Monthly Archives: November 2008

holiday in brief

Posted on November 30, 2008 by dichroic

Thanksgiving here was pretty good; the only turkey I could find was one in a fancy box that was already roasted and stuffed and only needed reheating, with packets of gravy and cranberry sauce included. I would much rather roast … Continue reading →

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trip report

Posted on November 24, 2008 by dichroic

That was a good, good trip. The trip home wasn’t quite as good as the trip there – which is to say it was about normal for a stupidly long trip, with normal levels of crowding instead of empty seats … Continue reading →

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on the 12th day of the 11th month

Posted on November 11, 2008 by dichroic

I don’t think Veteran’s Day is celebrated in Asia much, but I’ve been thinking about it – more properly, about Armistice Day, the remembrance of a time when – briefly – nations laid down their swords and hope flared. Radiofreerlyeh … Continue reading →

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milestone of failure

Posted on November 4, 2008 by dichroic

I didn’t feel well most of yesterday or when I woke up this morning, just generally blah. I attribute it to a change in weather and possibly the fact that we’d accidentally left the meat for Sunday night’s dinner out … Continue reading →

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the usual topics

Posted on November 3, 2008 by dichroic

Reading: Justine Larbalestier’s How to Ditch Your Fairy is definitely one of those “how did she think of that?” books. Silly and fun. Writing: Maybe I do need to start submitting some poems. Someone recently encouraged me on one I … Continue reading →

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