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Big news week

 By dixie

May 15th

California says same-sex couples are allowed to pursue happiness. I’m still waiting for those evil married gay people to come to the door and try break up my marriage with their married happiness and love and fidelity.

Yep, still married.

There has also been quite a stir in my two primary extracurricular activities (knitting and [...]

Easier than e-mail

 By dixie

May 12th

I need a soldering iron and a tiny amount of solder. Before I start rifling through boxes in the sysadmin’s office, do any of you Pasadena (or nearby) people own or have access to these kinds of tools?
I know I can buy the stuff and it’s not all that expensive, but I’m trying to avoid [...]

And now, your moment of Zen

 By dixie

May 6th

As the primary season staggers to an end, the Democratic candidates are spending lots of time and money in states with later primaries: Pennsylvania, Indiana, and so on. Each vote, victory, and loss is important as an indication of whether a candidate is worthy to stay in the race and continue competing for delegates.
Am [...]

What really matters

 By dixie

April 19th

I’ve followed Ravelry drama much more closely than the election this year, with a few exceptions for really brilliant election moments. There’s a joke whispering around Ravelry about how Casey (the code monkey half of the husband/wife team behind the entire site) should run for President. I have to say after watching the guy do [...]

Knitters and cumulative action

 By dixie

April 10th

I think that’s the term, anyway. It’s a concept that people aren’t born understanding, but have to be taught: that one small thing done over and over and over can add up to something very big. (A beloved example is water wearing away a stone, or the Grand Canyon being carved out by the Colorado [...]

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