Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

  • Weekly Wrap-up 2005_12

    The weather was certainly interesting this week! It started raining in the latter part of Monday afternoon, rained all day Tuesday then cleared up until Sunday evening. Sunday night it POURED. The kitties were not happy about that. Much sound of rushing water on rooftops (especially the Lexan screenporch roof). Big kitty eyes. Both Bebop… Continue reading

  • Treasures 2005_12

    How many common things are trodden underfoot which, if examined carefully, awaken our astonishment. — Augustine of Hippo 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 short break… Continue reading

  • Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You!

    Coming! This Fall! Wallace & Gromit Bigger than Life! The cheese-loving Wallace and his ever faithful dog Gromit star in an all new comedy adventure, marking their first full-length feature film. Go to the brand new Wallace & Gromit site for pictures and a video look behind the scenes. Continue reading

  • Weekly Wrap-up 2005_11

    The weather has again been variable, sunny in the early part of the week followed by rain on Friday and the weekend. Rich was out of town for most of this week, getting home Saturday night. He attended the o'Reilly Emerging Technologies Conference in San Diego. I've been to that one when it was held… Continue reading

  • Methinks They’ve Been Sampling the Wares

    Part 3 in our "Fun With Spam" series (If you can't beat 'em, laugh at 'em). Today we present a delightful bit of nonsense that might put Alice in Wonderland to shame! The 84-chute-old berry was chao in a phonon anheuser after nascent gibbous a buteo whir to scoff the collie wonder chore. "The lesson… Continue reading

  • The Time is now… 1111111111

    Fun for technoids ** 😉 1111111111 translates to Thursday, March 17th 2005, 17:58:31 (GMT -8) Online Tools: Unix Timestamp Convertor ** The Unix date/time is stored inside the computer as the number of seconds since Jan. 1, 1970. Continue reading

  • Treasures 2005_11

    Do not trust your memory; it is a net full of holes; the most beautiful prizes slip through it. — Georges Duhamel 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

  • Weekly Wrap-up 2005_10

    The weather has been mostly luscious this week. Warm. Sunny. Simply gorgeous. Friday in particular was much too nice to be indoors. The weekend sparkled. And we have two white lilac blooms in the back yard (yummmm). I love Spring. During the Autumn and Wet seasons, the ornamental plum tree in the back yard became… Continue reading

  • Treasures 2005_10

    Seeing is of course very much a matter of verbalization. Unless I call my attention to what passes before my eyes, I simply won't see. … It's all a matter of keeping my eyes open. — Annie Dillard Treasures are positive things that strike my fancy, that make me feel happy or thankful or interested.… Continue reading

  • This is Fashion?

    There's something about the world of "high fashion" that I just don't understand. This woman appears to be dressed, as near as I can determine, in a comforter with pillow. She's dressed as a walking bed?! This is not a Halloween costume. Still, as Rich points out, this could be convenient if, erm, you wanted… Continue reading