Monthly Archives: December 2007

on self-restraint

Posted on December 18, 2007 by dichroic

I don’t know how authors, especially those with blogs, restrain themselves. Songwriters, too. Presumably it’s at least partly wanting their works to speak for themselves. But still, there’s so often embedded cool stuff, like grace notes in music. Miss it, … Continue reading →

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one end or the other (no, not *that*)

Posted on December 17, 2007 by dichroic

I really like the way yesterday’s poem turned out. If you haven’t seen it yet, scroll down one. I’ll wait. My foot’s doing OK; I hardly used my cane at all this weekend. It’s not quite back to normal, though, … Continue reading →

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Deborah Milton speaks

Posted on December 16, 2007 by dichroic

I’ve been reading Nicholas Basbanes Every Book its Reader. More accurately I’ve been trying not to read too much of it because it’s absolutely gorgeous and I want some of it to read on the flight home. This might be … Continue reading →

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On fat and culture

Posted on December 15, 2007 by dichroic

Not many words are required, just a link to the latest Knitting Daily Gallery, which shows 8 plus-sized women modeling the same sweater. Two of the women are black (judging from the photos), the others are white. The black women … Continue reading →

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riding the big-girl feet

Posted on December 14, 2007 by dichroic

I took off the training wheels today. The idea was to bring the cane to walk from the car to the building and then later to the cafeteria, and then not use it for any shorter jaunts, but I forgot … Continue reading →

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more important than anything I could write

Posted on December 13, 2007 by dichroic

With her permission, I’ve just posted something written by an online acquaintance in my LiveJournal. It’s on how even strong women can end up battered, and on what to do if you suspect it’s happening to someone you care about. … Continue reading →

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holiday shopping nostalgia

Posted on December 12, 2007 by dichroic

Clearly we’re into the holiday shopping season. Even though Christmas wasn’t my holiday growing up (it is Rudder’s though, so I guess now it’s my step-holiday) I’ve always loved the feeling of being in a department store when there’s an … Continue reading →

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oh, foot!

Posted on December 11, 2007 by dichroic

Keeping my foot up over the weekend seemed to help it a lot, and it was a tiny bit worse this morning, so today in the office I have it propped up on a trashcan. I continue to feel silly … Continue reading →

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around the world in eight courses

Posted on December 10, 2007 by dichroic

I don’t do much food-blogging normally, but this one was worth it. Bistro Tout Le Monde is our favorite restaurant in Eindhoven. The food is always excellent and (as opposed to many places here) so is the service. They ive … Continue reading →

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assorted grumbling

Posted on December 9, 2007 by dichroic

Bit of a wasted weekend, here. This is the first of the two weekends we have back in Eindhoven on this trip, but instead of seeing any bits of Europe we might have missed, yesterday I unsuccessfully attempted some shopping, … Continue reading →

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