Monthly Archives: August 2009

further notes, beginning with the most important

Posted on August 30, 2009 by dichroic

1. Met the new sister-in-law (then, SIL to be) Wednesday: Alex did good. 2. I was prepared to love her anyway – she makes my brother happy and treats my parents as if she’d been waiting all her life to … Continue reading →

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notes from the road

Posted on August 23, 2009 by dichroic

1. Some pretty good turbulence on the flight here, though the worst of it didn’t last too long. 2. Only in America would someone serve a dish consisting of french fries topped by chili topped by cheese whiz topped by … Continue reading →

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workday thoughts

Posted on August 21, 2009 by dichroic

The hazard of wearing an especially flippy skirt is the random urges to do twirls and tour jetes. Unfortunately, I must report that though there is just room to do one when no one else is in our office pantry, … Continue reading →

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plain talk

Posted on August 19, 2009 by dichroic

Barney Frank may have one of the most annoying voices on the planet. Nonetheless, I like a lot of what he uses it to say – and my admiration for him has just gone up a notch.

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speechifying

Posted on August 18, 2009 by dichroic

I think my first Toastmasters speech went fairly well, last night. The first speech is supposed to be introducing yourself and letting people get to know you a little. So I themed it on my three names: how I got … Continue reading →

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Why have I not heard about this until now?

Posted on August 17, 2009 by dichroic

The following is excerpted from an article in The Times Online; I have omitted the sections not directly pertaining to what’s in the law. You can also Google “Afghan rape law” for many more articles on the topic. The story … Continue reading →

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Dedicated to various people

Posted on August 17, 2009 by dichroic

We’ve had that talk, and had that talk, and HAD that talk again. I promise you, it’s not the case that I don’t understand. And really, it won’t help if you just say the same thing loudly. You won’t look … Continue reading →

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extraordinary ordinary people

Posted on August 16, 2009 by dichroic

Before each Toastmasters meeting, I offer to help the speakers by either reviewing their speeches or listening to them. A few people have taken me up on this. (I have to give my own first speech tomorrow and drafted Ted … Continue reading →

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us, glamorized

Posted on August 15, 2009 by dichroic

Funny; we just had to get new ID photos taken to have our ARCs (Alien Resident Certificates – an ID for foreigners residing here) renewed. For some odd reason, the photographer decided to ‘airbrush’ them, so now when we get … Continue reading →

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making me proud

Posted on August 11, 2009 by dichroic

Neither Taipei, where I live, or Linkou, where I work, had much damage from Typhoon Morakot. However, as I think the international news has made crystal clear, things are a lot worse in some other places of Taiwan. There is … Continue reading →

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