Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

  • Treasures 2005_18

    God created memory so that we might have roses in December. — Italo Svevo 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 naptime snuggle with Raven (I'll lie… Continue reading

  • Weekly Wrap-up 2005_17

    It's been a quiet week. The weather was largely clear, even warm for a couple of days. Except, that is, for Thursday when it poured rain from midnight till about 10 am, then drizzled for much of the remainder of the day. We took a run up to PetClub (for cat litter) on Thursday afternoon.… Continue reading

  • Distractions Lower IQ Scores (Duh)

    LONDON, England — Workers distracted by phone calls, e-mails and text messages suffer a greater loss of IQ than a person smoking marijuana, a British study shows. E-mails ‘hurt IQ more than pot’ — CNN.com World News, Friday, April 22 CNN certainly picked a provocative title. The constant interruptions reduce productivity and leave people feeling… Continue reading

  • Nuisance Suit

    Good Grief! Has it come to this. Apple Computer has been slapped with a lawsuit by Tiger Direct Inc. for allegedly infringing its trademark with the new Mac OS X "Tiger'' operating system scheduled for release on Friday.   — Apple sued over "Tiger," injunction sought, Thursday, April 28, AppleInsider Give us a break here,… Continue reading

  • Treasures 2005_17

    The moment one give close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself — Henry Miller 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

  • Weekly Wrap-up 2005_16

    The weather was fairly stable this week 🙂 Rich has been doing a bunch of weed whacking and general outdoor hacking and hewing. He trimmed the escalonia hedge between our house and the next door neighbor. Then he took out a lot of Scotch Broom and removed a bunch of dead branches from the piney… Continue reading

  • Drip drip drip

    The kitchen sink has been dripping for ages and Rich finally got tired of it. That and he discovered that the deep basin we'd put under the sink to catch any leaks had about 2 gallons of water in it. Not good at all. So he took the sink apart, thinking he would need to… Continue reading

  • Treasures 2005_16

    I suspect that we are all recipients of cosmic love notes. Messages, omens, voices, cries, revelations, and appeals are homogenized into each day's events. If only we knew how to listen, to read the signs. — Sam Keen Treasures are positive things that strike my fancy, that make me feel happy or thankful or interested.… Continue reading

  • Weekly Wrap-up 2005_15

    The weather has been generally nice, if windy. 🙂 There was one very foggy day but the wind blew that all away. Ricch made a batch of turkey cabbage soup on Tuesday and we've been working through that, often with a salad. Rich had his annual physical this week. Triglycerides are continuing on a positive… Continue reading

  • Tax Time

    "The only two certainties in life are death and taxes" Mark Twain or Benjamin Disraeli "The Trick is to stop thinking of it as YOUR money" attributed to an IRS auditor (Readers Digest, April 2005) Did you do your taxes? Did you file an extension? I try to get mine done on or around March… Continue reading