I write you letters sometimes, enter your e mail address below to receive yours. Enter your EmailPreview | Powered by FeedBlitz stLight.options({publisher:'9c1582af-7d4d-4637-9ff9-7eb6e625d3fc'}); Hi, I’m Lyrian. I write words, among other things. If this is your first visit, you might like to sign up for my more personal letters above, or you can subscribe to my blog. This is where I cut and paste and sometimes create (glue optional). Tumblr (3.0; @lyrianfleming)http://lyrianfleming.com/I have been writing less and less on the blog lately – obviously. Basically, this corner of my life...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/mhanVk-4VJ8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/mhanVk-4VJ8/23534753472http://lyrianfleming.com/post/23534753472Tue, 22 May 2012 17:45:46 +1000contraceptionTEDno controversymelinda gateshttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/23534753472<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vkktOjsb1qav5oho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://newyorker.tumblr.com/post/22855311047/next-weeks-cover-up-online-now-get-the-story" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">newyorker</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Next week’s cover, up online now. <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/05/cover-story-spectrum-of-light.html" target="_blank">Get the story from the artist who created it</a>. </p></blockquote> <p>Love</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/SGYNW1No8AY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/SGYNW1No8AY/22863920664http://lyrianfleming.com/post/22863920664Sat, 12 May 2012 08:45:02 +1000http://lyrianfleming.com/post/22863920664<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2b672fpDb1qbem7bo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Currently reading: <a href="http://www.eatinganimals.com/" target="_blank"><em>Eating Animals</em> by Jonathan Safran-Foer</a>. Oh how very, very glad I am that I don’t contribute to the factory farming industry.</p> <p>Although the first book to open my eyes to the horrendous practices of factory farming remains my favourite on the topic - <em><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/book-reviews/the-ethics-of-what-we-eat/2006/05/26/1148524874515.html" target="_blank">The Ethics of What We Eat</a></em> - I am finding it really confronting all over again to consider the permission we give corporations to f*ck with our food, our environment, and the animals we consume.</p> <p>Truly. Scary. But its also very, very empowering to become informed. </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/rC_DT8vJSPA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/rC_DT8vJSPA/20896690669http://lyrianfleming.com/post/20896690669Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:25:50 +1000vegetarianjonathan safran foereating animalsnow readinghttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/20896690669<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wftbo3RxGvs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Overseas aid - what do Australians think about it? Thanks to World Vision.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/6a08tGT-TbU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/6a08tGT-TbU/20817619963http://lyrianfleming.com/post/20817619963Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:53:35 +1000aidaustraliaworld visionhttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/20817619963<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Go4Xsd53Qqw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Simon Moss from the Global Poverty Project tackles some important myths about aid and Africa</p> <p>(<a href="http://www.aviewfromthecave.com/" target="_blank">HT A View from the Cave</a>)</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/lLpoasBW3z8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/lLpoasBW3z8/20330550575http://lyrianfleming.com/post/20330550575Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:08:40 +1000global poverty projectAfrica is not a countryafricahttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/20330550575<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ogx727ir1qbem7bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taking a local bike for a spin in Tanzania - a big thank you to all my <a href="http://walkinhershoes.org.au/care_australia_2" target="_blank">Walk In Her Shoes</a> sponsors, I have raised $700! (And yes, you can still donate to me, but not for long).</p> <p>Photo by Josh Estey</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/_Hr68aalyDg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/_Hr68aalyDg/20153925822http://lyrianfleming.com/post/20153925822Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:12:00 +1100care australialyrian flemingTanzaniawalk in her shoeshttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/20153925822Do you have a superannuation fund of some kind? An investment fund for when you retire, which will...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/56cxGWWZWCM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/56cxGWWZWCM/19616756696http://lyrianfleming.com/post/19616756696Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:39:19 +1100superannuationwarethicalinvestinghttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/19616756696“Most of us come into this world amidst a frenzy of pain and emotion and unpredictability, and...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/eLy8NJ5jphk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/eLy8NJ5jphk/19371261330http://lyrianfleming.com/post/19371261330Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:28:26 +1100quotesamantha nuttaidhttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/19371261330It&#8217;s not popular to say this, but I&#8217;m ambivalent about International Women&#8217;s Day....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/6Y3XPbGkaqw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/6Y3XPbGkaqw/18939757775http://lyrianfleming.com/post/18939757775Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:54:00 +1100IWDInternational women's dayhttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/18939757775<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ijjpjamx1qbem7bo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Mini Jaffa Cakes (vegan, gf) all ready to rock, recipe from Janella Purcell’s excellent cookbook ‘Eating for the seasons’</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/Iyu3V-0Wckk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/Iyu3V-0Wckk/18898085839http://lyrianfleming.com/post/18898085839Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:50:13 +1100http://lyrianfleming.com/post/18898085839“Probably the biggest change is going to come from the changed definition of what we’re...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/SKpNR9tWuhc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/SKpNR9tWuhc/18603933914http://lyrianfleming.com/post/18603933914Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:48:47 +1100http://lyrianfleming.com/post/18603933914I&#8217;m currently reading Christopher Isherwood&#8217;s Goodbye to Berlin, which happens to be...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/MNwQ2PdDBeU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/MNwQ2PdDBeU/18588825743http://lyrianfleming.com/post/18588825743Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:19:00 +1100now readingchristopher isherwoodhttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/18588825743Help me Walk In Her Shoes Readers of this blog will know I recently went to Tanzania and Ethiopia...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/JMJfcdIZ-y8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/JMJfcdIZ-y8/18480253925http://lyrianfleming.com/post/18480253925Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:28:00 +1100walk in her shoescare australiahttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/18480253925“Unfortunately, many people believe the opposite—that money spent on development is wasted, or...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/aGiSb48UmSI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/aGiSb48UmSI/18407204769http://lyrianfleming.com/post/18407204769Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:33:30 +1100quotesbill gatesdevelopmenthttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/18407204769I just spent eight days in Ethiopia and confess to not knowing what to expect. I was born in the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/mNfIAx0mc-w" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/mNfIAx0mc-w/18112828094http://lyrianfleming.com/post/18112828094Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:03:00 +1100ethiopiatourismhttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/18112828094“A continent ages quicly once we come. The natives live in harmony with it. But the foreigner...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/DyXbVDBbqRE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/DyXbVDBbqRE/17806199929http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17806199929Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:38:00 +1100quoteshemingwayafricahttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/17806199929<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzf2erwwtU1qbem7bo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Lake Awassa, Ethiopia</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/COO2HGdQ5nY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/COO2HGdQ5nY/17642917871http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17642917871Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:13:39 +1100http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17642917871<span id="video_player_17473648273">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_17473648273",'http://lyrianfleming.com/video_file/17473648273/tumblr_lz9mvwwyDW1qbem7b',400,225,'poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lz9mvwwyDW1qbem7b_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lz9mvwwyDW1qbem7b_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lz9mvwwyDW1qbem7b_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lz9mvwwyDW1qbem7b_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lz9mvwwyDW1qbem7b_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/><p>Not too shabby a way to start the day</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/pgU7uL9Cstk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/pgU7uL9Cstk/17473648273http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17473648273Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:51:00 +1100http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17473648273A typical family home in a village - Lindi, Tanzania I&#8217;m waking up this morning to the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/UDr4JlbuxFk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/UDr4JlbuxFk/17472180427http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17472180427Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:21:15 +1100tanzaniahttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/17472180427I recently took part in an Triple J Radio &#8216;Hack&#8217; program where they were looking into...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~4/67cgF7S4ab8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MeetingInTheAisle/~3/67cgF7S4ab8/17417098635http://lyrianfleming.com/post/17417098635Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:22:35 +1100triple jradiovolunteering overseashttp://lyrianfleming.com/post/17417098635