Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Almost, State of the Blog

Blogs of the outside world. Scalzi is posting more often on his blog, Whatever. Cat photos have moved to Instagram, @scamperbeasts. Good news for those of us who enjoy his writing but did not follow his Twitter adventures, Whatever: Preparing My X-it. ~~~ I almost walked away from the blog last month. This was afterContinue reading “Almost, State of the Blog”

Two New Places, State of the Fitness

Awareness of the outside world. News Mix channel yesterday. Three networks talking about the arraignment. Fox talking about the credit downgrade. Color me not surprised. [Bridge Bling, Blankets Are Back] Truth in advertising. They did eventually switch over. ~~~ Daily Walks Memorial ParkBirmingham AL One new place. The rest were in the pasture, mostly asContinue reading “Two New Places, State of the Fitness”

Here Comes That Month, State of the Now

Awareness of the outside world. And I thought time zones were hard to deal with. Julian vs Gregorian calendars. “So you had the odd situation of a ten day gap between England and Europe.” Inky Fool: Today is Mayday, 11 May 2023. This lasted for 170 years! “Because of this discrepancy in the date ofContinue reading “Here Comes That Month, State of the Now”

Home Team Update for the Beginning of August 2023

Awareness of the outside world. Refutation of the alpha male nonsense. Imgur: Bullsaint: ALPHA MALES SAY NO BARBIE HURR DURR. 27 July 2023. Hat tip to C. Reminder of the arguments, in case the text disappears someday. 1) Why do you care so much about a two-hour commercial for a toy company? 2) Alpha vsContinue reading “Home Team Update for the Beginning of August 2023”

A Tale of Two Finish Lines, Virtual Tevis 2023

Awareness of the outside world. “This past year has been a challenge – fire and snow have greatly impacted our trail and event. To meet these challenges, we’ve set up this campaign with a goal of $25,000. This will directly help offset this year’s unusual costs.” Tevis Cup.org, 31 July 2023 ~~~ Virtual Tevis CupContinue reading “A Tale of Two Finish Lines, Virtual Tevis 2023”