Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

  • Eat your veggies

    [ this question courtesy of Past, Present, Future Round 47 ] PAST: Did you, or did you not, eat your vegetables as a youngster? PRESENT: What sorts of veggies will and won't you eat nowadays? FUTURE: Which would you rather end up: Vegetable or mineral? (We're assuming you're currently an animal, here. If otherwise, you… Continue reading

  • Imagery

    It was September and the colors along the curve of Lake Michigan were ripening. Autumn is metallic here, chrome yellows on the locust trees, planted along the Outer Drive because they can stand the automobile-scented air, bronze oaks on the campus lawns, and brassy yellow maples near the administration buildings. The few trees that stayed… Continue reading

  • Top Dead Center

    [ Today's meme courtesy of The Thursday Threesome at The Back Porch ] Whew! Are you done with the holiday thing yet? Let's start things off for the new year in the proper position… Onesome: Top— Now that things have calmed down, what's at the top of your list to take care of? School? The… Continue reading

  • A Passion for Paper

    I considered titling this "Paper Fetish" fetish n. 2. An object of unreasonably excessive attention or reverence but I decided that the other definitions for fetish were just too far out for me. I'd hate for anyone to jump to the wrong conclusions… some people will find the right conclusions to be just a little… Continue reading

  • I Scream for Ice Cream

    [Today's question is courtesy of purple ink ] "I doubt the world holds for anyone a more soul-stirring surprise than the first adventure with ice cream". — Heywood Broun What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Hard or Soft-Serve? What type of sundae do you usually order? Continue reading

  • Furry purry lick lick

    Hearts Gladness is… Waking at dawn. My sweet Squirrel cat grooming the hair on my forehead. OK, maybe this means I need to wash my hair, but nonetheless, it's very sweet 🙂 When my kitty treats me like another kitty, I feel loved and special. Then Bebop, settled behind my head, working the back of… Continue reading

  • Pears

    Hearts Gladness is… Plump pears at the peak of perfection – juicy, sweet, not a hint of a blemish. Can anything really be this good? Shared with friends. Delightful. Continue reading

  • Life on the WWW

    In 1994, I was introduced to the Web, via a new application called NCSA Mosaic. The Web seemed like an interesting toy and I put up a personal home page soon thereafter. I had to ask, however, what it was really “good for”? Time passed; I was amused when I saw http://www.shell.com at the gas… Continue reading

  • New Year, New Meme (…in other words…)

    Not only do I enjoy collecting quotes, but I am also a great fan of weblog memes and writing prompts (in case you hadn't noticed 😉 I've decided to put my interest in collecting quotes together with my interest in writing prompts and memes and have started my own meme which I call …in other… Continue reading

  • Quote Collecting

    I'm a great fan (and collector) of quotations. I have more than half a dozen books of quotations on my shelves. Continue reading