A.C. Flory's Blog, page 179

This is addictive! Yes, more music…

Okay Anneb54, I blame you for this. If you had not posted that Gordon Lightfoot video and made me sing along, I would not have remembered Roberta Flack, and this song : And then I couldn’t stop, could I? Especially when I stumbled on this little number. Aussies of a certain vintage should remember this […]

I’ve just had a ‘duh’ moment.

You know how sometimes your left hand doesn’t seem to know what your right hand is doing? And then something happens, and you go ‘Duh, I have two hands, why don’t I use them?’ Well, I’ve just had one of those moment, and it has to do with marketing. I discovered I had two hands […]

A challenge – music from my favourite decade.

Colin from Colinology challenged me to come up with a post about the music of my favourite decade. Well, for me that would have to be the 70′s.  I’ll give my reasons at the end,  but for now, sit back, relax and enjoy some golden oldies in no particular order [coz I'm lazy]. 1978 : […]

Vokhtah book 2 – another short snippet

I’ve had a great day writing, and just finished this little scene. I think you’ll know what it’s about. Enjoy. *** The guard at the entrance to the Settlement was just an ordinary iVokh who happened to be quite a bit larger than average. Easy going, and just a little lazy, it usually allowed the [...]

Being wrong about food.

I have not written much about GMOs [genetically modified organisms] because… because I did not want to come across as some conspiracy theorist who has an axe to grind against ‘Frankenfoods’. The truth is, I do not believe genetic engineering is inherently ‘wrong’ or ‘evil’. Like any branch of science, genetic research has the potential to [...]

Now I see the power of Twitter!

I wanted to see if anyone in Twitterland was concerned about GMOs or the attempt to have heirloom seeds outlawed. #seeds and #EU came up with nothing interesting but #Monsanto hit the jackpot. I followed a link to this : http://youtu.be/SSKGnM4Bs_s I have no idea yet who or what Anonymous is but if they have [...]

Vokhtah, book 2 – some plotting

I’m a pantster not a plotter, however there comes a time in any story when I have to take a step back, and really think about the wider ramifications of the story I am trying to tell.  This usually involves thinking about the world as a whole.  What outside forces are at work? And how [...]

Has the EU gone completely mad???? Update : Video added.

This video clip explains the importance of seeds, and seed diversity far better than I can. This is huge, and truly HORRIBLE. I’ve just learned the EU is trying to pass a new law that would outlaw the selling or trading of heirloom varieties of seeds. If passed, this law would benefit only the multinational [...]

How to print an ear

No, that was not a typo, or me being cutesy pie. I  just saw a news segment on ABC TV here in Australia about a breakthrough technology that can literally print living tissue. The technology is based on the concept of 3D  printing that has been around for a few years now [not quite cheap [...]

Reblogged from raaniyork: 3 more words I'd never heard of...

Reblogged from raaniyork: 3 more words I'd never heard of The Darwins before but now I can hardly wait until next year. Thank you Raaniyork. This post got my day started in the best of all possible ways - with a laugh. :)