[Avodah] Hilchos sefira

[Cantor Wolberg]

You are really asking "Why does anyone do anything b'dieved?"

Perhaps he was sitting and counted the omer, and only during counting
realized. (I've done this with Aleinu; I was already sitting for, say,
tachanun, and I went straight into Aleinu. It can happen if you aren't
with a minyan.) Or perhaps he realized during the day (say, while
reading the newspaper) that he didn't count the previous night, and he
immediately and spontaneously counted, without standing up first.

Your reasoning sounds good except with sefira, you're
talking about a special part of the service that stands
out.  If it is during the day, your explanation holds more;
however, I don't feel that is true for ma'ariv. 
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