Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. I remain appalled by the news. The news keeps requiring me to be appalled by the same things. That is appalling in its own right. ~~~ Not a horse hunt. A hunt implies a mighty hunter. We are poking noses out of our burrow like a pair of alarmed meerkats.Continue reading “Horse Search Start”

Awareness of the outside world. Your Dressage: Prepare to Be Humbled, New para-dressage docufilm, Paragold, spotlights four athletes’ journeys as they strive to make the US Paralympic team, By Jennifer O. Bryant, June 20, 2023. ~~~ Photos of Milton’s tail trim which were sent to taunt the Saddlebred people. [The Unbridgeable Abyss That Shall EternallyContinue reading “Not Letting The Old Tradition Fail”

Art of the outside world, from our guest contributor, “May I recommend ‘generative art’ as a technique (which predates the recent spate of AI ‘art’), which consists of writing computer code to generate a series or continuum of art pieces that explore a specific visual space designed/chosen by the artist while holding the potential toContinue reading “Gazelle Postcard, Guest Contributor”

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”

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”

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”

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”