Category Archives: inspirations

fresh new day

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lynsey gedye

There’s been a flurry of working going on over at our new initiative, Fresh New Day. Marica and I have begun creating a document of our everyday world – using photography and writing to learn more, notice more, to explore … Continue reading →

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the good old days

Posted on August 14, 2009 by lynsey gedye

I recently caught up with a former student (Hi Floyd) and I was ranting about how cool the technologies are today – no more wrecking backs and knees lugging heavy video cameras and such around. I can get almost the … Continue reading →

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Happy 200th birthday, Charles

Posted on February 12, 2009 by lynsey gedye

Charles Darwin turns 200 today. My hero. After all these years he’s as provocative as ever. Definitely who I would invite if I could invite six people from anywhere (or any when) in history to have dinner with. Not sure … Continue reading →

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Life, changing

Posted on January 21, 2009 by lynsey gedye

Christina’s World Art PrintWyeth, Andrew36 in. x 28.75 in.Buy at AllPosters.comFramed   Mounted The first writing of the new brings no comfort at all. I was saddened to read of the passing of Andrew Wyeth noted by James Gurney, and then in … Continue reading →

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no writing. reading only.

Posted on September 25, 2008 by lynsey gedye

One of the nervous moments people experience is the thought of their parents – you know – doing it. Not doing it, doing IT. Somehow the thought of our grandparents doing it isn’t so bad, and great grandparents – well, … Continue reading →

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goldfish dreaming

Posted on July 22, 2008 by lynsey gedye

Last night I dreamed about goldfish, in our pond, yes, the one by our front door. Huge goldfish – koi – rather than goldfish, to be more precise. The pond was full of flowering lilies and other aquatic plants. I … Continue reading →

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Everyone has something to learn, everyone has something to teach

Posted on December 11, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Way, way back in the 1970s – yep, I had flared trousers and pet dinosaur – I was interested in what we called ‘learning exchanges’. The concept is simple enough. I know how to put in a fish pond and … Continue reading →

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thick as a brick…

Posted on October 19, 2007 by lynsey gedye

…but not as tasty. Manuals, that’s what we’re talking about here. Manuals. How to do it, be it, make it, fake it, break it, hack it, fix it – the list goes on. But oh, if only the zen masters … Continue reading →

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stuck in the boondocks?

Posted on July 7, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Ok. So you’re stuck in the boondocks and yet, weirdly, you have a call, if not a burn to learn stuff. Oh, how I know the feeling. And you and I both know that Tim Berners-Lee and Noam Chomsky are … Continue reading →

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postmodern hand lens

Posted on June 24, 2007 by lynsey gedye

I read somewhere that 80% of all scientific research can be done with the naked eye, and of the remaining, 80% of that can be done with a hand lens. This is not a hand lens, nor is it an … Continue reading →

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