Category Archives: The Book

Householding

Posted on June 14, 2013 by dichroic

I was going to title this entry “Housewifery”, but none of the activities described herein particularly require XX chromosomes, female genitalia, or a female gender identity. Before I get to it, though, I should mention that my publisher (I do … Continue reading →

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updates on all fronts

Posted on May 29, 2013 by dichroic

Job: I was feeling a bit gloomy: at least I have been getting calls from recruiters, but hadn’t gotten further. One of them had me fill in six (!) forms and reformat my resume in order to apply for a … Continue reading →

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truck stories and general updates

Posted on May 22, 2013 by dichroic

Ted’s got some offsite meetings this week in a place with a cramped parking lot, so he’s been taking the car I usually drive, leaving me with the Mighty Big Truck. (There’s a current country song which contains the line … Continue reading →

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just to clarify:

Posted on May 20, 2013 by dichroic

I am a Jew. (Apparently there have been some “disturbing” results for Google searches on that term, so I figure it’s good for those of us who are to say so out loud.) At the moment I am a happy … Continue reading →

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baking and book

Posted on May 9, 2013 by dichroic

A few weeks ago I reluctantly decided not to get a stand mixer. For the amount of baking I did, I just couldn’t justify spending $300 for one, vs $40 or so for a hand mixer. (I’ve only ever used … Continue reading →

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THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

Posted on April 26, 2013 by dichroic

If I’ve been quiet around here lately, it’s been partly because I was sitting on a big announcement until I was able to make it public. My book, to be called Fundamentals of Business Process Management, has been accepted by … Continue reading →

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productive procrastination

Posted on April 17, 2013 by dichroic

Today I: cleaned 2.5 bathrooms (one more to go), Swiffered all hard-surface flooring downstairs, rowed, weeded horsetails and mushrooms about of the the back and about a 3 feet square part of the overgrown front area, walked to the pick … Continue reading →

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not done enough quite yet

Posted on April 15, 2013 by dichroic

On the one hand, it’s noon and I’ve just showered and dressed. On the other, it’s noon and I’ve gotten up before 7, made the coffee (for other people – I don’t drink coffee), responded to a business email, lifted … Continue reading →

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