Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

  • No, You’ve Already Got

    "Ask", advises the wise old sage. "'No', you've already got!" Unfortunately, the 'No' you've got is a softer, gentler 'no'. If you don't ask, there's still the possibility that perhaps, just maybe, a 'no' could become 'yes'. Once you've asked… once you've received a firm, real-world 'No', that avenue is closed. "Fear causes hesitation and… Continue reading

  • Osmoprep

    At some point, usually after you hit 50 years of age, your doctor will recommend a colonoscopy. Colonoscopy is a test that allows your doctor to look at the inner lining of your large intestine (rectum and colon), [using] a thin, flexible tube called a colonoscope. A colonoscopy helps find ulcers, colon polyps, tumors, and… Continue reading

  • AntiSpam Processing with Mac OS X Server for Mail

    We upgraded cfcl.com to Mac OS X Yosemite in December, 2015, installing OS X Server v. 5.0 to handle DNS, Mail, and Web services. We'd been handling Mail services "manually" using postfix, SpamAssassin, and MailServe (by Cutedge Systems) for several years, so there was a bit of a learning curve in switching over to OS… Continue reading

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  • Cut To Shape, File to Fit

    I bought a large glass jar for a project the other day at a thrift shop. There was no matching lid, but there was a tempered glass pot lid that almost fit. The lid looked a lot like the first photo – tempered glass with a screw-in handle, a metal rim, and a 1/4-5/16" metal… Continue reading

  • Telecommuting May Perpetuate Increased Telecommuting

    A Twitter friend shared a NYT article, yesterday, entitled Telecommuting Can Make the Office a Lonely Place, a Study Says. The <meta description…> tag on this article is "New research finds that off-site work can disrupt teamwork, alienate people who remain in the office and perpetuate increased telecommuting." Gosh. Another article about the same survey,… Continue reading

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  • Happy Holidays (or What’s in a Name?)

    hol·i·day noun – a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done. characteristic of a holiday; festive. etymology – Old English hāligdæg ‘holy day.’ A group I'm in has been planning a holiday message to send to our members. After several iterations, one member commented that she thought the design was "still too… Continue reading

  • OMG My IMAP Mailboxes are Gone!

    I have never cared for the "store mail on the server" model of IMAP. Disliking this from an academic standpoint, I had avoided using IMAP as much as possible. However, I recently decided that I wanted to use email on both my desktop and my laptop. Thanks to recommendations from knowledgeable friends and acquaintances who… Continue reading

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  • Never Attribute to Malice

    Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. Or incompetence. Or lack of care… In 2000, we refinanced the mortgage on our house. Shortly thereafter, we applied for a home equity line of credit (HELOC). The former was with First Nationwide Bank; the latter with CalFed. In 2003, Citibank purchased both notes.… Continue reading

  • Livescribe 3 – Moleskine edition

    (Disclaimer: I volunteered to be part of an Early Access program for the Livescribe 3 smartpen Moleskine Edition. I received the Livescribe product for free in return for my review. My opinions and comments, however, are entirely my own and were not previously vetted by anyone at Livescribe.) I should start by saying that this… Continue reading

  • The 8 Colors of Fitness

    Our September BAAPT program featured Suzanne Brue with a new twist on Type. You'd probably guess that the different Types approach exercise in very different ways. But this meeting provided the opportunity to discover just how different we can be. From one SJ/Blue's comment about exercising, "It never occurred to me that fun could enter… Continue reading

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