Author Archives: dichroic

predestination?

Posted on July 4, 2007 by dichroic

Over at Livejournal, the WeirdJews community has been discussing the concept of a bashert, or soulmate. I’m not convinced I believe in the idea of a soulmate at all; I most certainly don’t believe that there’s one true Jewish man … Continue reading →

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seal of legacy

Posted on July 4, 2007 by dichroic

Reuters has the most noncommittal headline ever: Libby move helps seal Bush’s legacy. I think all sides will agree on that; the only debate left is whether that seal is on a vault of gold or a bag of sewage. … Continue reading →

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At Large and At Small

Posted on July 3, 2007 by dichroic

Of the books I had Amazon deliver to my parents’ house, the only one I couldn’t resist diving into right away was Anne Fadiman’s book of essays, At Large and At Small. My biggest complaint is that it’s too short. … Continue reading →

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family news

Posted on June 27, 2007 by dichroic

Here’s one way to have a good death: first, spend the whole rest of your life making sure a lo of people care about you. In the process, build an exemplary devoted marriage to man who’s tough, devoted, and funny, … Continue reading →

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a day off, in familiar strange surroundings

Posted on June 20, 2007 by dichroic

I’m enjoying being here. I can talk as fast as I want, as idiomatically as I want. Other people have Jewish names, not just me. Businesses believe in customer service. It’s nice. And I got to see LA! I traveled … Continue reading →

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visiting LA in NY

Posted on June 19, 2007 by dichroic

Jet lag has hit (the second day is usually worse) and I don’t feel like writing now, but for those who care I wanted to say that I got to visit LA yesterday. She’s doing well other than the money … Continue reading →

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in praise of locker rooms

Posted on June 16, 2007 by dichroic

Ever since I began frequenting them as an adult, I’ve found women’s locker rooms to be inspiring. Not in a prurient way; women’s bodies are endlessly variable and thus endlessly interesting to look at, but the sight of them doesn’t … Continue reading →

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the pre-trip panic

Posted on June 15, 2007 by dichroic

Am beginning to panic a little. No shortage of things to panic about …. intercontinental solo travel, driving an hour and more out of JFK airport on CT (while jet-lagged, even), how my presentations will be received, driving through NYC … Continue reading →

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first, the meta

Posted on June 15, 2007 by dichroic

Since I’ll have sporadic email access for the next little bit, and since spammers are bad people (I was going to use the word evil, but I’m reserving that for human and civil rights violators, of whom there is depressingly … Continue reading →

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the numbers

Posted on June 14, 2007 by dichroic

Just some measurement numbers below the cut. Not quite sure wherre I’d have put that extra 5lbs, but just below the shoulders is supposedly a place where fat congregates on women. So if that went down, my legs got bigger, … Continue reading →

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