Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. “The donors are people who need pacemaker upgrades but whose previous implants still work.” AARP: Donate Your Pacemaker…to a Dog, University program helps canines lead longer, healthier lives. Fiedler, 2020. A tidbit about donating pacemakers has been making the rounds on Facebook. The links I found are all dated 2019/2020Continue reading “Gotcha Day, Dogs”

Awareness of the outside world. I am fond of the spoon theory as metaphor. I use it often, in private. I do not use it in public, for example on this blog. I have been told by someone with more social conscience that the term is inappropriate for me to use. I’ve wondered why. SoContinue reading “Cold Weather Clothing, Part 2”

Awareness of the outside world. Dressage is having a moment, apparently. “The onus is on all of us to continually educate ourselves and be willing to walk away from trainers or facilities that don’t seem to have the horses’ welfare at the forefront.” Horse Nation: Operation X: Where Do We Go From Here? Schmidt. NovemberContinue reading “Weekend Update, Home Team”

Awareness of the outside world. While I slept, a night shift postal worker picked up my chocolate order from Tennessee and drove it to Alabama. I don’t think we – at least I don’t – have the faintest idea what goes on to keep our world functioning. ~~~ Last Wednesday morning. Dipping below freezing forContinue reading “Icicle”

Art of the outside world. The tree, American Museum of Natural History: The Origami Holiday Tree. The planning, AMNH: The Making of the Origami Holiday Tree. Short video, NBC New York: Origami Holiday Tree opens at the American Museum of Natural History — a first look, Gaudino, November 20, 2023. Galleries of past years, OrigamiContinue reading “Fractal Alphabet L, Graphic Art”

Elsewhere on the Internet. Stories from another culture highlight the tropes in our own stories. Strange Horizons: The Ghost Did What?! Translation Exposing Providentialist Thinking. Palmer. Issue 27, November 2023. ~~~ This is blog post #4270. More relevant for the purposes of this discussion, this is post #2017 in a row. Wednesday 15 November 2023,Continue reading “Streak, State of the Blog”

Awareness of the outside world. A search on Christmas Sports yields the results that are all about TV broadcast schedules. For instance, Front Office Sports: The NBA’s Christmas Tradition Could Finally Be Challenged…By The NFL. McCarthy. December 24, 2022. Article is specific to last year, but covers background historical facts. “Since the 1980s, the NBAContinue reading “Mostly Walking, New and Old, State of the Fitness”