Author Archives: Dichroic

Admirable Perry

Holy cow. Every once in a while the least likely politicians pleasnatly surprise me. Apparently Rick Perry of Texas is the first state governor to make HPV vaccines mandatory for girls. He ordered the state to adopt rules requiring girls … Continue reading

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just a squatter

I think there may be something wrong with my squat form – I figured out my 1-rep max yesterday and now my lower back hurts. I suspect I curved it the wrong way at some point. (It’s a several step … Continue reading

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got the tickets bought

I have my 40th birthday planned. It includes four days in London, AND Patrick Stewart in The Tempest. Y’all will please excuse me if I go jumping up and down and grinning like a loon for a bit.

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the problem with FBOFW

Mrissa, writing on her LiveJournal about on L.M. Montgomery’s Emily’s Quest: But then, a clam left in the sun three weeks ago would be a more appealing love interest than Teddy Kent. You know what other Canadian love interest Teddy … Continue reading

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Goodbye Molly Ivins

There’s a party today on the Freedom Bus in Heaven There always is. There’s no need for a Freedom Bus there, of course, Who cares about skin color when the flesh is clay? No one worries who you love, Or … Continue reading

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just nod if you can hear me

I wonder if something’s wrong with fanfiction .net. So far I’ve gotten a grand total of zero reviews of the new Holmes story, as opposed to five in the first day (and a total of 10) for Watson’s Task. It … Continue reading

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pleasant morning

This morning was so nice. They were holding the company All-Hands half-yearly meeting in a facility walking distance from our place. The meeting started at 9:45 and buses left from work at 9 to get people there. (Dutch workdays start … Continue reading

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The Ministry’s Case

My Sherlock Holmes / Potterverse story is up here. This all happens about a hundred years before Harry birth, so none of the characters from the HP books are alive yet (with the exception of Nicholas Flamel, but he’s not … Continue reading

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not so much a book review as a relative commentary

I wrote earlier about weight-lifting, but made this a separate entry as the subjects were so disparate. I was reading The Encyclopedia of the English Language and Anthony Burgess’s A Dead Man in Deptford at the same time, which didn’t … Continue reading

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the weights I do

The weight set-up we have doesn’t permit quite as many exercises as our old gym’s equipment did, but there’s still a a pretty good variety. I ought to list them on paper for ease in consulting during workouts but I’m … Continue reading

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