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Fun moment of the day:

Posted on November 3, 2015 by dichroic

We have a short standing meeting every morning, led by a different person every day. Today it happened to be led by the most senior person here, the leader of our entire SBU… … who gave the first half of … Continue reading →

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Hermione, grown up and at work

Posted on October 30, 2015 by dichroic
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erging and costumery

Posted on October 28, 2015 by dichroic

I’m almost looking forward to this year’s Concept 2 Holiday Challenge (the goal is to do 200,000 meters on the erg from US Thanksgiving Day to Christmas Eve. This year will be my 12th time doing the whole thing. I … Continue reading →

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flexibility in clothing

Posted on October 14, 2015 by dichroic

I’ve written about this before as recently as June, but I just wrote a whole screed as part of an online discussion and realized it was basically a blog entry. A bunch of women were bemoaning how uncomfortable women’s clothing … Continue reading →

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cars that are easy to get along with, and people who aren’t

Posted on October 8, 2015 by dichroic

The car’s settling in nicely. I’m especially appreciating the things that work exactly as they’re supposed to, like the keyless entry. (As long as the key is somewhere on me, even if it’s in a purse inside a backpack, the … Continue reading →

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more driving

Posted on September 29, 2015 by dichroic

OK, so here’s my photo of my car. There may be something wrong with it though. Yesterday, another beautiful gorgeous clear day with perfect temperatures, it took me 24 miles to get home from work rather than the expected < … Continue reading →

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introducing …

Posted on September 28, 2015 by dichroic

So I bought a car Saturday. I haven’t taken my own picture of it, but this will give you the idea: (Sorry, Mercedes, I stole your picture. But hey, I gave you credit for it – and bought your car.) … Continue reading →

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Arguing over a second-best solution

Posted on September 24, 2015 by dichroic

I hate reading about the debate to fund Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood should not be federally funded – because it shouldn’t be needed. As one of the richest countries in the world, all of our citizens should have access to … Continue reading →

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Pterry, Diana, Tiffany and Aileen – and decisions they’d all be proud of

Posted on September 23, 2015 by dichroic

After I finished Terry Pratchett’s last Tiffany Aching book, The Shepherd’s Crown, I found myself thinking about Diana Wynne Jone’s Islands of Chaldea. Both were posthumously published, but the literary executors or whoever made the decisions took them in different … Continue reading →

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as my whimsey takes me

Posted on September 23, 2015 by dichroic

Today I want a Subaru Crosstrek. The real question, of course, is what I will want six months *after* I buy whatever car. Though if I feel the way about it that every Crosstrek owner I’ve talked to seems to, … Continue reading →

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