Category Archive: creativity

2-001 – Fresh New Day

2-001 – Fresh New Day

Unbelievable! Starting off on another journey. I’m starting the first Fresh New Day post for this season and trying to catch up on the backlog …

 

318 – Music for a found harmonium

318 – Music for a found harmonium

I am the proprietor of the Penguin Cafe, I will tell you things at random… — Simon Jeffes I love that song! I love that Cafe! …

 

315 – The nature of the observer

315 – The nature of the observer

A couple of times lately I’ve rushed into our lunch room early in the morning to grab a jump-start coffee only to find myself in …

 

312 – Reflection

312 – Reflection

How do we get better at what we do? What if we’re pretty good already? What if we’re actually very good at what we do? I …

 

310 – Alien invasion

310 – Alien invasion

According to the media today, biosecurity have announced 400+ new organisms attempt to enter New Zealand each year. Snakes, spiders, scorpions – the list of …

 

309 – The chain, unbroken

309 – The chain, unbroken

I’m feeling a bit sad tonight. After a great weekend, and an ok day at work, I come home and find some words that left …

 

308 – Words of the prophets

308 – Words of the prophets

There’s a graffito on a wall near the university that says, “You are a small part of a beautiful picture”. I’ve failed to get a …

 

305 – Join the resistance!

305 – Join the resistance!

Ah, the gray pillars of our community. What would we do without them? Always the same, unchanging. What about you? What’re the gray pillars of your …

 

304 – Flying the flag

304 – Flying the flag

The Beehive has a new big flag. Or perhaps the flag has a new big base for its pole. There’s an ongoing grind around changing …

 

301 – Kindness

301 – Kindness

Quite honestly, I don’t believe there can be too much kindness. The best example I’ve seen lately is some kind person has thoughtfully put a …