Author Archives: dichroic

Starwatching

Posted on April 21, 2012 by dichroic

It’s our last night here and only the 2 nd clear night we’ve had- we got a full taste of Oregon weather this trip. Can’t complain, since we had beautiful weather right when we needed it, for the regatta. Tonight … Continue reading →

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I aten’t ded

Posted on April 19, 2012 by dichroic

…. just hanging out in Oregon. So far we’ve socialized with our friend K (once known as She-Hulk on this site – – she was in a quad with a bunch of small rowers, my size, at the time – … Continue reading →

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a very very very fine dock

Posted on April 5, 2012 by dichroic

Hey! We have the dock of the month! You can see previous Accudock docks of the month here. Ours was not very complicated compared to some, but the permitting process was long and difficult, and the logistics of building it … Continue reading →

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answers to poetry contest

Posted on April 5, 2012 by dichroic

The poems are posted at my site | LiveJournal | Dreamwidth; the books they appear in are as follows: ANSWERS: a. Dragonsinger, by Anne McCaffrey b. Someone pointed out that this version is actually The Hobbit; the LOTR version begins, … Continue reading →

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sniffly. *just* sniffly.

Posted on April 3, 2012 by dichroic

My cold was at its worst on the first day, Saturday. It wasn’t ever all that bad to begin with; I spent most of the weekend on the couch more in the hopes that it would help me get well … Continue reading →

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poetry contest

Posted on April 1, 2012 by dichroic

Recently I was reading something where the main character was supposed to be a talented poet. Only problem is, the author … is not. (It’s a decent book otherwise and isn’t pretending to undue literary merit, so I won’t link … Continue reading →

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Springeþ þe wude nu

Posted on March 29, 2012 by dichroic

Apropos of nothing, I have a new theory: that the bounding guitar part of Richard Thompson’s song Beeswing was inspired by the tune of Sumer is i-Cumen in. (I’ve known the words to the latter since high school, but have … Continue reading →

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What Would Amelia Bloomer Think?

Posted on March 29, 2012 by dichroic

While riding my bike to work this morning, I was thinking of Amelia Bloomer, and wondering what she’d think of my clothing. We’ve been having beautiful clear and dry weather, which means there’s a big temperature differential between morning and … Continue reading →

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Didn’t really *need* to … but I did anyway

Posted on March 27, 2012 by dichroic

Went home early with a headache today. Not a bad one, just …. I don’t know, a dull ache across the back of my neck and a feeling this could get worse or could be headed off. I got through … Continue reading →

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Paula Passes

Posted on March 23, 2012 by dichroic

The year is at Spring, The day stands at morn And morning’s at 7, the sky still dawn-hazed; the daffodils blooming The trees are in bud. I’m on my bike, All’s right with the world! (I couldn’t quite manage Browning’s … Continue reading →

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