A.C. Flory's Blog, page 147
April 1, 2015
A senseless death…
Originally posted on don of all trades:
We arrived at the Children’s Hospital Emergency Room at the same time. He and his partner parked and I pulled up to their left and did the same. I got out of my car and watched as the officer hurried from his seat and opened the back, driver’s…
We arrived at the Children’s Hospital Emergency Room at the same time. He and his partner parked and I pulled up to their left and did the same. I got out of my car and watched as the officer hurried from his seat and opened the back, driver’s…
March 28, 2015
Niqabi Me: Undercover, under pressure, and unhappy.
Originally posted on Into The Light:
Wait! Don’t go! I know the whole niqab issue has been debated to death��by Muslims and non-Muslims alike, but I have an oh-so-personal experience with it that I’d like to share.��So now that I’ve oh-so-desperately groveled for your attention, here goes: As a Muslim, I didn’t wear the niqab…
Wait! Don’t go! I know the whole niqab issue has been debated to death��by Muslims and non-Muslims alike, but I have an oh-so-personal experience with it that I’d like to share.��So now that I’ve oh-so-desperately groveled for your attention, here goes: As a Muslim, I didn’t wear the niqab…
March 26, 2015
Clean Reader App – self censorship for babies
Part of the benefit of living in a democracy is that every person has the right to choose. We exercise that right every moment of every day. Tea or coffee? Bus or train? Free to Air TV or Netflix? Liberals or Labor? A book or a movie? What we choose does not matter, only that […]
March 24, 2015
You’ll never see toast the same way again!
Okay, people, I know two posts about writing in as many days is probably a bit much, but this one is so funny! Here’s a teensy weensy sample talking about the concept of ‘the Chosen One’, and how much of a cliche it is. Author S.E. Zbasnik, muses on what might happen if the all […]
March 23, 2015
Plotting for pantsters
Most writers who identify as��pantsters do so because they can’t or won’t use outlines for their work. They like the thrill of the unknown, of putting finger to keyboard and jumping into a story without any idea of where it’s going. I know this because I am one. In fact I can’t outline to save […]
March 20, 2015
Banana cake recipe WANTED!
I have about 6 beautifully ripe bananas that are too soft to eat but way too nice to throw out. Anyone have a simple but tasty recipe they can give me for banana cake? cheers Meeks p.s. I could google recipes but I’d rather try something that comes with a recommendation.Filed under: Food glorious food […]
Vale Malcolm Fraser, 1930-2015
Forever remembered as the man who engineered the Dismissal [of Prime Minister Gough Witlam], Malcolm Fraser was someone I hated back in the 70s, 80s and even the 90s. But in his old age, I discovered a man whose philosophy of life was strangely familiar. I’m glad to say I finally saw the humanitarian behind […]
March 19, 2015
But I like my horse and buggy!
I’ve never been a true techie geek, but I did pride myself on being one of the early adopters of personal computers back in the 1980’s. I used to shake my head in dismay at my peers who were bending over backwards to avoid computers. Could they not see computers were the way of the […]
March 13, 2015
Why Australia could have benefited from fiber to the node technology
Internet access from Australia has always been poor when compared to most advanced nations in the world. We all know that, which is why we cheered when the previous Labor government paved the way for fiber to the node technology. Whatever it’s teething problems, the full fiber to the node would have taken Australia from […]
March 12, 2015
Women and superannuation
**As a woman with no superannuation at all, this is going to be a rant, so be warned.** There was no such thing as superannuation when I was working in the corporate sector during the 80’s, and after I married I moved to my then husband’s small business. I stress the word ‘small’ because we […]
