Monthly Archives: November 2005

music filled the air

Posted on November 28, 2005 by lynsey gedye

I somehow must’ve been out having a leak or a walk or something when they handed out the music gene. It’s not that I don’t like music – I really like lots of different music – eclectic tastes that’s what … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastes 11.1

Posted on November 27, 2005 by lynsey gedye

Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what evil may happen on earth. (RSV) Way back when, farmers tended to … Continue reading →

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time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana

Posted on November 27, 2005 by lynsey gedye

It seems like an age since I blogged here last – there’s been all sorts of issues that I haven’t been able to resolve in terms of getting into the site to blog – the time I usually write I … Continue reading →

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time slips

Posted on November 26, 2005 by lynsey gedye

I had a late lunch with my sister and brother-in-law today. It was a wonderfully sunny late spring day, and we explored the nuances of barbeque. The venue was at Mo and Owen’s place in Paraparaumu – don’t worry about … Continue reading →

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can’t get it up part II

Posted on November 21, 2005 by lynsey gedye

Way back when, I blogged about how annoying it is to love doing something, but that it can’t support you. I called it, ‘can’t get it up‘. It’s still a dream, I guess of others as well, to pack in … Continue reading →

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blog hui 2006

Posted on November 20, 2005 by lynsey gedye

Really pleased to see the launch of the Blog Hui 2006 site. The call for papers is all on. Blog Hui 2006 – New Zealand’s first international blog conference March 17-18, 2006 – Wellington, New Zealand Theme: Activate!  

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die, shakespeare! die! die! die!

Posted on November 19, 2005 by lynsey gedye

People who write better than me really annoy me. I don’t mean that they inevitably make me angry, I mean they disturb me – they activate me to sit up and take notice, and think about things in a new … Continue reading →

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everything about it was good

Posted on November 17, 2005 by lynsey gedye

Everything about it was good; the tugging wind trapped and cornered by buildings, steep short cuts bordered by garden escapes, precipitous green gullies where throttling green creepers blanketed the trees beneath. Barbara Anderson Barbara Anderson’s concrete poetry can be found … Continue reading →

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tough subjects in a tough market

Posted on November 16, 2005 by lynsey gedye

I’m always interested in people who have looked over into the abyss, and who come back to tell the story. It’s great when their story reaches out and touches people; and even better when they manage to tell stories that … Continue reading →

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how to be happy

Posted on November 16, 2005 by lynsey gedye

I’ve been interested for some time about the politics and economics (the postmodern yin/yang) of happiness. I loved the ‘Insiders Guide to Happiness‘. One of my blogrolemodels, Richard Bell, the nature diarist, blogged about Richard Reeves on ‘How to be … Continue reading →

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