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packing

Posted on June 14, 2007 by dichroic

In a meeting earlier today with one other (male, fairly senior) person, I’d swear he spent half the time looking down at my shirt. (I’m wearing a button-down whose buttons lower than usual, making a moderately deep neckline. No actual … Continue reading →

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why *not* to row

Posted on June 13, 2007 by dichroic

Last night as we rowed up the canal there were several large plastic drums floating or resting in the water. As we rowed back, there were police officers there investigating, who told us to row slowly past that point. (Not … Continue reading →

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dream wardrobe

Posted on June 12, 2007 by dichroic

I spent some time looking for shoes last weekend, both here and at the online places I trust enough to order shoes from – brown, flat or low-heeled, more bohemian than ladylike, suitable to wear with floaty skirts or capris. … Continue reading →

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traveling to the land of retail

Posted on June 11, 2007 by dichroic

I’m kind of wishing we had a few days in Phoenix as part of out upcoming US trip. It’s an appealing idea, to go someplace where I know where to get anything I want. Ideally we’d stay right by our … Continue reading →

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the blanket update

Posted on June 10, 2007 by dichroic

Here’s the latest blanket progress. I think I have 27 squares left; where I’ve built it up to a point, that’s the final width, six blue and pink squares across.

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why it’s important to know your geography

Posted on June 10, 2007 by dichroic

A fundamentalist acquaintance of mine (an Australian, but a deep-dyed, literal-word, Darwin denyin’ fundamentalist of the kind I thought mostly only grew in the American South) linked recently to this article. She thought the writer had some good points to … Continue reading →

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24 hours – of irresponsible morals

Posted on June 7, 2007 by dichroic

Rudder’s been watching a DVD of Season 4 of the TV show 24. I don’t pay much attention to it – it’s not the sort of thing I’m interested in – but even just sitting in the same room with … Continue reading →

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blanket issues

Posted on June 7, 2007 by dichroic

I used to really hate picking up stitches. This is because I was doing it wrong; I thought I had to get existing stitches on the needle and then knit into them, rather than just poking a needle through and … Continue reading →

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blanket progress

Posted on June 6, 2007 by dichroic

I counted – 53 squares done, 41 to go (plus maybe an edging). If I canaverage two squares a day, I can make it after all – but that’s two *every* day, no slacking. (Or with any slacking made up … Continue reading →

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followup to rowing

Posted on June 5, 2007 by dichroic

I actually feel much better after rowing. I don’t know whether it was the exercise that did it, or just being back on the water (being around water is always healing for me) or maybe the Sudafed I took beforehand. … Continue reading →

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