Slightly Off KIlter

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Trivial Pursuits

  • My Two Cents

    Do you have opinions on today's issues? Do you write Letters to the Editor? Do you wish there were easier ways of making your voice heard? Do you wish someone would ask for your thoughts and comments on local or political issues? Spouse and self may soon have a chance to do just that, through… Continue reading

  • Harry and Harriet Homeowner Do Laminate Flooring!

    This being a three-day weekend (what with President’s Day on Monday) we decided to embark upon the kitchen/dining room reflooring project. Continue reading

  • Yogurt Making 101

    I bought a yogurt maker the other day. It looks easy enough to use. The maker comes with 7 too-cute little pear-shaped glass jars with plastic lids for storing in the fridge. The instructions couldn't be much simpler. Start with 5 TBsp of natural unflavored yogurt (I bought Brown Cow whole-milk yogurt, not bad for… Continue reading

  • 180 Degrees of Separation

    There's an interesting meme making the rounds. It (usually) has 100 questions (although I found a spur with 50). It starts with a list of statements about the person whose blog it's on. The rules are: Copy the whole list into your journal/diary/blog. Bold only the things that you have in common with the original… Continue reading

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  • Are you qualified to be a “professional”?

    Now, perhaps these would make good interview questions 😉 The following short quiz will tell you whether you are qualified to be a "professional." According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong. But many preschoolers got several correct answers. Anderson Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory… Continue reading

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  • 3 long days under WWDC

    I spent Monday – Wednesday (9am – 6pm) manning a small MacTech booth in the Exhibits Hall for WWDC (Apple's annual World Wide Developers Conference). The conference was well attended – 3800 people. The Exhibit Hall had some 70 exhibitors – and essentially no "customers". Part of the problem was the location. In the past,… Continue reading