Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

  • List Five Things…

    The Friday 5 for the week of Nov. 21 was tough. It took me a long time to think of answers, and once again, I considered not doing it, but decided to post anyway. These are an excellent thought excercise. List five things you'd like to accomplish by the end of the year. List five… Continue reading

  • Turkey Day

    We celebrated Thanksgiving a week early. My sister came to visit from Dallas, TX, for the weekend. My parents are also visiting for a week and a half (they'll be here next Thursday when we will have Turkey Day reprise). We invited a friend to join us for dinner, so we had 6 people. We… Continue reading

  • Adjectively speaking

    adjective n. Abbr. a. or adj. The part of speech that modifies a noun or other substantive by limiting, qualifying, or specifying and distinguished in English morphologically by one of several suffixes, such as -able, -ous, -er, and -est, or syntactically by position directly preceding a noun or nominal phrase. The Friday 5 for this… Continue reading

  • Passion for Work

    I’ve mentioned before that I’m a member of an excellent career discussion list, the Wednesday Job Group. A current discussion addresses “Passion for Work”. Following an annual career conference, the moderator asked the group to consider 3 simple questions: What is passion? Is work the place for passion? Should people expect to have passion in… Continue reading

  • Survival Jobs

    “More workers who find themselves unemployed are turning to survival jobs, taking hourly or part-time work to make ends meet as the economic rebound drags on.” (USA Today article, 10/23/2003). From December 2001 to May 2002, I had a contract that had been reduced to no more than 15 hours per week. Then they let… Continue reading

  • Love it or hate it

    The Friday 5 for this week addresses various likes and dislikes. What food do you like that most people hate? What food do you hate that most people love? What famous person, whom many people may find attractive, is most unappealing to you? What famous person, whom many people may find unappealing, do you find… Continue reading

  • Powers of Ten

    One of the coolest coffee table books of all time is Powers of Ten. Back in 1968, designers Charles and Ray Eames made a 10-minute documentary film, titled Powers of Ten , showing what the universe looks like at different scales. Philip and Phylis Morrison were scientific advisors on the movie, which Philip narrated, and… Continue reading

  • Open Sesame!

    Do you have trouble opening vacuum-sealed jar lids? (If not, you're probably one of the lucky few!). We just discovered there's a trick to it (if you don't need to re-use the lids) and we're happy to share! Continue reading

  • November is for Nuts

    November isn't just for turkeys anymore. November has been designated Georgia Pecan month. Is pecan pie a traditional part of your Thanksgiving feast? Add pecans to your stuffing this year! (I've always added almonds and hazelnuts; pecans would be tasty too). Or… try my family's recipe for cranberry gelatin salad, a tasty and light side… Continue reading

  • Windows Security

    oxymoron – n : conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence’) Source :WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University I have a temporary, short-term contract at the moment for a company that needs to check the compliance of their thousands of desktop PCs with various Windows security patches, updates, anti-virus software, etc. I have very… Continue reading

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