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Scene: An older woman is working outside, cleaning a dog yard. An aggressively nondescript car comes up driveway. Dogs bark in the background. She glances once at the car and then ignores it. A young man in a suit gets out. He walks over to the fence line. Young Man: I’m looking for **** OlderContinue reading “Once More Into The Breach, Fiction Fragment”

Awareness of the outside world. Vox: 3 winners and 1 loser from Election Day 2023. Prokop, Nov 8, 2023. ~~~ Railroad BridgeCoosa RiverRiverside AL, USASeptember 2023 Technical Details Bridge. f/13.0, 1/125 sec., 45.0 mm, ISO 100. Manual mode & auto-focus. Post production. Resize, border, and watermark. Links HistoricBridges,org, Bridge Browser: Riverside Railroad Bridge [Down ByContinue reading “Down By The Riverside, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Dueling pink battery bunnies. Coleman Insights: Marketing Lessons From the Duracell Bunny, Nachlis, 2022. I had forgotten all of this. Hat tip to T. ~~~ Did I go have a lesson at Stepping Stone Farm so that I would have something to post? Eh, didn’t hurt. #dubiousmotivation #whateverittakes An OptimusContinue reading “Optimus Ears, Other Horses”

Awareness of the outside world. T-shirt, “Harriet Led, so Rosa could sit, so Ruby could walk, so Kamala could run, so Ketanji could rule.” From LA Blue Dot in GA, @namwella on Balloon Juice: Sunday Morning Open Thread, Laurie, November 5, 2023. ~~~ New feets. Women’s Muck Muckster ll Slip-on Shoes from Duluth Trading Company.Continue reading “New Walking Shoes”

Awareness of the outside world. Christmas?! Already?!?! Over the weekend, I noticed a massive uptick in red & green commercials and movies. I guess holiday season is now the day after Halloween rather than the day after Thanksgiving. November must be so pissed, A Bitter November. A repeat link from last year, but on point.Continue reading “Helmet Watch, National Academy 2023”

Awareness of the outside world. NPR: These American birds and dozens more will be renamed, to remove human monikers, Boyce, November 1, 2023. ~~~ Back when Mathilda was elderly, I spent many months, maybe over a year, serving lunch. That meant I had to be around here at mid-day. When I was first at SteppingContinue reading “Lunch Is Served. Again.”

Awareness of the outside world. Young John Larriva. Artist recommendation from A, who knows more about art than I do. (Granted, this is not a high bar.) ~~~ [Fractal Alphabet] Onwards!Katherine