Monthly Archives: May 2007

2 visits down, one to go

Posted on May 19, 2007 by dichroic

We got Mom off to the aiport this morning, so today is a day to rest (or not. Erg, actually) and do laundry in preparation for picking our next guests up early tomorrow morning. Thankfully it turns out that their … Continue reading →

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We interrupt this blog…

Posted on May 16, 2007 by dichroic

… to provide a valuable serivce. Click on this link to be taken to a long list of US companies (banking, auto, telecom, lots of others) with phone numbers and instructions on how to get to an actual human there. … Continue reading →

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on to the next thing

Posted on May 16, 2007 by dichroic

I expect to finish the current pair of socks tonight, so I will be starting the baby blanket as my travel project on our trip to Amsterdam tonight. (I’m hoping picking up mitered squares won’t be too fiddly to do … Continue reading →

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travel with Mom

Posted on May 15, 2007 by dichroic

Well, no one killed anyone on the London trip. We saw the Changing of the Guards (actually, just the outside parades – there was too big a crowd to see whatever happened inside the gates), the Queen’s Gallery, the Royal … Continue reading →

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London hopes

Posted on May 8, 2007 by dichroic

Well, this should be interesting. TOnight I fly out to meet my mom in London. (Perhaps that should be “meet my mum in London”.) We fly back here on Friday, show her around over the weekend and probably go to … Continue reading →

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older?

Posted on May 7, 2007 by dichroic

Oops: scroll down for an entry I’d accidentally written but not posted over the weekend, with sock photos. (I guess that explains the lack of comments.) The weather has finally changed from the anomalous sunshine of the last month back … Continue reading →

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socks!

Posted on May 6, 2007 by dichroic

I finally had time to take pictures. The previous socks: (Modeled by me; they’re too big on purpose). The current socks, first one just bound off today: (Modeled by Rudder; they’re too big for him on purpose too, since they’re … Continue reading →

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surfeit

Posted on May 4, 2007 by dichroic

These are possibly the coolest knitted things I’ve seen, except for possibly the knitted DNA model by the same designer. And while I’m handing out virtual prizes, here’s the goofiest news story I’ve come across recently, though I daresay having … Continue reading →

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if I could give you three things…

Posted on May 3, 2007 by dichroic

I. I’ve just written a music quiz, inspired aby the one Mary did. It’s on my LJ, since that’s where I usually keep memes. I’ve also posted a short Lord Peter Wimsey fanfic there (it doesn’t actually have Peter in … Continue reading →

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father knows best?

Posted on May 2, 2007 by dichroic

One thing that bugs me is the idea that parents have the greatest insight into their children’s personalities, dreams, goals, needs, ideals. This came up in the context of For Better of For Worse, but it shows up all over … Continue reading →

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