Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

  • Treasures 2004_03

    Treasures are positive things that strike my fancy, things that make me feel happy or thankful or interested; things that are worth remembering; memories encapsulated in just a few words. Please feel free to start your own lists of Treasures on your own weblog or here in the comments. Continue reading

  • Purple Miscellany

    [ This (past) week's writing prompts from Purple Ink , If you like journal writing, join Purple Ink!] Monday : Pick your favorite color and write about it: why you like it, how it makes you feel, what 'pictures' come to mind when you think of that color. Tuesday : Spray your favorite air freshner… Continue reading

  • I want to be a kitty

    Reincarnation has brought you back as a family’s pet. Given a choice, what common pet animal would you be? Continue reading

  • Gone Crazy. Back Soon!

    [ this question courtesy of Past, Present, Future Round 48 ] PAST: Been crazy once? PRESENT: What drives you absolutely crazy? FUTURE: Figure you'll go crazy someday? Continue reading

  • Opossums – Up Close and Personal

    Brenda Ice, a friend of a friend has been doing possum rehab! What a neat idea. Take a look at some of the photos of the baby possums (scroll down when you get to the photo page, but slowly; enjoy the photos of the cats and the deer on your way to the possums :-).… Continue reading

  • Personalized

    The Friday 5 for this week is about personalization. Continue reading

  • Backyard Birds

    With the addition of wild bird seed to our sunflower seed mix, I’ve been seeing more than just sparrows and finches at our backyard feeder again. Continue reading

  • I do … and I understand

    How do you learn things? Continue reading

  • A Lesson in Nettiquette

    I recently left a mailing list I had only very recently subscribed to. It’s a very new list (also very “young”). I was personally invited to join. The topic seemed like fun when presented. But I didn’t like the way the owners were controlling the list — not because they are too harsh, but because,… Continue reading

  • In My Room

    Think about all the rooms in all the houses you have lived in. Describe them in your journal and reflect upon whether where you have lived may have affected how you felt at different times in your life. From Writer's Digest via Diarist.net Spark (11 January 2004) Continue reading