Laura Libricz's Blog, page 16

My Top-Ten List of Great Movies #film

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Guitar Solos #electricguitar

The Creator rested on the seventh day. On the eighth day, he woke up and heard the angels he’d created on the fifth day to keep him company playing on their harps.“Listen guys, this just won’t do. You can’t expect people to want to get into Heaven when they realize they’ll have to listen to that all day.”

So, on that eighth day, the Creator invented the electric guitar.

I love guitar solos. And top ten lists. So what better way to end the week than with a top ten list of guitar solo...

Greetings from the Chaos Kitchen #ambaking

Tear-and-Share Vegan Bread by TheVeganWoman.com

Laura’s Chaos-Cooking Tip #1:

Beat the winter blahs with bread baking.

Yeast dough smells yummy when it’s rising, kneading dough is a fun way to let off some steam and you get to punch the daylights out of something!

But isn’t bread baking hard? No, not at all. All you need is yeast, flour, water and salt.

First, skim some sort of recipe. Just look one up on the internet. I found a vegan recipe, just follow the link up the...

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Headless #mondayblogs #electricguitar

Eddie van Halen-behaving—Photo courtesy of jeffbabicz.com

Speaking of Guitars: In 1976, furniture designer Ned Steinberger and luthier buddy Stuart Spector got together in Brooklyn, NY and developed a new electric bass called the Spector NS2. The ‘concave / convex’ body form, designed by Ned, became the distinguishing factor for Spector Basses. After that, Ned’s interest in the music industry grew and he pulled out all the stops. He went on to develop some of his more innovative de...

Interview with #historical novelist Laura Libricz

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Welcome to my blog Laura. Please, tell us a little about yourself as writer and as person.

I can go on for hours and hours when I’m writing about a character and spilling all of their secrets. But when it comes to writing about myself, I am reluctant. The traits that make me a writer are those same traits that have given me problems over the years; problems with relationships, in the workplace and general miscontent. I have been blessed with, or cursed with, an inquisi...

#FlashFiction #MondayBlogs 2 minute read

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“Ein Bier, bitte!” #germanhistory

The Beer Purity Law from 1516 In April 2016 the German Beer Purity Law celebrated its 500th birthday. This law, decided by a committee in Ingolstadt headed by old Herzog Wilhelm IV, stated that beer brewed in Bavaria was allowed only to contain barley, hops and water. This makes the Purity Law the oldest valid, still-enforced food statute in the world. Before hops was used to conserve the beer, all sorts of herbs and other ingredients were used, some quite harmful, actually. There have...

Alien Virus #scifi #flashfiction

Alien Virus by Golubaja

Leche stretched his legs and climbed out of the reclining wagon. He adjusted his black kerchief and pulled a lump of white fur from under his black leather collar. Damn shedding fur. He scratched the lump from his paw, stomped it into the sandy ground and tethered his horse Cocoa to the wooden post. Cocoa stomped her black hoof in the sand and tossed her black mane. Leche nodded to the young, grey greeter-bitch wearing a blue smock by the entrance way. He st...

April Gray-A Short Story #mondayblogs

April Gray
“Please take your children and go to that room over there,” the passport controller said. “Officer!” he shouted to a uniformed guard standing by a sign reading “Immigrations Detention Office.” The guard waved me towards the door as he opened it. “This must be some mistake; I’m an American!” I said. “My father’s waiting out there for me.” I tried to swing the overstuffed diaper bag over my shoulder. It slid down my arm, almost hitting my boy. I grabbed both children by the...

When Was Your Last #FirstAid Training?

Head Tilt-Chin Lift

First Aid ABC A. Airway, Breathing, Circulation B. Blood Pressure is too high when it hits 140 / 90 C. Chin Lift D. Defibrillation E. Elevate extremities with bleeding wounds, apply direct pressure and then a pressure bandage. F. Fire can engulf a room in 45 seconds, so get out of a burning building! G. Gloves may not be a bad idea. H. Head Tilt I. Intubation J. Jaws of Life K. Kids exhibiting symptoms of poisoning will probably not tell you what they ate or dr...