Author Archives: dichroic

Kitchen implements, with a side of politics

I’ve decided the thing I most reget not having brought here is a lettuce crisper. Currenty I keep the lettuce in a large plastic bowl that doesn’t have a lid, wrapped in paper towels, and after a week the leaves … Continue reading

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self-diagnosis

Based on a very helpful comment on the previous post and a bit of follow-up web research, I think I have bronchitis. I should have figured this out earlier, given that if I’m not mistaken it’s one of those medical … Continue reading

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fuzzy-headed, and not because of static electricity

I feel fuzzy today. Unfortunately this kicked in just over halfway to work and I was driving at the time. But it wasn’t too bad and we got here without incident. I’ve finally given in and made a doctor’s appointment, … Continue reading

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2008 hopes

I’m not much of one for New Year’s resolutions. Well, I did make one this year, and promptly kept it – 5k on New Year’s Day. (Erging.) Other than that, I don’t have much interest in having to worry about … Continue reading

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randomness

Frrst, in case you missed the previous post, thankso those commented in my uncle’s blog or who otherwise sent good thoughts and wishes. Weird little health issues: I realized this morning that somewhere in the last day or two my … Continue reading

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a thank you

To those who wrote comments in my uncle’s blog and to those who are keeping him in their good wishes. When I spoke to him last night, he was doing well, beginning to sit up and looking ahead to starting … Continue reading

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not good news

I really haven’t written much about my uncle here, I don’t think (kept that for friends-only posts on LJ) but since he’s discussed his case in a blog I guess I can too. I did mention that he visited us … Continue reading

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more socks

On the left are the pair I finished for Rudder a while bck – by the time I was done I was so fed up with the yarn that I never wove in the ends until a couple days ago. … Continue reading

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on self-restraint

I don’t know how authors, especially those with blogs, restrain themselves. Songwriters, too. Presumably it’s at least partly wanting their works to speak for themselves. But still, there’s so often embedded cool stuff, like grace notes in music. Miss it, … Continue reading

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one end or the other (no, not *that*)

I really like the way yesterday’s poem turned out. If you haven’t seen it yet, scroll down one. I’ll wait. My foot’s doing OK; I hardly used my cane at all this weekend. It’s not quite back to normal, though, … Continue reading

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