Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

  • Chocolate Lovers Rejoice

    I found this interesting tidbit in a Readers Digest Magazine article (February 2004) …Scientists at Cornell University and Seoul National University examined the cancer-fighting antioxidant content of hot cocoa, red wine, and tea, and found that cocoa had nearly double the antioxidants of red wine and four to five times more than tea. Instant cocoa… Continue reading

  • Treasures 2004_10

    My treasures for the past week (March 1 – March 7) Continue reading

  • Dream Interpretation, part 2

    I received this comment about dream interpretation when I mentioned that I often dream one or more of my cats has gotten outside: Many cultures see cats as representing a type of aloofness and leadership qualities. … Not long after that, a friend on another list posted this: I thought you all might find this… Continue reading

  • Classical Guitar

    Spouse and self enjoy classical guitar music (that means music where the guitar plays the melody, not just a few chords). Some favorite artists include Leona Boyd, Sharon Isbin, Chritopher Parkening, Celadonio Romero, Andrés Segovia, and John Williams. They play Bach, Beethovan, Mozart, and much more, with and without orchestral accompaniment. For more novel interpretations,… Continue reading

  • Purple Prompts for this week

    This week’s writing prompts from Purple Ink. Continue reading

  • A Night on the Town

    Today’s meme is courtesy of Thursday Threesome… Continue reading

  • Dream Interpretation

    One of the online writing groups I participate in (Personal Writing) posts a weekly topic and then discusses the topic through the week. I was particularly interested to discover that this week’s topic is dreams; I posted some of my thoughts on dreams last week, before this topic came up, inspired by a largely unrelated… Continue reading

  • Victorian House Coffee

    Speaking of Victorian House Coffee, I've been enjoying this product for a while now. I had tried VH before, but didn't really start drinking it regularly until last fall. Continue reading

  • Packaging Solutions

    In wandering the web today looking for something else, I came across the rather interesting page from Berlin Packaging. Berlin Packaging is "the nation's premier supplier of rigid packaging – including glass, metal, and plastic containers, and closures". The page I discovered is their packaging solutions page, on which they give several examples, with full… Continue reading

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  • Constraints

    Have you ever noticed how so many decisions and problem solutions are based on certain constraints… and yet, after you've made the decision, you often discover that some of what you thought were constraints on the problem weren't real? Continue reading