Monthly Archives: April 2008

collegiate experiences

Posted on April 3, 2008 by dichroic

(after all, rowing is a college sort of sport, even though I took it up after graduation.) Just wanted to mention, I got 8 (!) blisters from rowing Tuesday night. They’re no problem (better now) except for the one that … Continue reading →

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the end of the story

Posted on April 2, 2008 by dichroic

Oops. I forgot to tell the ending of this weekend’s lost needle story. On Sunday while he was hanging out in the boathouse as I rode along with the race, Rudder managed to find my lost needle. Apparently it had … Continue reading →

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A Widow for One Year, a subjective review

Posted on April 2, 2008 by dichroic

I’ve been reading John Irving’s A Widow for One Year, largely out of gratitude to the friend who loaned it to me when I complained about how difficult it is to have enough to rad on such a long trip. … Continue reading →

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back from the races

Posted on April 1, 2008 by dichroic

I realized on Friday that none of the poeple I need to work with will actually be here for the last couple of weeks of my time in the Netherlands; the main Taiwanese guy goes home on April 12, and … Continue reading →

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