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René Kerkdyk's Blog (7)
A saturday morning shock
To begin this story I have to explain that I live 5 hours per train from my home town. Now the conditions were such that I had to be there as early as possible on a saturday. The first train in that direction leaves Göttingen at 7 AM. So I am there waiting for my bus to the train station at quarter past six. Shortly after that a lady comes to the bus station. I ask friendly "What are you doing this early on a saturday?" and she answers me with a really grumpy voice "Some people have to work,… Continue
Added by René Kerkdyk on March 20, 2010 at 12:01pm — 1 Comment
How I got paid for a photograph
As promised here goes the first story.
I like independent publishing and one day as I was surfing around some small press sites in the internet when I saw an offer. They would send people a copy of their newest ebook if one would go out and take a picture to capture the state of the world at that day. So I did that took three little photos and send them in and got paid as stated. I'll upload the one I like most.
The background to this offer was an instance of giving birth.… Continue
I like independent publishing and one day as I was surfing around some small press sites in the internet when I saw an offer. They would send people a copy of their newest ebook if one would go out and take a picture to capture the state of the world at that day. So I did that took three little photos and send them in and got paid as stated. I'll upload the one I like most.
The background to this offer was an instance of giving birth.… Continue
Added by René Kerkdyk on March 18, 2010 at 2:01pm — No Comments
Stories change, storys evolve, stories evoke
Since I'm not that sure how I can help this endeavour let me try this.
I'll tell stories that happened to me and stick to my mind. This will serve two purposes: By writing about it I will remember it better and somewhere somewhen somebody might smile because of one of my stories.
Let's see what comes out of this plan. The first story is titeled "How I got paid for a photo." and no I'm not a professional photographer. :-)
Best,
René
I'll tell stories that happened to me and stick to my mind. This will serve two purposes: By writing about it I will remember it better and somewhere somewhen somebody might smile because of one of my stories.
Let's see what comes out of this plan. The first story is titeled "How I got paid for a photo." and no I'm not a professional photographer. :-)
Best,
René
Added by René Kerkdyk on March 17, 2010 at 6:20pm — 1 Comment
A trial at the trail
So this is one of the days I should have listened to the people around me who say: Don't got to this cafeteria what they sell is not even near to eatable food. Usually they are right, but usually I say to myself "You don't have time to cook something in your lunchbreak. Additionally it's cheap. So, you know, think of this as energy you take up to keep your body moving." So I'm in the queue to get my food and what they present to me looks like nothing I have ever seen. I ask the young man who… Continue
Added by René Kerkdyk on March 16, 2010 at 10:33pm — 1 Comment
Learn 1: Do not forget the situation
There are many very good reports here and I think a lot of very important ideas have been mentioned.
One aspect that comes to my mind is that your first step is always identifying the problem. Before you know what you can do you have to know what is needed and what is there. This ties into the first tips on the end of the article:
"Understand by observing the environment, infrastructure, culture and lives of people by being there."
So I think that the most… Continue
One aspect that comes to my mind is that your first step is always identifying the problem. Before you know what you can do you have to know what is needed and what is there. This ties into the first tips on the end of the article:
"Understand by observing the environment, infrastructure, culture and lives of people by being there."
So I think that the most… Continue
Added by René Kerkdyk on March 3, 2010 at 10:33pm — 2 Comments
A call in the night of the 3.3.2020
Flashes appear in an unlit room.
It is a telephone that starts to ring. Several rings later the owner of the phone is awake and puts the phone up to his ear. "What?", he barks and a dark voice answers "This is Alchemy. As predicted we have been called to support the japanese government throught the food crisis. You have been chose to lead a small group of individuals to find a short term solution. Make it clear that we can fix this mess."
The silence is broken only by graphite on… Continue
It is a telephone that starts to ring. Several rings later the owner of the phone is awake and puts the phone up to his ear. "What?", he barks and a dark voice answers "This is Alchemy. As predicted we have been called to support the japanese government throught the food crisis. You have been chose to lead a small group of individuals to find a short term solution. Make it clear that we can fix this mess."
The silence is broken only by graphite on… Continue
Added by René Kerkdyk on March 3, 2010 at 5:40pm — 2 Comments
I have found an social innovator role model
It was the first person that came to my mind as I read the description of the second objective.
Seth Godin
I started following his blog around 3 years ago and have read many very interesting and mind opening things from him. He updates his blog on a daily basis.
You can find his blog at http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/ . You should absolutely stop by there and read a few… Continue
Seth Godin
I started following his blog around 3 years ago and have read many very interesting and mind opening things from him. He updates his blog on a daily basis.
You can find his blog at http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/ . You should absolutely stop by there and read a few… Continue
Added by René Kerkdyk on March 3, 2010 at 4:24pm — 3 Comments
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Fourth of July on the Lake
This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
Stinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
The meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
Future
FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
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