Author Archives: dichroic

getting ready

Posted on April 5, 2007 by dichroic

I guess my taper is working. I was walking around the perimeter of our campus with a couple of coworkers and after a while I just couldn’t stand how slowly they were walking. I had to take off on my … Continue reading →

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unadept

Posted on April 4, 2007 by dichroic

A few weeks ago, they moved our offices around a little. I’m now sitting with one person I was in with before and two other people who had been sitting together for a long time. The two who had been … Continue reading →

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the first night, not entirely b’seder

Posted on April 3, 2007 by dichroic

Yesterday was the first night of Passover. My Seder consisted of a bowl of chicken soup. At least I got to eat with my husband (even if I did have to ask him to turn the TV off during dinner), … Continue reading →

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up to the minute and back to prehistory

Posted on April 2, 2007 by dichroic

You know about the old superstition, that on the first day of the month you’re supposed to say “Rabbit, rabbit” before opening your eyes? As far as I’m concerned, that’s when websites that are supposed to update on the first … Continue reading →

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some knitting

Posted on March 31, 2007 by dichroic

I. The sweater in progress. (Carefully cropped – photos of me look OK as long as you can’t see my eyes. Bags you could pack for a 3-week vacation.) Lessons learned: 1. Never knit a sweater in cheap yarn – … Continue reading →

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not much, you?

Posted on March 30, 2007 by dichroic

Nothing terribly exciting going on at the moment; we have our regatta next week (April 7/8) so we’re concentrating on getting ready for that. Rudder is racing both days, a double on Saturday and a single on Sunday; I’m racing … Continue reading →

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abused by my government, not by my school

Posted on March 28, 2007 by dichroic

They got me. So far, the comments from our immigration / financial advisors about the situation with my brokerage account are along the lines of, “Wow, we’ve never seen this before. Looks like someone’s misinterpreting the Patriot Act.” (I’m hoping … Continue reading →

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books, in compensation

Posted on March 27, 2007 by dichroic

It’s funny; it never feels like that bad a week if it’s not awful minute to minute, but it occurs to me that in the past week I had the (finding out about the) death of a grandmother-in-law, a doctor’s … Continue reading →

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differences in doctoring

Posted on March 26, 2007 by dichroic

I really should write this entry, about the differences in visiting the doctor here vs. in the US, over at the travel blog site. However, it was a gynacological check-up type visit, and I don’t really care to parade details … Continue reading →

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arrrgggghhh

Posted on March 26, 2007 by dichroic

I have two semi-written posts, but I need to vent first. I’ve been spending the venting on the phone (at international rates!) and things are NOT going well. Sometimes living abroad sucks. First, I just found out Bank of America … Continue reading →