Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. A different view of selfies. “The appeal of selfies comes from how easy they are to create and share, and the control they give people over how they present themselves.” Charlotte Selfie Museum: 5 Ways to Use Our Selfie Museum. Emphasis mine. ~~~ Show Office SignNortheast Alabama Agribusiness CenterRainsville, ALContinue reading “Not Finding Inspiration, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Richfield Video: SEC18 – Academy Class 108 – Katherine Walcott. Conyers 2018. Victory pass with Whiskey & post-class interview. I don’t look or sound like a complete idiot. ~~~ Stepping Stone Farm Driving. New horse! Three lessons with Andre. Riding. Horse that is not Optimus! Lesson with Bubba. Yes. Progress.Continue reading “Change Partners And Dance, Lesson Log”

Awareness of the outside world. “Authorities have counted more than 30 species of fish in the Seine in Paris, compared with three in 1970.” The Guardian: Olympic Games’ €1.4bn clean-up aims to get Parisians swimming in the Seine, Chrisafis 24 May 2024. Hat tip to R. ~~~ Milton had a banner weekend. Saturday. Ride. PerContinue reading “Milton’s Weekend”

Awareness of the outside world. Sample policy. Scintillation: Covid and Con Crud Mitigation Strategy. Summary of recent science on masking. BoingBoing: New study provides the “definitive answer on masks.” They work. Sandlin, May 24, 2024. Hat tip to B for second link. ~~~ Virtual Tevis Cup 2024100 Miles in 100 Days10 April to 21 JulyContinue reading “Lap By Lap, Virtual Tevis 2024”

Awareness of the outside world. Serious blog, Schneier on Security, with weekly squid posts, SoS: tag squid. Hat tip to C & B. ~~~ I go to a quilt store. I buy horse supplies. No one is surprised. For Now Back-up pointy tweezers for tick removal. For Later Seam rippers are a great way toContinue reading “Finding A Tack Store Where You Least Expect It”

Book Arts of the outside world. The Met: Emulating Books: Book Objects from the Lynn and Bruce Heckman Gift ~~~ Introduction To BookmakingDavid WestMakeBHMTuesday 21 May 2024Class 1 of 4 The first class was a short introduction, a demo, and then right into playing with paper. Simple, quick books with pamphlet stitch, pictured above. SlightlyContinue reading “Quick Books, Book Making Class #1”

Conversing with the outside world. All Things Linguistic: How to interact with someone who’s just given a talk – A guide to academic conversations. Gretchen McCulloch, 2017. Also applies to non-academic conversations where the power balance is uneven. ~~~ The Solution Free time imperiled.Words coiled. Plea! Where in the square?Brow clears. Found one more. MyContinue reading “Squaredle Haiku, Poetry”