Author Archives: dichroic

the writer-blog-equivalents of their time

Posted on May 3, 2011 by dichroic

I’ve always liked anthogies of authors’ essays about books, their own or others, and My First Book is a good one. But wow, Marie Corelli was a bitch. I think I’d have liked Rider Haggard, though. (Also, Ruth Golding is … Continue reading →

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we think there’s a problem. we just don’t know what it is.

Posted on May 3, 2011 by dichroic

The US State Department has just issued what may be the vaguest travel / terror alert ever: The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens traveling and residing abroad to the enhanced potential for anti-American violence given recent counter-terrorism activity … Continue reading →

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the Oregon trail

Posted on May 2, 2011 by dichroic

We’re back. I am tired (jetlagged) and sore, having pulled a rib muscle (gardening injury!). I guess that means it was a good vacation. Short version: We spent a few days at our house near Eugene, then we drove down … Continue reading →

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fuming

Posted on April 14, 2011 by dichroic

Dear Glenn Beck, I used Planned Parenthood in my college days and for a couple years after and have contributed to them ever since, out of gratitude. I am not a hooker. In fact, the access to contraception that they … Continue reading →

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for Yuri & co.

Posted on April 12, 2011 by dichroic

If I ever get home*, tonight I shall be drinking vodka. *Ted’s running late and then we’re supposed to row, though I might bag that and erg)

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I owe a beer or three to the creators of Google Translate

Posted on April 11, 2011 by dichroic

Just when you think you’re doing really well, the universe throws more challenges at you. I’ve been easing back into working, but I think I’ve mostly passed the ‘easing’ point. I lifted Saturday (lighter on some arm stuff so I … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 10, 2011 by dichroic

Cinda WIlliams Chima’s The Dragon Heir, the third book in a trilogy, just doesn’t measure up to the previous books, The Warrior Heir and The Wizard Heir. The characters are likeable and the plot is gripping and full of action; … Continue reading →

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small physicalities

Posted on April 10, 2011 by dichroic

My cough was a little better in Venice and then a titch worse again when we got home, and anyway this cough has responded to being kept wet (mostly with frequent sips of tea or water) more than any other … Continue reading →

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someone’s little girl? so what?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by dichroic

This article irritates me a bit, in the same way that Kipling’s “Unknown Female Corpse” from “Epitaphs of the War” does: Headless, lacking foot and hand, Horrible I come to land. I beseech all women’s sons Know I was a … Continue reading →

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10 years on

Posted on April 5, 2011 by dichroic

First, the Venice report and photos are here and the next two entries (the photos are in the third one.) Meanwhile, I’ve just realized that I missed my decade blogiversary! I wrote my first entry on March 9, 2001 during … Continue reading →

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