ONCE UPON A CATALYST

3. MINI BLOG (within a blog): 629 - METASPACE MARS 4:10 PM (8/26/26): I nearly lost my phone, today. ...I was in my mom's car... ... ...and I had snapped a photo... ... ...before subsequently realizing... ... ...that the 'window' (on the 'shotgun' side/'my side') was completely open.  ...Luckily, due to my 'fast reflexes'... ... ...and 'strength of spirit'... ... ...I was able to retract my arm, into the moving vehicle (we had been... on the highway).  ...My mom and I had gone to a Barnes & Noble & Nordstrom Rack area (in Livingston, NJ)... ... ...along with the Burlington Coat Factory, and COSTCO.  ...In short: ...I would have become 'Alaknanda's Dreamer,' today... ... ...had, I been parted. [phone has SIM card-based contacts that I likely need... to back up (new ones, that I have been lackadaisical about getting to)... ... ...apps, photos... ... ...etcetera]. 4:16 PM (8/26/26): I also recall seeing a 'Kash Patel'...

3. 6:48 PM (8/10/26): Today I spent $18.73 ($13.57 at ShopRite... ... ...and $5.16 on a pizza slice)... ... ...which is more... ... ...than I usually spend, daily ('on food'). Reminds me of the following painting: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1181054913992383&set=p.1181054913992383&type=3  CAPTION: "Arguably... ...my 'favorite painting'... ... ...Such is titled 'Rainbow'... ...and is by the Russian painter 'Ivan Aivazovsky' (made in the year 1873)." - Michael Izuchukwu (on 11/30/25) 2. 6:40 PM (8/10/26): Was Stephen Hawking a universe ruler? He was a wheelchair-bound man... ... ...that was afflicted with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (an ailment that causes paralysis)... ... ...and yet there were online suggestions... ... ...that from 'a wheelchair'... ... ...his mind, explored the cosmos. ...As soon as I heard of this... ... ...my immediate thought, was: ...But is this true? NOTE: Stephen Hawking was 'an avowed a...