

To look at the topic here, some might suggest that the second amendment is outmoded. These would people who are all for gun control. Let it be proved if it no longer serves purposefully. Let its detractors gather petitions and rally states to ratify a repeal of it. Personally, I believe the right to... Sign in to see full entry.

I heard about a movement in Nelson, British Columbia that wants to ban second hand smoke--from salmon barbeques. How far will the busy-bodies go? How closely will the bureaucrats monitor our lives? I am against legislation that addresses second hand smoke. Claims about the effects of second hand... Sign in to see full entry.

The dynamics of the quarterback position in the NFL are complex. Teams are compelled to have at least two quality quarterbacks given the likelihood one will be knocked out with hard hits--sustaining a major injury, or suffering concussions. Veteran quarterbacks only have so many quality years, so... Sign in to see full entry.

The other morning, I pulled into the work place parking lot and was amused what was happening as a night time worker was revving his pick up to leave. As he revved, a nearby car honked and blared. It happened in such an erratic manner that it cracked me up. Most of the time, however, I am annoyed by... Sign in to see full entry.

One of the principles I learned from my late wife was to let her or others 'be right' when the matter does not make any difference. Examples might be recalling a date when a task was done, or trivia issues like the eye color of a celebrity. Life is too short to be arguing over the trivial. It can be... Sign in to see full entry.

As a reward for safety, the company I work will provide a free meal... and it is almost always vegetarian. Today we had one of those meals. The featured entree was a garden burger. I liked it, but I didn't love it. I ate also one of the meat sandwiches I brought along, so that I would still have... Sign in to see full entry.

The desperate Al Gore, seeing his control over the global climate debate slipping, went on a rant. He accused the man-made global warming deniers of hiring pseudo scientists to sound like real scientists to confuse the masses and thereby make it impossible to agree in harmony that man-made global... Sign in to see full entry.

The close call I had on the bicycle today gave me pause to think about the sudden approach of an accident or even death. I biked to a pet shop and a coffee shop by way of a zooming thoroughfare. On the way back, I did not cross over to bike on the right side because on that stretch there really is... Sign in to see full entry.