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Posted on May 31, 2013 by dichroic

There are worse ways to spend an evening than listening to Debbie Friedman (spurred to it after a conversation with my mom, who has Friedman’s Misheberach as her ringtone on my phone), contemplating whether it’s time to make a Caesar … Continue reading →

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updates on all fronts

Posted on May 29, 2013 by dichroic

Job: I was feeling a bit gloomy: at least I have been getting calls from recruiters, but hadn’t gotten further. One of them had me fill in six (!) forms and reformat my resume in order to apply for a … Continue reading →

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the state of the cats

Posted on May 22, 2013 by dichroic

I am not sure giving Macchiato-cat a treat was a good thing: it just led to her getting up in my face to see if there might be More. I deliberately gave it to her in the living room, not … Continue reading →

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truck stories and general updates

Posted on May 22, 2013 by dichroic

Ted’s got some offsite meetings this week in a place with a cramped parking lot, so he’s been taking the car I usually drive, leaving me with the Mighty Big Truck. (There’s a current country song which contains the line … Continue reading →

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just to clarify:

Posted on May 20, 2013 by dichroic

I am a Jew. (Apparently there have been some “disturbing” results for Google searches on that term, so I figure it’s good for those of us who are to say so out loud.) At the moment I am a happy … Continue reading →

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baking and book

Posted on May 9, 2013 by dichroic

A few weeks ago I reluctantly decided not to get a stand mixer. For the amount of baking I did, I just couldn’t justify spending $300 for one, vs $40 or so for a hand mixer. (I’ve only ever used … Continue reading →

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small explosion, long distances

Posted on May 1, 2013 by dichroic

Well, I guess I’m not making a cake tonight. I’d been planning one, and couldn’t make it today because I had a brisket in the oven all afternoon, so I thought about making it tonight (a spice cake with caramel … Continue reading →

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good guidelines

Posted on April 29, 2013 by dichroic

I’ve just received author guidelines from my publisher, and there’s one bit I’m extremely pleased with: they specifically note that their readers have diverse backgrounds, and ask specifically for examples using men and women, and people of different ethnic groups. … Continue reading →

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THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

Posted on April 26, 2013 by dichroic

If I’ve been quiet around here lately, it’s been partly because I was sitting on a big announcement until I was able to make it public. My book, to be called Fundamentals of Business Process Management, has been accepted by … Continue reading →

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God is an Englishman?

Posted on April 25, 2013 by dichroic

I’ve been readin God is an Englishman, by R. Delderfield, and having a reaction that can best be summarized as “I like it but…” I think I’d like it better if I’d never read Middlemarch, and possibly also if I’d … Continue reading →

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