Author Archives: dichroic

life’s curveballs

Posted on April 20, 2013 by dichroic

I’ve been enjoying the week at the lake house; Ted’s back now, which is even nicer, but it was definitely good having the cats here. (Well, mostly.) I was just about to write a post about some recent strange behavior … Continue reading →

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productive procrastination

Posted on April 17, 2013 by dichroic

Today I: cleaned 2.5 bathrooms (one more to go), Swiffered all hard-surface flooring downstairs, rowed, weeded horsetails and mushrooms about of the the back and about a 3 feet square part of the overgrown front area, walked to the pick … Continue reading →

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not done enough quite yet

Posted on April 15, 2013 by dichroic

On the one hand, it’s noon and I’ve just showered and dressed. On the other, it’s noon and I’ve gotten up before 7, made the coffee (for other people – I don’t drink coffee), responded to a business email, lifted … Continue reading →

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At the lake

Posted on April 14, 2013 by dichroic

I’m at the lake house for the week. We were here for a regatta; I raced Saturday and came in DFL (but with a much better time than if I’d stayed on the couch and not raced!) then Tedbraced today … Continue reading →

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meanwhile, back at the townhouse

Posted on April 10, 2013 by dichroic

Life proceeds apace. I have been doing responsible things, like opening up an IRA I can roll all my 401(k) accounts from pervious jobs into, and applying for new jobs. (No nibbles yet. I have to say that I’m not … Continue reading →

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very little to see here

Posted on April 5, 2013 by dichroic

I just deleted a few vague sentences on topics that might be good but probably shouldn’t be talked about in public yet. This even vaguer vagueness is as close as I am comfortable coming to squeeing in public at this … Continue reading →

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Maybe not

Posted on April 1, 2013 by dichroic

A fear turns a niggle, A routine annoyance, Into a sinkhole – Unexpected block To future travels. That’s all I got. I may not be doing that April poem-a-day thing going around – somewhere along the way I realized that … Continue reading →

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Management book rec: Animals Make Us Human, by Temple Grandin

Posted on March 27, 2013 by dichroic

Yes, really. The subtitle is “Creating the Best Life for Animals”. The early chapters, on dogs and cats and horses, will teach you how to handle your pets, though you’ll also learn a bit about motivating your kids and yourself … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 24, 2013 by dichroic

I’m in Philly this week, visiting family. (Just me, Ted still being fairly new in his job.) I’ve concluded a few things: – Playing with a toddler does really count as exercise, at least the way I do it. – … Continue reading →

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Dartle

Posted on March 20, 2013 by dichroic

All that I know Of a certain star Is, it can throw (Like the angled spar) Now a dart of red, Now a dart of blue Till my friends have said They would fain see, too, My star that dartles … Continue reading →

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