Author Archives: dichroic

Yet another problem with editing today…

Posted on February 20, 2011 by dichroic

I can only conclude someone has come up with a program to automatically replace British English (or this this case Australian_) with American English for the US market. I’m reading Old Magic, by Marianne Curley, and it contains the lines … Continue reading →

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wedding photos are always worth looking at

Posted on February 18, 2011 by dichroic

This may be the most splendid wedding dress since Harriet Vane married Lord Peter Wimsey in cloth-of-gold. (Link is to George R.R. Martin’s wedding photos. Here’s hoping the marriage is as long and happy as the engagement apparently was. And … Continue reading →

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some appreciation

Posted on February 14, 2011 by dichroic

This seems like an appropriate way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, so I’ve borrowed this idea from Kiwiria – a list of messages to anonymous people. If you think one of these is about you, it likely is. (True confession time: … Continue reading →

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menopause “seminar”

Posted on February 12, 2011 by dichroic

I’m still a little ticked off that this body didn’t come with an owners manual, but of all the things I’ve been through menopause stands out for being a normal stage that half of the population goes through, yet is … Continue reading →

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healthcare in three countries: personal experience

Posted on February 7, 2011 by dichroic

Warning: this entry is very long. It describes my personal experiences with the healthcare systems in the US, Netherlands, and Taiwan. If you’re not interested, you may want to skip it. (However, if you have strong opinions about universal health … Continue reading →

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looking for test knitters

Posted on February 5, 2011 by dichroic

If anyone’s interested, I’m looking for test knitters for a new sock pattern. The pattern is toe-up and quick to knit, using a heavy fingering weight yarn and mock cables. The final sock looks similar to Nutkin but is toe-up, … Continue reading →

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but other than that…

Posted on February 3, 2011 by dichroic

I’ve been rereading The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett, published serially in 1910 and as a book in 1911) and Laddie (Gene Stratton Porter, 1913) and it’s sort of like a literary version of Iron Chef – the two authors … Continue reading →

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waves of feminism, musing, part deux

Posted on January 31, 2011 by dichroic

Note: the following applies to US feminism specifically; though I’ve seen the results of feminist movements in some other places, I don’t know enough about their history to make any intelligent comments. I still don’t believe in anything so defined … Continue reading →

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Book rec: Shelf Discovery, by Lizzie Skurnick

Posted on January 29, 2011 by dichroic

Some time, i should try waiting until after I’ve read more than a little of a book before I begin to review it. Not today, though. Shelf Discovery is subtitled “Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading”, but that’s not quite … Continue reading →

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Steam-Powered: comment after buying but before reading

Posted on January 28, 2011 by dichroic

Yesterday, because it sounds like an interesting book and it features stories by a bunch of authors I like, I bought Steam-Powered. I bought it directly from Torquere Press, since it doesn’t seem to be at Amazon yet. I was … Continue reading →

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