Author Archives: dichroic

Posted on June 10, 2012 by dichroic

Introducing Elijah. As you can see, he found a few friends around the house: His friends are rom our trip to Thailand a few years ago. Judging from the size of his ears, Elijah is also an Asian elephant, so … Continue reading →

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I am a wyverary

Posted on June 7, 2012 by dichroic

Here’s where I make a confession: I never read either Fahrenheit 451 or The Martian Chronicles. For that matter, I still haven’t read the Foundation books, or Childhood’s End or any number of other classics of the literature of ideas. … Continue reading →

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and yet one more thing

Posted on June 5, 2012 by dichroic

Apparently the stairs yesterday did work. Or maybe the panicked speedy bike ride to the boathouse was what helped. (The ride there was panicked because I realized at 7:35 that I’ve been supposed to be there at 7:15 to take … Continue reading →

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two quick notes about Amazon

Posted on June 5, 2012 by dichroic

1. There’s been a small policy change lately, and I Do Not Like it. THey used to have their recommendations grouped into “New For You” and “coming Soon”. Now they have combined those categories under the name “New For You”, … Continue reading →

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pics, because it did happen

Posted on June 5, 2012 by dichroic

Seen the other day while we were on our way out to dinner: You’ve seen these before, left in the street to measure the speed of passing cars. But unless you live int he Netherlands, I’ll wager you’ve never seen … Continue reading →

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status of the muscles and yarn

Posted on June 4, 2012 by dichroic

I’ve been terrible about rowing lately – we canceled our boats yesterday mrning due to bad weather, and I didn’t get on the water all last week either. On the other hand, I’ve actually been pretty good about working out … Continue reading →

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can’t hardly throw a rock without hitting one

Posted on June 1, 2012 by dichroic

There’s an article up on Tor.com, Break the YA Monopoly — Give Us Female Heroes for Adults, by Emily Asher-Perrin. OK. While I’m very happy that Tor.com has feminist articles, WTF? What has Asher-Perrin been reading? I’d expect an article … Continue reading →

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I wasn’t born a ramblin’ man…

Posted on May 31, 2012 by dichroic

I realized the other day that I have been traveling more than I thought: I’ve been in another country every single month since May 2011, and it will continue until at least July. Like this: June 2011: Budapest July 2011: … Continue reading →

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A bit late to learn this

Posted on May 27, 2012 by dichroic

When I looked up Implanon injection on the web to figure out what to expect (meaning, if it was going to hurt when the anesthetic wore off – which, for the record it didn’t), one site said, “Your doctor may … Continue reading →

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short review: A Princess of Passyunk, by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

Posted on May 26, 2012 by dichroic

This is an “I liked it but” review – and really, book, it’s not you, it’s me. I think I’d like this book more if I weren’t so close to it. It’s set in South Philly in the 1950s. That’s … Continue reading →

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