Monthly Archives: June 2007

traveling to the land of retail

Posted on June 11, 2007 by dichroic

I’m kind of wishing we had a few days in Phoenix as part of out upcoming US trip. It’s an appealing idea, to go someplace where I know where to get anything I want. Ideally we’d stay right by our … Continue reading →

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the blanket update

Posted on June 10, 2007 by dichroic

Here’s the latest blanket progress. I think I have 27 squares left; where I’ve built it up to a point, that’s the final width, six blue and pink squares across.

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why it’s important to know your geography

Posted on June 10, 2007 by dichroic

A fundamentalist acquaintance of mine (an Australian, but a deep-dyed, literal-word, Darwin denyin’ fundamentalist of the kind I thought mostly only grew in the American South) linked recently to this article. She thought the writer had some good points to … Continue reading →

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24 hours – of irresponsible morals

Posted on June 7, 2007 by dichroic

Rudder’s been watching a DVD of Season 4 of the TV show 24. I don’t pay much attention to it – it’s not the sort of thing I’m interested in – but even just sitting in the same room with … Continue reading →

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blanket issues

Posted on June 7, 2007 by dichroic

I used to really hate picking up stitches. This is because I was doing it wrong; I thought I had to get existing stitches on the needle and then knit into them, rather than just poking a needle through and … Continue reading →

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blanket progress

Posted on June 6, 2007 by dichroic

I counted – 53 squares done, 41 to go (plus maybe an edging). If I canaverage two squares a day, I can make it after all – but that’s two *every* day, no slacking. (Or with any slacking made up … Continue reading →

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followup to rowing

Posted on June 5, 2007 by dichroic

I actually feel much better after rowing. I don’t know whether it was the exercise that did it, or just being back on the water (being around water is always healing for me) or maybe the Sudafed I took beforehand. … Continue reading →

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back on the water

Posted on June 5, 2007 by dichroic

This is probably not a good idea, but I’m rowing tonight in the double. I’m still coughing and sneezing and running from the nose. Earlier today I couldn’t take a deep breath without coughing, like when you have exercise-induced asthma, … Continue reading →

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Forgive him, Caesar….

Posted on June 5, 2007 by dichroic

“Forgive him, Caesar – he is a barbarian and considers that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature.” G.B.Shaw, Caesar and Cleopatra. I said the other day that there is nothing like moving to a new country … Continue reading →

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back to work

Posted on June 4, 2007 by dichroic

The talismanic cats and dragon on my necklace did not make todays’ anticipated unpleasant meetings go any better, but it made me feel a little better to have them along, so I guess it worked. (Actually that’s not true; the … Continue reading →

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