Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

  • Weekly Wrap-up 2005_31

    Eek! It's August. The weather has been nice during the afternoon, but very foggy in the mornings and evenings. Oh well, at least it's not hot. (I grew up in central PA where August was hot and muggy). We had a small medical emergency this week. I was out for a meeting on Wednesday and,… Continue reading

  • Treasures 2005_31

    We humans think we are smart, but an orchid, for example, knows how to produce noble, symmetrical flowers, and a snail knows how to make a beautiful, well-proportioned shell. Compared with their knowledge, ours is not worth much at all. We should bow deeply before the orchid and the snail and join our palms reverently… Continue reading

  • Weekly Wrap-up 2005_30

    The weather was quite nice for most of the week Well, July is over and thus summer is more than half over. Drat. Well, we still have August and part of September. We've had our Scion xB for a full year now (and I still think it's a great car!). Have you test-driven one yet?… Continue reading

  • Treasures 2005_30

    The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. — Helen Keller Treasures are positive things that strike my fancy, that make me feel happy or thankful or interested. Treasures are memories encapsulated in just a few words. These are my… Continue reading

  • Kids These Days Get Cool Toys

    I got my first pocket calculator in my junior year of High School. I wanted a computer in college, but those were the days of the Commodore Vic 20, the Apple II, and the TRS 80. Not really much of a much. And after all, what would I do with it? Store recipes? Balance my… Continue reading

  • Weekly Wrap-up 2005_29

    The weather has been quite warm this past week, even to say Hot on Saturday!. Ugh. I had to open lots of windows and turn on all of the fans. We ordered a solar-powered (water recycling) birdbath. The good news is that we can put it anywhere in the yard with no cords or cables… Continue reading

  • Treasures 2005_29

    Some memories are realities, and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again. — Willa Cather Treasures are positive things that strike my fancy, that make me feel happy or thankful or interested. Treasures are memories encapsulated in just a few words. These are my Treasures for the past week. Toasted bagels… Continue reading

  • Weekly Wrap-up 2005_28

    The weather has been quite nice, with some fog in the evenings. On Saturday, for our day trip up to the North Bay, it was delightfully sunny and quite warm at our destination! We ordered our Scion xB one year ago Monday. I don't think I've had a moment's regret in all that time (even… Continue reading

  • Actually, the Leopards were hiding…

    Yesterday was the day of the Leopards Etc. Open House. The Open House is a fund-raising event where a small number (in this case, 64 max.) of guests pay to visit the Leopards Etc compound, eat lunch, and see the cats in their home environment. It's tax dedutable, for a very worth cause, and a… Continue reading

  • Day Trippin’

    We took a long day trip today (nearly 11 hours all told) to drive up to the North Bay for the Leopards, Etc fund-raiser and Open House. We were up by 8 and left the house a bit before 9. We headed up 19th Ave and bought toasted bagels with cream cheese & lox (and… Continue reading

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