Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

  • Treasures 2005_28

    Miracles remain miracles even though occurring again and again. — Abraham Maslow 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. A new bird in the back garden – charcoal… Continue reading

  • Weekly Wrap-up 2005_27

    This week started off with a bang (several bangs in fact). We get a lot of neighborhood fireworks on the 4th and we can see them very well from our living room windows. I don't know how many were the most expensive "Safe and Sane" variety and how many came up from Mexico, Guatemala, or… Continue reading

  • Treasures 2005_27

    We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. — Thornton Wilder 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… Continue reading

  • Laura’s Wholesome Junk Food

    Yummmmmmmmmm My favorite monster would approve. These are Good Cookies! I discovered Laura's Wholesome Junk Food cookies at a Whole Foods grocery store (a delight in itself!). I bought a package of Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bite-lettes. A bite-lette is a funny shape for a cookie — not quite round, sort of a squat cylinder, like… Continue reading

  • Deep Impact

    I suppose by now you've heard about Deep Impact, NASA's successful mission to blast a hole in Comet Tempel 1. It's been in the newspapers; I read about it first in the NASA Science News email newsletter. Considering that this all happened 268,000 miles from home, I'm pretty impressed at the accuracy of the mission.… Continue reading

  • Weekly Wrap-up 2005_26

    The weather started out grey and foggy early in the week but it's been pretty and blue for the past few days. Rich was out of town last weekend. The cats and I snuggled and I read. I decided to install Visio (under Virtual PC) for The Job. Unfortunately, I don't run Windows much or… Continue reading

  • Treasures 2005_26

    So much of human life and happiness is subjective that we should be fools not to take advantage of this subjectivity unashamedly and learn to cultivate the seeing eye and the perceptive soul for the beauties that lie around us, and be grateful for it. — Lin Yutang Treasures are positive things that strike my… Continue reading

  • Grocery Bags into Oil

    I've never much liked plastic grocery bags. At least paper is a renewable resource. Paper is easier to recycle and it breaks down faster if it does go into a landfill. According to the June 25 issue of ScienceNews*, "every year, the United States generates 25 million tons of plastic waste, but only about 1… Continue reading

  • Treasures 2005_25

    "Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf." — Albert Schweitzer Treasures are positive things that strike my fancy, that make me feel happy or thankful or interested. Treasures are memories encapsulated in just… Continue reading

  • Weekly Wrap-up 2005_25

    The weather has varied from blue to grey and back again, but no rain this week. Did you see the gorgeous full moon on the 21st? That was also the summer solstice. We had some fog that night but the moon kept peeking through. NASA posted an article on the "summer moon illusion". That's when… Continue reading