Category Archives: musing

short skirts, long hair, and lengthening years

Posted on January 26, 2007 by dichroic

Our Dutch teacher made an interesting comment the other day. She complimented me on the short kilt I was wearing, then said, “I stopped wearing miniskirts at 45”. I said, “That’s one thing I learned from the guitar teacher I … Continue reading →

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identity: mistaken and placement of

Posted on January 25, 2007 by dichroic

My new hat has unusual side effects. Rudder had a late meeting last night, so I took the bus. I wore my hair all pulled back in a ponytail yesterday, so no hair was showing in front of the hat. … Continue reading →

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a small story

Posted on January 18, 2007 by dichroic

A Small Story, prompted by Some Recent Events, and Dedicated to Those Who Have Become its Cast. (Except Not the Mucky-Mucks) Once upon a time, there was a Sekrit Gummint Plot. The Mucky-Mucks down in Washington got tired of all … Continue reading →

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wishes

Posted on December 31, 2006 by dichroic

The year in review, short version: We moved. We traveled. We expect to keep doing so for the foreseable future I think I’m just as glad to be staying home tonight: there are a *lot* of fireworks going off in … Continue reading →

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Roald Dahl is messing with my mind

Posted on October 9, 2006 by dichroic

It must have been a very long time since I’ve seen the original version of Charie and the Chocolate Factory, or at least since I’ve seen it all through. I had forgotten a lot of the beginning. I’d remembered that … Continue reading →

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memoriam for a stranger

Posted on September 25, 2006 by dichroic

I’m feeling very saddened today by the news of John M. Ford’s death. Admittedly, that’s a bit silly, as I’ve never met him and have only read his poems. But it’s always sad when talent dies, and those are some … Continue reading →

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on forgiveness and neoteny

Posted on September 20, 2006 by dichroic

It’s that time of year again, when the Jewish Holidays push me into thinking about things. That’s one thing I like a lot about them. There’s a theory that humans are neotenous – like dogs, who retain into adulthood many … Continue reading →

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