Author Archives: dichroic

Rotterdammerung

Posted on April 19, 2008 by dichroic

I think what I will do tomorrow, instead of going to Rotterdam in the evening and taking the metro to the church where I will be attending a friend’s confirmation at 7PM, is to head over earlier in the afternoon, … Continue reading →

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navigating

Posted on April 18, 2008 by dichroic

It’s going to be a navigation-heavy weekend (also, a pleasant and social one). Tonight someone I row with has invited me for dinner. Her husband is also a rower, and the family lived in Taipei for a few years so … Continue reading →

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dinner with Maria!

Posted on April 16, 2008 by dichroic

Tonight I am going to do something very silly: I will take the train to Amsterdam to have dinner with Maria, who’s there on business. So the evening will probably be 1/3 ride up, 1/3 time there, and 1/3 time … Continue reading →

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two bits

Posted on April 14, 2008 by dichroic

Two bits of rcent writing. I’ve posted this one here before, but it sprouted a second verse. (Each verse attacked me after a different row on the same canal. I’m thinking maybe I’ll be given a third verse before I … Continue reading →

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the lady is receiving

Posted on April 10, 2008 by dichroic

It’s been a pressie sort of week. One day early in the week there wa a note from a friend about “birthday tribute” so I get to look forward to finding out about that when I get back. Yhe same … Continue reading →

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hodgepodge update

Posted on April 7, 2008 by dichroic

Whoops, it has been a bit since I’ve written. Let’s see, since the last time Rudder found out / decided that he would b leaving this past weekend after all – they couldn’t get him a flight next weeked so … Continue reading →

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collegiate experiences

Posted on April 3, 2008 by dichroic

(after all, rowing is a college sort of sport, even though I took it up after graduation.) Just wanted to mention, I got 8 (!) blisters from rowing Tuesday night. They’re no problem (better now) except for the one that … Continue reading →

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the end of the story

Posted on April 2, 2008 by dichroic

Oops. I forgot to tell the ending of this weekend’s lost needle story. On Sunday while he was hanging out in the boathouse as I rode along with the race, Rudder managed to find my lost needle. Apparently it had … Continue reading →

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A Widow for One Year, a subjective review

Posted on April 2, 2008 by dichroic

I’ve been reading John Irving’s A Widow for One Year, largely out of gratitude to the friend who loaned it to me when I complained about how difficult it is to have enough to rad on such a long trip. … Continue reading →

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back from the races

Posted on April 1, 2008 by dichroic

I realized on Friday that none of the poeple I need to work with will actually be here for the last couple of weeks of my time in the Netherlands; the main Taiwanese guy goes home on April 12, and … Continue reading →

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