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warning: politics ahead

Posted on September 18, 2012 by dichroic

The previous post covers my actual life, but I also wanted to write about the latest Romney gaffe. I really, really have trouble believing that 47% of Americans don’t pay taxes. A high percentage of retired people, certainly – but … Continue reading →

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not too tired to drink beer

Posted on September 18, 2012 by dichroic

This was a nice weekend, but defintely not the restful one I needed. Last week was extremely tiring; my department had our quarterly (almost) meeting here. We’re located all over the world, but we need to work as a team … Continue reading →

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of worms, both ear- and book-

Posted on September 11, 2012 by dichroic

Somehow, as a result of reading an LJ post this morning mentioning Unesaneh Tokef (Yom Kippur prayer) and then someone else’s post describing Leonard Cohen’s “Who By Fire” as a modern midrash on the former, I have Simon and Garfunkle’s … Continue reading →

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FO: Thera

Posted on September 8, 2012 by dichroic

Phew! Finally done Thera. Actually I finished knitting it last weekend, but it’s take me until now to finish weaving in approximately 3,278 yarn ends (well, at least 30). Since it’s only in one color and I only used 7-8 … Continue reading →

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where has all the editing gone?

Posted on September 7, 2012 by dichroic

I have complained before about you pesky kids running on my lawn a noticeable lack of editing in some recent books, including not only self-published ones but also some from bigger publishing houses (to be fair, I have also seen … Continue reading →

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joining the Fitocracy

Posted on September 7, 2012 by dichroic

I’ve just started logging on Fitocracy. It looks like a useful tool, in that I can log all my exercise in a single place. I’ve been logging rowing / erging on the Concept II website, weight-lifting on a spreadsheet, and … Continue reading →

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It’s always nice when things go right

Posted on September 3, 2012 by dichroic

I’d guess that I am part of a very large group, in being happy how the Hugo Awards turned out this year. IMO, all the right things won – I’m particularly happy about Among Others winning best novel. (And Kij … Continue reading →

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back on track

Posted on September 2, 2012 by dichroic

I finally feel like I’m getting back on track with my workouts

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a plea for discourse, preferably of the civil kind

Posted on August 31, 2012 by dichroic

It’s possibly I can be dispassionate only because I live outside the US and am thus not being bombarded by US election news to nearly the degree that people in the US are. (It’s election season here too, but I … Continue reading →

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Circle of Magic: strangely ambivalent

Posted on August 29, 2012 by dichroic

I finally got around to reading Tamora Pierce. I’m not sure why I never have; I think it’s because so many people have recmomended them so enthusiastically that they hit my ‘anti-should’ reflex, even though some of these are people … Continue reading →

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