I have been out of the country for less than three weeks and it is mid-summer when not much happens of note.
We had attended a school surplus sale at an area college and just happened to note the name of the auctioneers.
When we returned the car, my wife, who made the reservation, happened to note that a charge of $4.99 per day, labeled "Trip Saver," had been added for each of the five days.
What if a paper from six years ago happened to note a slight effect of a drug byproduct on norepinephrine production, but it wasn't a main finding, or was in a journal from a different discipline?
Then of course there's the internet, which turns every local happening of note into sharable content.
If things get weird, take notes... of what happened, of who was involved, at what time and get as many names as possible, participants and witnesses alike.
6 39: Spike Lee, who is nominated in the best director category for the first time for "BlacKkKlansman," bluntly told Ryan Seacrest that "it should have happened before". (Note: A lot of people agree with him). But Lee also said he doesn't need an Oscar.
When anything new happens, taking note of it helps to free us of the pattern to our old way of doing things.
They had registered late for the Atlanta Gift Show and, as a result, were relegated to the pet section — seemingly a disaster, until pet-toy buyers passing their booth happened to take note of the Wiggly Giggly and thought it might appeal to dogs.
