Category Archives: storytelling

school sux, work sox

Posted on February 28, 2009 by lynsey gedye

The flight home last night from the Auckland was awash with aging suits who’d been at the employment summit. I talked to one of the suits – one of the 200 grey knights invited in to come up with ideas … Continue reading →

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what to tell your grandkids?

Posted on February 22, 2009 by lynsey gedye

I’ve been reflecting a lot recently on what to tell your grandkids. I don’t have any grandkids, but I was thinking about all those ‘What did you do in the war, Dad?’ kinds of questions that I didn’t ask my … Continue reading →

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The deal

Posted on December 4, 2008 by lynsey gedye

Tonight I cruised into the supermarket to grab some fixin’s for dinner. Hey, desperate times call for desperate measures. I noticed the trolley wrangler was wearing a green Santa’s helper hat. I remembered how my friend George had commented about … Continue reading →

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books

Posted on November 3, 2008 by lynsey gedye

Once there was a well known philosopher and scholar who devoted himself to the study of Zen for many years. On the day that he finally attained enlightenment, he took all of his books out into the yard, and burned … 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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lutfisk

Posted on August 4, 2008 by lynsey gedye

When I was a kid we didn’t have tv. Yes, I did have a pet dinosaur. Somehow my parents discovered the local museum (and when I say ‘local’, I mean a 45 minute drive away, in part over unsealed roads) … Continue reading →

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joy to the world

Posted on June 5, 2008 by lynsey gedye

For a number of reasons, the last few weeks have been chaotic. We’re busy and trying to get things done – and life sometimes attacks all at once. In the middle of all of this my Aunty Joy slipped away. … Continue reading →

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celebrating the autumn equinox

Posted on March 22, 2008 by lynsey gedye

This evening we decided to celebrate the autumn equinox (I know – a little late – was March 20) but better late than never. We took ourselves off to the stadium, and after a delicious supper of ham, salads, and … Continue reading →

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texas textures

Posted on February 24, 2008 by lynsey gedye

The images flickering past in the header as you reload the pages are extracts from some of the many images I grabbed on our recent visit to Austin, Texas. Sure, Austin is the capital of Texas, and Texas is big … Continue reading →

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drawing closer – the movie

Posted on February 8, 2008 by lynsey gedye

Late last year Marica and I were lucky enough to go to Austin, Texas to (amongst other things) help out with the filming of the movie Drawing Closer, with our good buddy, Trevor Romain. We got to hang out with … Continue reading →

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