Lynda Sez

Julian Treasure, who is in the business of making sounds work better, especially for people who sell things, gives a quick primer on how sounds affect us in this short TED talk. I especially like his closing comment, offering bird sounds, which he prescribes at a minimum of 5 minutes a day.

I had some great conversations with people I don’t normally see while I was away in Toronto. One friend recommended a conference called Gel, short for Good Experience Live, usually held in New York. Its user experience focus brings together creators and thinkers from various fields, making it somewhat like TED, but more affordable. Here’s [...]

Do you remember what life was like before the Internet? Even my generation and older may have difficulty looking back to when personal computer technology was new and amazing. Here are some videos that may help, what they call the “mother of all demos” from Stanford in 1968. Lead presenter Doug Englebart mentions, among [...]

My team at PMH declared me officially a five year survivor today. In cancer talk, that’s the major milestone to make, since statistically most recurrences diminish tremendously after that. We still watch and wait, but heck, another reason to celebrate! I went down to the catacombs to thank the people operating “my” radiation machine. The [...]

I’m off to the big city tomorrow to do a number of important things. First up is a routine visit to the wizard at Princess Margaret Hospital who blessed me with a cure almost five years ago. When checkup time comes around I always have to ask myself if I have earned it by smelling [...]

I’ve been a subscriber to The Globe and Mail on paper for way too many decades to admit, even continuing paper delivery after we moved up to Owen Sound. Today I finally gave up on the spotty delivery (sometimes late, sometimes never) and switched to the e-reader version. Maybe one day I’ll let go entirely, [...]

The TED conference will never be one that I attend in person, but I am delighted by every presentation that is posted. Took some down time today to rest up between my workshop facilitation this morning and my Toastmaster’s contest tonight to enjoy this one. Bookmark it for those days when all you seem to [...]

Preoccupied as I am lately with life, death and the universe, I found this TED Talk particularly inspiring and relevant. Bread = a transformational food. But then I knew that.

My resolution to post here much more often came to an abrupt halt last week with the tragic and sudden death of my brother-in-law. I spent the week with my sister, getting through the rituals and details, and feeling like we were on another planet. Now I’m back, looking around and wondering if I have [...]

We are still in Toronto, but Mum will be returning tomorrow to recover from her cold. The service for Doug will be Thursday at Turner & Porter on Dundas at Islington. Friends can drop in from 2 pm, with the service starting at 3.