Author Archives: dichroic

Three fitness trackers (compared in great detail)

Posted on September 18, 2014 by dichroic

Last Christmas, my big gift from Ted was a Fitbit Force. I liked it a lot; it fit my small-boned wrists reasonably well, was water-proof enough to wear while rowing, and displayed time of day, steps taken, distance covered, calories … Continue reading →

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who needs real clothes?

Posted on September 15, 2014 by dichroic

It makes me happy that everything I’m wearing today from the ankles up is crypto-sportsgear: non-itchy wool tunic and tights from a women’s sports store online, underwear from a local sporting-goods place. (I guess Under Armour takes the “under” part … Continue reading →

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slightly less see-through

Posted on September 10, 2014 by dichroic

I’ve been feeling a little better, more connected, since my “cellophane” post last week – maybe I just needed to vent. Certainly the responses to the post helped, so thank you to those who commented, on WordPress and DW and … Continue reading →

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on goose poop and being Ms Cellophane

Posted on September 3, 2014 by dichroic

I have two injuries from last weekend. The scrape on my elbow from picking up a kayak seems like a reasonable one to have, even if I did scrape my left elbow while picking up the boat on my right … Continue reading →

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Worldcon?

Posted on August 27, 2014 by dichroic

I just learned that Worldcon 2015 is in Spokane. I was thinking it might be fun to go, maybe take the train there. But first, who else out there is planning to go? It would definitely be more fun if … Continue reading →

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new sweater!

Posted on August 26, 2014 by dichroic

I always know it’s going to be a good day at work when I get to wear something I’ve made for the first time. No matter what happens at work, I have proof of my competence, right there on my … Continue reading →

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musing

Posted on August 20, 2014 by dichroic

Forgive me if this is long-winded and driveling; something just hit me but I’m not sure I’ll be able to explain it. When I was a teenager in the 1980s, I was friends with some neighbors whose kids I babysat … Continue reading →

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Penderwicks news, muse on vacation

Posted on August 11, 2014 by dichroic

Nice way to start a week – apparently the fourth Penderwicks book, The Penderwicks in Spring, is due out next March. Also, this, drafted on the lake last Saturday: Puddles fade behind us and a distant mountain rises to overtop … Continue reading →

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“you are not free to desist from the work”

Posted on August 6, 2014 by dichroic

A woman named Sharon Ann Burnston wrote this on Ravelry (reposted with permission) and I loved it so much I wanted to save it here. Tis is really the first thing I’ve ever read that makes the Judeo-Christian concept of … Continue reading →

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one last gift

Posted on July 30, 2014 by dichroic

Well, that was a lovely surprise. I was poking around Amazon the other day,(yes, I still shop there, no I don’t care to discuss it) wondering if Diana Wynne Jones had written anything I hadn’t heard about …. and I … Continue reading →

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