Well, my subscription to A Word A Day finally paid off…

resistentialism (ri-zis-TEN-shul-iz-um) noun

The theory that inanimate objects demonstrate hostile behavior against us.

[Coined by humorist Paul Jennings as a blend of the Latin res (thing) + French resister (to resist) + existentialism (a kind of philosophy).]

If you ever get a feeling that the photocopy machine can sense when you’re tense, short of time, need a document copied before an important meeting, and right then it decides to take a break, you’re not alone. Now you know the word for it. Here’s a report of scientific experiments confirming the validity of this theory:
http://www.uefap.co.uk/writing/exercise/report/clatri.htm

That which we do not bring to consciousness appears in our lives as fate. -Jung

Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. -Rilke

The great epochs in our lives are at the points when we gain the courage to rebaptize our badness as the best in us.
-Nietzsche

So far everyone seems to like the new site! With any luck, the subliminal mind domination CSS code I’ve used will run its course in a couple of days. I’ve always wanted a collection of brainwashed devotees anxious to fulfill my every whim.