Author Archives: dichroic

Charlottesville: two points

Posted on August 14, 2017 by dichroic

I have a question. Is there *any* accurate (non-alt-right) evidence that the “antifa” engaged in unprovoked violence in Charlottesville? I am seeing a few well-intentioned people saying that they deplore racism yada yada but that they deprecate violence on *both* … Continue reading →

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the second stage

Posted on August 1, 2017 by dichroic

I have been reading Victor Kloss’s Royal Institute of Magic series – a somewhat depressing endeavor, since I just finished book 5 and he died (tragically, of lymphoma at age 35) while writing book 6. They are fun, though there … Continue reading →

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McCain (warning for spitting)

Posted on July 26, 2017 by dichroic

One problem with not blogging often enough is that you can get overtaken by events. I’d been meaning to write a post about John McCain. When he was diagnosed with the brain cancer, I saw a lot of posts on … Continue reading →

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wellness and cooking

Posted on July 19, 2017 by dichroic

Update: Whatever I did to my chest muscles this time, it either wasn’t the same thing as last time or was a lot less of a strain. That one lasted for weeks. This one just hurt Sunday and Monday, and … Continue reading →

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just not quite right

Posted on July 17, 2017 by dichroic

I’m really missing the days when I blogged near-daily, and thus could go back and look up when everything happened in my life. (Also, I just learned that apparently my LJ hasn’t mirrored updates here since March due to plugin … Continue reading →

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a few drive-by comments

Posted on July 11, 2017 by dichroic

The Pioneer Woman’s wine/mushroom sauce: A++++, will make (and eat) again. As Ted pointed out, he rarely uses words like “Great” (he’s an Oregon native, but his mom grew up in the Midwest and it colors his speech) but he … Continue reading →

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Not one day

Posted on June 12, 2017 by dichroic

For the past year, on places like Facebook or Ravelry, I’ve been using an icon with a quote from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award sonnet – the words “love is love is love is love is love” on a rainbow background. … Continue reading →

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a gesaelig life

Posted on June 2, 2017 by dichroic

I figured it out – I think the reason I have so much trouble keeping an updated blog these days is because it’s not a conversation, the way it was when Diaryland and then LiveJournal were real communities. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Jackson and the inevitability of war

Posted on May 2, 2017 by dichroic

President Trump said something very silly about Andrew Jackson. This is no surprise, because I don’t expect him to have any knowledge of history (or morals, which are reqruird to realize that maybe the guy who kicked native Americans off … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 1, 2017 by dichroic

You know what’s really frustrating, in that “good problem to have” kind of way? When you’ve made a really amazing dinner, and have no idea why. Herewith, an analysis of the components. Flatiron steak: we have these all the time … Continue reading →

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