Monthly Archives: April 2007

new toy

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Dichroic

For the past week or so my exercise has been confined to miles and miles of walking and a bit of biking but yesterday I got to play with a new toy and accomplish something new. A week or two … Continue reading →

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two more poems

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Dichroic

One thing about writing, at least for me, is that it tends to engender more writing. The process of working on the book poem has been fun, to see what works each time and what parts suck. I’ve been mildly … Continue reading →

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not a book-poem, for a change

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Dichroic

Though part of this is about books. I’ve just finished Alma Alexander’s Gift of the Magi, the first of her Worldweavers trilogy (at least I think it’s meant to be a trilogy). I liked it a lot; the combination of … Continue reading →

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and … Take Three!

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Dichroic

This is fun. This time I forced the pantoum form (lines 2 & 4 in each verse become lines 1 & 3 in the next verse). It started with one line: the third in this poem, which contains the central … Continue reading →

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poem, take two

Posted on April 25, 2007 by Dichroic

The problem with Monday’s poem is that I really like the central conceit – but otherwise I think a lot of it sucks. Herewith, poem, Take Two (and no idea if there will be further versions): For the Northeast Regional … Continue reading →

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International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day

Posted on April 22, 2007 by dichroic

It’s Monday morning here, so it is now

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Company’s coming!

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Dichroic

Things may be a bit quiet in here these next few days – we have our first visitor. We’ll be meeting my uncle this afternoon at the train station, then heading off to wherever he want to visit of the … Continue reading →

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too much of a good thing

Posted on April 19, 2007 by dichroic

Now I have a new reference for the phrase “embarassment of riches”. An American friend is visiting on business this week; she has business with our company and comes here a lot. Last time she was here, I bemoaned the … Continue reading →

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There are some times you really shouldn’t laugh. But…

Posted on April 18, 2007 by dichroic

Reuters sez: “Va. Tech gunman had mental problems” Um, this is news??

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Jew, aerospace engineer … hero