Monthly Archives: February 2007

the end of the year

Posted on February 12, 2007 by lynsey gedye

We’re nearly there. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the new year – the year of the pig – the fire pig, no less – starts on the 18th. This last year has been the year of the dog – … Continue reading →

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found in the translation

Posted on February 10, 2007 by lynsey gedye

I’ve finally managed to get a decent range of machine translations organised for this site, so in addition to the orginal English, readers can select from 30 other languages. Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Chinese (traditional and modern), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Filipino, … Continue reading →

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the forty-second voyage of IatBeagle

Posted on February 9, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Argh! I missed I and the Bird deadline *again*. The Neurophilosopher has done a beautiful job of bringing it all together, in a postmodern Darwinesque manner. The best I can manage this pass is a print of Mr Darwin’s rather … Continue reading →

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some, some, summertime

Posted on February 8, 2007 by lynsey gedye

During the noon sun, there were mad dogs and Wellingtonians wandering around. Finally, after the longest winter in history, the sun has shone for about four or five days in a row. Apparently it’s always the way – as soon … Continue reading →

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the language of vegetables: constancy, abiding affection…

Posted on February 5, 2007 by lynsey gedye

My friend Taffy wrote the following story for my (now defunct) romantic web site… The dry dead leaves that hadn’t had the decency to fall off the mutilated plane trees reminded her of Greg. Greg had promised (trust-me smile, two … Continue reading →

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keeping up appearances

Posted on February 4, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Following a link from Snail (apparently Aussie’s answer to William Gibson), I’m uncertain as to whether to be thrilled or what… or which science fiction writer are you? I am: Arthur C. Clarke Well known for nonfiction science writing and … Continue reading →

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the story of the lost bet

Posted on February 2, 2007 by lynsey gedye

How I lost a bet and changed my life… Back in late 1990s I had a bet with one of my work colleagues that I could get a book published by one of the romance publishers – for example, Mills … Continue reading →

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Mum turns 90

Posted on February 1, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Mum turned 90 today. Still going strong, a true viking woman in every sense of the word. A complete inspiration to me – and a fantastic role model. I am sorry about the times you fell in the bear traps … Continue reading →

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