Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

  • Miracle safe bee spray

    It's bee season; we had three yellow jackets today trying to get into the screen porch – somehow they find their way in between the screen and the glass. Then, if they can figure out how, they're only one step away from being inside the screen porch. Ayiee! So it's time once again for me… Continue reading

  • Movie Review: Ballistic

    Lights! Camera! Action! Violence: Only to those who really deserve it Rated R If you like action movies and have not seen Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever – do so. It's quite good. Lots of car chases (but no upset vegetable carts). Set in Vancouver. Lucy Liu is lots of fun to watch. Continue reading

  • Today in my backyard

    Bebop and I went for walkies in the garden this afternoon. I found (and turned over) a water-collector (it's the base of a picnic table umbrella; the umbrella has been taken down and the picnic table moved but the base was collecting rainwater) – it's almost mosquito season. Anyway, under the thing was a worm… Continue reading

  • Inflatable Church

    The world's first inflatable church went on display to the public for the first time on Tuesday, May 13, at the National Christian Resources Exhibition at Sandown Park Exhibition Centre in Esher, Surrey, England. The blow-up church, which is 47 feet (14.3 metres) high from ground to steeple, 47 feet long and 25 feet (7.6… Continue reading

  • Meow TV

    "Meow TV" (sponsored by the Meow Mix cat food company) will premiere May 30 on the Oxygen cable channel and will run several more times throughout June. Broadcasting from their fictional living room, hosts Annabelle Gurwitch and her cat, Stinky, will narrate segments like "Squirrel Alert," (where squirrels run up and down trees to fast-paced… Continue reading

  • Shortening URLs

    Which URL is easier to remember, send via email without breaking, etc? http://quizilla.com/users/laur/quizzes/Which%20famous%20feline%20are%20you%3F/ or http://xrl.us/catquiz If you didn't have much difficulty deciding the second was "better", you'll want to know about the Metamark Shorten™ Service at http://metamark.net/. Some related tools are also available, including a pair of "bookmarklets" (one in a popup window, the other… Continue reading

  • Living on the Edge of Civilization

    Our development backs into a large Open Space area: watershed, animal/bird refuge, national recreation area. We hear coyotes on the ridge some nights; occasionally deer come down into the development. Mostly we get skunks, raccoons, wood rats, and an occasional possum. Continue reading

  • Wikki Wakki Air Ballet

    As we were coming home this morning (after being out for some errands) I saw a flock of seagulls in the air above the park across the street. They were flying mostly in formation, enjoying the air currents. Lots of slow swooping, back and forth, up and done, all well-coordinated. A lovely 5 minute air… Continue reading

  • Mama? There’s a CAT in my house!

    Well, today was THE DAY. Raven no longer has to live in the garage "apartment". However, we did bring his bed, litterbox, and toys up to the guest room so he can have a quiet place that's all his for timeouts for a few days. First we went to the vet for the next step… Continue reading

  • Mothers Day

    Mothers Day has its roots in several places, including an ancient Greek celebration of Rhea, mother of the gods. In England, in the 1600s, servants were given a day off on "Mothering Sunday" and encouraged to visit their mothers for the day. A day to honor mothers was first suggested in the US in 1872… Continue reading