Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

  • 50 thousand words in only 30 days?

    Has it always sounded like something that would take too much time? How about 175 pages in one month? Continue reading

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  • Ghosts of Halloweens Past

    Happy H a l l o w e e n Heart’s Gladness is… Continue reading

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  • Treasures 2004_43

    A Lunar Eclipse (and no clouds to speak of) A “firewire” branded car (a yellow sportscar with the Firewire logo on the hood and trunk. (Firewire is a computer peripherals communication standard for disk, cameras, iPods, etc) A jack-o-lantern moon Bebop on my lap, upside down, paws turned over, soooo cute Kitties with paws wrapped… Continue reading

  • Around the Bay Area in 90 days

    We’ve had our Scion XB for 90 days and just over 3000 miles now and I still love it! It’s a cute little car and soooo comfortable. Continue reading

  • Weekly Wrap-up (Mon. Oct 18 – Sun Oct 24)

    I read Death by Darjeeling, by Laura Childs and started Exhile’s Honor, by Mercedes Lackey…. In between and around the rest, I’ve had some good naps, good meals, and interesting conversations with Spouse and friends. Continue reading

  • Treasures 2004_40

    Treasures are memories encapsulated in just a few words, I hope you’ll consider starting your own list of Treasures…. in the morning The first rainstorm of the season, pattering against the windows late at night as I finished my book. Continue reading

  • TV-B-Gone

    Several of the restaurants we patronize regularly have televisions going – our favorite diner, the burrito place, one of the Chinese places, the Japanese restaurant (that one’s at the far end of the sushi bar and more difficult to see)…. Improved conversation was the motivation behind TV-B-Gone, and it’s why Altman calls it the most… Continue reading

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  • Weekly Wrap-up (Mon. Oct 11 – Sun Oct 17)

    I finished , by In between and around the rest, I’ve had several naps, good meals, and interesting conversations with Spouse and friends, and snuggles with the cats. We did two loads of laundry and a load of dishes. Continue reading

  • Treasures 2004_42

    "Life … is haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch as they fly by, for who knows whether any of them will ever return?" — Margot Fonteyn 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… Continue reading

  • Konfabulous

    I have discovered a delightful new desktop toy for my Mac. It's called Konfabulator. Konfabulator is "whatever you want it to be". Konfabulator is a JavaScript runtime engine for Mac OS X that lets you run little files called Widgets that can do pretty much whatever you want them to. Widgets can be alarm clocks,… Continue reading