The Mysterious Pop-Up

I am the type of person who is often lost in thought. When I am in the middle of something, I am often thinking of something else in the back of my mind. Occasionally, something random will happen that clears my mind. Something that I have always found interesting is the types of things that clear my mind completely.

I had one of these mind-clearing occurrences recently. While surfing the web, I went to a webpage and a pop-up showed on my screen. It might seem weird that a pop-up caused me to pause and cleared my mind completely, but there was somthing different about this one. I have four pop-up blockers running on my computer at once. I can't remember the last time that I had seen a pop-up before that one. Does using four pop-up blockers prevent pop-ups better than one? Does it make it easier for pop-ups to get through somehow? I haven't been the ame since...

360 degrees

I have become very cynical since I moved back to Michigan. At some point in the not-so-distant past, I wasn't cynical at all. This is not a significant thing: A lot of people face situations that make them more cynical. The interesting thing about it is that I am so cynical that I might not seem cynical at all anymore. Its as if my cynicism has taken me around the block and back to my original position.

Today I received an anonymous letter in my e-mail box that said that I should leave the city where I live immediately and that I was in danger. I could have easily been alarmed at receiving such a letter. Instead, I agreed with the letter and started packing my bags. Better advice was never given by a stranger...