tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572597865932195411.post7536816809399030504..comments2023-06-28T05:46:57.772-07:00Comments on The Cyber Tour Guide: A Fan of FucusJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07365391659955928592noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572597865932195411.post-59852556920812498512013-03-29T05:14:11.625-07:002013-03-29T05:14:11.625-07:00Good Morning Fred from Floyd! I smiled when I read...Good Morning Fred from Floyd! I smiled when I read about the beer, another wonderful use for seaweed indeed! <br /><br />Being a threat-security warrior is how I earn a living and pay for my houses, both here and in Brittany. I've spent twenty-five years immersed in computer code, I often wonder why I didn't pursue another path but a long career in I.T. has served me well.<br /><br />But we all have hidden depths, don't you find, and I love it when a stranger asks this little, nondescript, almost-invisible, middle-aged woman "What do you do?" and their reaction when I tell them. It's reminds me, again, never judge a book by its cover, or a person by their appearance.<br /><br />Julia Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365391659955928592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572597865932195411.post-91981577304728263382013-03-29T01:49:13.373-07:002013-03-29T01:49:13.373-07:00Greetings Julia from Fragments from Floyd (Virgini...Greetings Julia from Fragments from Floyd (Virginia). Landlocked, I marvel at seaweeds when I too-infrequently encounter a seashore. Their forms intrigue me, but much like a beached jellyfish, the washed-up specimens are nothing there compared to their in situ forms held up and swirled by the currents. <br /><br />Might toss in that "chondro" of the genus suggest "cartilaginous"--as in chondrocytes etc. <br /><br />And this made me remember back decades ago when I was teaching biology and we briefly surveyed the kingdoms, one practical use of the (brown?) algae was "thicker, longer lasting beer foam." I try to find occasion to ponder that over a mug every day or so.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by the blog to comment from that other persona-at-work. I never would have expected the blog of a threat-security warrior to be so richly varied and thoughtful. But then, we tend to live out our roles in compartments that too seldom overlap very much. fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254308239063549406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572597865932195411.post-35213214225566514482013-03-09T03:21:20.671-08:002013-03-09T03:21:20.671-08:00Hello Lucy, I feel foolish but I cannot find your ...Hello Lucy, I feel foolish but I cannot find your e-mail address anywhere. Was it in a comment or did you e-mail me? <br />Please send it to again, thank you :-) Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365391659955928592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572597865932195411.post-55798263867576651472013-03-09T00:50:20.094-08:002013-03-09T00:50:20.094-08:00You'll need to e-mail me with your postal addr...You'll need to e-mail me with your postal address - I am very trustworthy and will not send any junk mail!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572597865932195411.post-33530697747369826712013-03-08T12:39:32.824-08:002013-03-08T12:39:32.824-08:00The toxic green seaweed is a real health problem, ...The toxic green seaweed is a real health problem, isn't it? I read about a horse that died on a beach in Brittany, terrible! Too much nitrate in the soil... <br />I made sure that I taught my Rags all about such things as popping seaweed and where to find frogs and such necessary tricky :-)<br />I've not heard about that book, I shall pop to your blog to read the review, a copy would be lovely, how kind of you. Thank You.<br />Julia<br /> Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365391659955928592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572597865932195411.post-16682537750119612232013-03-08T12:36:23.507-08:002013-03-08T12:36:23.507-08:00Hello Marja-Leena, yes, it's lovely isn't ...Hello Marja-Leena, yes, it's lovely isn't it? And so interesting. I'm craving seafood right now, and seaweed... Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365391659955928592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572597865932195411.post-55364871096172074592013-03-08T00:44:26.523-08:002013-03-08T00:44:26.523-08:00Me too, I like seaweed, except the dreaded algues ...Me too, I like seaweed, except the dreaded algues vertes plague of course. I went for a beach walk with my friend and her small boy a while back and showed him how to pop bladder wrack, and I was amazed she knew nothing about it.<br /><br />Tell me, do you have Charles Davies' book 'Bumping about Brittany'? I reviewed it ages ago-<br />http://box-elder.blogspot.fr/2009/04/another-plug.html<br /><br />and I'm sure you'd enjoy it. He lately contacted and said he had a number of copies he was jobbing off, so if you're interested I'd happily have him send you a copy (as a gift, what goes around...). I left you my e-mail address before, let me know.<br /><br />Enjoyed the last 'words' post too!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572597865932195411.post-39764197804872506522013-03-07T22:08:06.256-08:002013-03-07T22:08:06.256-08:00I love the look of the many kinds of seaweed. All ...I love the look of the many kinds of seaweed. All sound delicious. I think the only seaweed I've eaten is 'nori' when used in sushi which is very popular here, introduced by our large Japanese population.marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.com