Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

Random Thoughts

  • House Ordinary

    Housework has never been my strong suit. I grew up in a family of packrats; my parents believed in taking a laissez faire approach to housework. The dining room table tended to accumulate mail, craft projects, and general piles of whatever; it was cleared on occasions when we had two or more guests for dinner… Continue reading

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  • Linoleum, Carpet, Wood, or Tile?

    There’s something about wood. I love wood — wood floors; wood furniture; unpainted, unvarnished, lightly treated (oiled) wood. Continue reading

  • Spring has Sprung

    It's SPRING in Central Coastal (aka SF Bay Area) California! Spring Spring, beautiful Spring! I love Springtime! The ornamental plums are starting to pop out in PINK blossoms. Last weekend I actually saw a small patch of daffodils. And there was pine pollen all over the car this morning. The weather forecasts calls for highs… Continue reading

  • One Reason I Live in Central Coastal California

    A friend sent me a photo, taken in the Oswego area (Near Syracuse, NY). Here in beautifu Bay Area California, we don’t get much snow. Nevertheless, the photo invoked a feeling of Deja Vu for me. Continue reading

  • Cats and Mice

    Cleaning out the trackball. An excuse to post a favorite image. Continue reading

  • Breaking Down Boxes

    When I was given standardized tests in Junior High and High School, I always loved the ones that asked me to look at a 2-dimensional drawing and pick which three-D shape it would fold into (or vice versa). Continue reading

  • 2003 Year End Survey

    [ There is no Friday 5 for this week. So we bring you a Year-End Survey,. Better a week late than not at all ] I found this survey on the web and modified it slightly. If you like, copy the questions and answer them in your own weblog, journal, email, or here in the… Continue reading

  • Amber

    Hearts Gladness is… My wonderful Richard offered to buy me an amber pendant for Christmas; they were each sooo gorgeous. I never knew about green amber! I thought about it and thought about it and finally said no… They were all stunning but…I never wear pendants or any other kind of necklace. Still, the offer… Continue reading

  • Ode to the Chiropractor

    It's no secret. I see a chiropractor every 4 to 6 weeks for a maintenance adjustment (aka "tuneup"). I don't know what I'd do without that visit. (Actually, I do know. I'd be in pain, or at least decidedly uncomfortable. That's the whole point.) Continue reading

  • December

    The Friday Five is off this week. Thus, I have created my own set of questions. It's December 5. Yesterday, the checker in the grocery store said "20 more shopping Days till Christmas". Today there are 26 days till the end of 2003. When you hear "20 more Shopping Days till Christmas" — How does… Continue reading