Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

Random Thoughts

  • Last Mile Problem

    So… I have a (rather large) package that I have been waiting for since it was put on the truck in Michigan on Oct 19.   It arrived in Tacoma at 5am on Saturday (10/23). From there, it will be handed off to a "local" carrier. And therein lies the rub.   The local carrier… Continue reading

  • How is This “Security”?

    I have to call Verizon if I want to cancel a line. But really, I click a button on the web site and they call me… on the phone number in my profile.   Then they asked me to identify myself with my PIN… but this is the number from my profile… you called me.… Continue reading

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  • Bark Beats Bad Grass

    The grass in our east yard is planted in roughly 1/2" – 1" of pine bark, over weed barrier, with a sprinkling of dirt over the bark.   At this (dry) time of year, the upper layer comes off with a nudge from a spade and a pull of the fingers. The roots have never… Continue reading

  • I Want a Mural

    Seen yesterday, half a mile or so from the Seattle Fauntleroy Ferry terminal.   (I wonder how the HOA would feel about me putting a mural on the side wall of the house.         Continue reading

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  • “Who are you?” said the Caterpillar.

    I was deadheading the Petunias (it's too hot for this, also sticky). I had an uninvited., but not really unwelcome, visitor in the flower patch. Apparently, a broken stem is very tasty. Adult Vicki had a fleeting thought "Are you going to eat my Petunias?" followed by "It's only one caterpillar and there are a… Continue reading

  • Does Anyone Read?

    This seems to have been happening a lot lately.   We contact a service company via their website form or their posted email address. We say: We want to do A, B, and C. We have X and Y. Do you do these things and do you service our county?   We receive a reply:… Continue reading

  • Well, that interview went downhill fast.

    That feeling when one of the interviewers just does not click. Me: "I like what a former co-worker used to say. If you're going to do something more than once, write a script… and you're always going to do it more than once." Interviewer: "Do you know about the shell 'history' command?" Me, (thinking, I've… Continue reading

  • An’ It Harm None

    One of the things I'm realizing about the current crisis is that one's philosophical motto makes a big difference.   "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you" — isn't helpful when you want things o "go back to normal" so you shout "Open the economy! Go back to work!" "  … Continue reading

  • I don’t do phone calls

    Our phone doesn't ring unless the number is in a (very short) list of known contacts. Basically, Spouse or Self (if out of the house calling in from cell phone), my sister, his brother, my Mom…   Sometimes, when I send a note to customer service for some company, they write back to say "We… Continue reading

  • Do Not Ask the Fae for Favors

    My thought exactly.   The original post has this added:   Ummm…. Okay, does ANYBODY else see this as a really bad idea? It's the fae equivalent of the white panel van with "FrEE CanDy" written on the side in spray paint! Do ya want Changlings? 'Cause that's how ya get Changlings. Dammit, muggles…   Continue reading