Author Archives: dichroic

a link to share and a tiny wishlist

Posted on November 20, 2012 by dichroic

Someone mentioned this in a comment at Xiphias‘ place, and it looks useful enough that I’m passing it on: 34 two-ingredient recipes. By the way, if anyone is wanting to give me anything for the holidays this year (and I’m … Continue reading →

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holiday timing

Posted on November 19, 2012 by dichroic

In practice, I favor holding off on Christmas until Santa Claus rides in at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, or maybe even until after Sinterklaasdag (6 December). In practice, it’s more lik eI hold off until the … Continue reading →

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Travel Topics (three of them)

Posted on November 14, 2012 by dichroic

I. One result of all our travels is that I always get a kick thinking about the provenance of my outfits. Today it’s a turtleneck and cardi bought in the Netherlands over a pair of jodhpur-ish capris bought in Arizona … Continue reading →

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got ’em all cut

Posted on November 9, 2012 by dichroic

Lately, my hair has been behaving badly – it looked fine, but seemed to be damage because it was tangling badly and shedding quite a lot. A little of that was breakage, but more was entire strands coming out no … Continue reading →

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at least he ended it well

Posted on November 7, 2012 by dichroic

When Mitt Romney is good, he’s very, very good (MA healthcare, SLC Olympics), but in this campaign, he’s mostly been horrid. In the very last moment, though, he showed a flicker of the good Romney, and it’s worth quoting here … Continue reading →

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day of waiting

Posted on November 6, 2012 by dichroic

Today is a bit frustrating; even the East Coast polls won’t be closed by the time I go to bed, so I’ll have no election news until tomorrow morning. The new expat center near my flat is having an election … Continue reading →

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signal boost, FO

Posted on November 1, 2012 by dichroic

First, actual important stuff: Jaime Lee Moyer is desperately searching for her niece Danielle Lee Moyer; she is not stalking, but needs a one-time contact to deal with urgent family issues. You can find more information including contact info at … Continue reading →

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Random comments on assorted people and things

Posted on October 31, 2012 by dichroic

1. A woman I know reminds me, in some ways, of what would have happened if Anne of Green Gables had grown up in totally different times and places – she was never forced to be moderate in her joys … Continue reading →

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all about workout stuff

Posted on October 31, 2012 by dichroic

A few weeks ago I started doing marathon training again (the 80,000m programme here). I don’t plan to do any marathons in the near future, but I do need a training plan to push me and I need to build … Continue reading →

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not just Faux, but incompetent

Posted on October 30, 2012 by dichroic

Fox News is famous for letting its conservative bias affect its news reporting; I hadn’t realized they were also incompetent in matters of basic journalism. I did a bit of Googling to check whether my parents were likely to be … Continue reading →

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