Monthly Archives: January 2011

one other thing I need to say

Posted on January 18, 2011 by dichroic

Jo Walton’s Among Others is out today in both e-book and hardback and having pre-ordered the Kindle version, I couldn’t resist – I sucked it only my iPhone and took a look around in it. Having looked in it, I … Continue reading →

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busy-nesses and lost things

Posted on January 18, 2011 by dichroic

For some reason, today sounds like an annoyingly busy day. I have meetings until 5:30, then I have to go home and erg. I should do 10km, which is an hour nad a half when you add in the shower … Continue reading →

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on reading challenges

Posted on January 18, 2011 by dichroic

You won’t see me signing up for 50 Books or any other reading challenges this year – or any other year either. This is why: since it’s still early in the year I was able to take a reasonably accurate … Continue reading →

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how odd.

Posted on January 17, 2011 by dichroic

I just learned that my latest poem (sorry, I won’t post it here unless I decide not to submit it anywhere) shares not only a title but also some story and even some of the themes as a book by … Continue reading →

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old fic

Posted on January 13, 2011 by dichroic

The following is something I wrote back in August of 2006. I don’t know whether I ever posted it here (or rather, in the predecessor to this site), but the archive it’s in is being taken down, so I’ll put … Continue reading →

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Arizona taking action

Posted on January 12, 2011 by dichroic

Here’s the thing about Arizona: it is in many ways (weather excepted!) a reasonable kind of place. Sure you can find extremists there, but they are in the minority. It shows in the elections; even though it’s decidedly a red … Continue reading →

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making stuff and rewiring my brain a little

Posted on January 11, 2011 by dichroic

Apparently wearing my Docs yesterday was a bad choice – I have lace-up boots with a high heel, and the heel didn’t combine well with my sore legs from doing squats Saturday. The soreness is much better today, fortunately, because … Continue reading →

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quiet weekend

Posted on January 9, 2011 by dichroic

Well, ow. First I didn’t have the weight set because it was in Taiwan. Then I needed to build up my erg distance, then there was the Holiday Challenge. Now that’s all over, yesterday I did my first weight workout … Continue reading →

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how far out to be?

Posted on January 5, 2011 by dichroic

One of the things I did over vacation was to hang up a mezuzah on our new house. It’s a beautiful copper/verdigris one that was a Chanukah present from my parents, at my request. I wonder about having it there, … Continue reading →

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what I’m not doing

Posted on January 5, 2011 by dichroic

I am not going skiing this weekend or getting a cat, even though those both looked like strong possibilities yesterday. I’m not too upset about either one of those. (Skiing: someone at work can’t go on a trip, and I … Continue reading →

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