Author Archives: dichroic

a quick one in three parts

Posted on April 15, 2015 by dichroic

I. I have to link to this essay by Spacefem about being a female engineer / engineering manager. I think she’s a decade or so younger than I am, but this is close to my experience as well. 2. I … Continue reading →

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kerfuffling. All the cool kids are doing it.

Posted on April 6, 2015 by dichroic

Here’s the thing that’s bugging me about the current kerfuffle around the Hugo awards and the Sad Puppy slate: Maia Drazhar. That requires some explanation. You know how a lot of science fiction and fantasy fen go to cons, find … Continue reading →

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boots and stories

Posted on April 3, 2015 by dichroic

I have a really ridiculous number of boots (well, okay, at least they’re in pairs – I suppose really ridiculous would be an odd number of them, assuming a two-legged wearer). I was just realizing this morning that it makes … Continue reading →

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I love it when I stumble over a book

Posted on March 31, 2015 by dichroic

Huh. A while back I wrote A Girl Called Alice, a crossover fic combining two of E. Nesbit’s sets of characters, the Bastables and the Psammead from Five Children and It, set during WWI. Nesbit’s children were just the right … Continue reading →

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religious differences

Posted on March 31, 2015 by dichroic

Some days I’m amazed at how much Christians and Jews differ in their approach to theology. Some Christians, anyway. I am not even talking about Indiana’s recent “religious freedom law” now (I’m embarrassed to see in the Indy Star that … Continue reading →

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Jackson Hole

Posted on March 17, 2015 by dichroic

My birthday gift this year was a long weekend skiing in Jackson Hole. (In 2011 Ted planned a trip to Venice for my birthday -0 that is, he surprised me with the plans and tickets on my birthday, then we … Continue reading →

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feminism, and also a farewell

Posted on March 12, 2015 by dichroic

A woman I know posted on her Facebook the other day something like, “A married woman never has to worry about being childless, as long as her husband is around.” This is someone I’d consider wise, but the best of … Continue reading →

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the tea setup

Posted on March 6, 2015 by dichroic

Yay, I have a tea container! I was storing it in the plastic bags it comes in (I can buy loose tea in bulk at the local supermarket) and they aren’t all that sturdy so I finally broke down and … Continue reading →

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azaleas!

Posted on March 6, 2015 by dichroic

It’s not even my birthday (that’s next week) so I don’t think this is supposed to be happening yet – but apparently nobody told them: Tomorrow is the Rose City Yarn Crawl. My local yarn shop organized a group going … Continue reading →

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doing Oregon things

Posted on March 2, 2015 by dichroic

What a great weekend. We did the sort of thing we used to do a lot back when we moved to Arizona, before they filled up the lake there and rowing took over our lives. I miss things like hiking … Continue reading →

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