Monthly Archives: October 2008

the erg is eating my life

Posted on October 27, 2008 by dichroic

The erg is beginning to eat my life, just as on-the-water rowing used to. I don’t think the stupid has set in yet too badly, probably because there haven’t been as many obscenely early wake-up calls yet, but those will … Continue reading →

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been a while, hasn’t it?

Posted on October 24, 2008 by dichroic

Jeans are weird. I mean, the way they fit when you first buy them, then after a while you start noticing they’re tight when they’ve just come out of the washer, then after another while they’re just too tight, period, … Continue reading →

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training

Posted on October 13, 2008 by dichroic

I just noticed something: I’m in week 12 of my Marathon Rowing training program. Since it’s got six four-week cycles plus a two week taper, that means that disregarding the taper, when I finish this week I’ll be halfway through. … Continue reading →

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another report on differing medical systems.

Posted on October 13, 2008 by dichroic

Quiet weekend, because Rudder was laid low by whatever he caught in the Netherlands – mostly just sniffly, with clogged sinuses and a cough, but it keep him really, relaly groggy all weekend. Even when the cleaning people were here, … Continue reading →

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quick fast

Posted on October 8, 2008 by dichroic

I haven’t fasted on Yom Kippur for years, but since I happened to remember what day it as today before I ate or drank anything, I thought I’d give it a shot – for part of the day, anyway. It’s … Continue reading →

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an accomplished sort of weekend

Posted on October 5, 2008 by dichroic

It’s been a good weekend. As I wrote elsewhere, I don’t think I’ve ever had so much fun finishing DFL in a regatta. I don’t feel too bad about the last-place finish, since I was racing women 20 years younger, … Continue reading →

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debate aftermath

Posted on October 2, 2008 by dichroic

It’s nice to hear that Biden won the race, but I don’t think that matters much. Who decides how to vote based on who won a VP debate? Only two things could have happened tonight that would matter: 1. I … Continue reading →

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