Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. I never got the hang of Twitter, despite repeated attempts. But I know many people enjoyed the platform for business and entertainment. RIP blue bird. ~~~ The things you see while ground-driving, that is. Fortifying during a workout. Excuse the snaps. Getting better clips is on my list. Stopping offContinue reading “The Things You See While Driving”

Awareness of the outside world. CNN: What you need to know ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, Ramsay, July 19, 2023. Runs from July 20 to August 20. ~~~ We bought cattle ear tags to use tick repellent. [Tag You’re It] I braided one tag into Rodney’s mane and one into his tail. AContinue reading “Tag Report”

Art of the outside world. Lindsay Kelley, fringe foods, bioart, uncommon modes of food preparation & ingestion. Hat tip to A. ~~~ Butterfly GardenPainting knife & acrylicWorkshop with Lisa OpielinskiAlabama Art SupplyJuly 2023 Instagram post with exemplar painting, @opielinski: July 1. Students were supplied with canvas, brushes, and all relevant unguents. The canvas came withContinue reading “Butterfly, Art Adventure”

The Books Blank Map Book. Sleep with it under your pillow. In the morning, the book will show you a map to what you are seeking. Perhaps not to what think you are seeking. Choose Your Own Adventure. Digital book. Choices at pivotal moments will be made based on your reader profile, your recent searchContinue reading “Bookshelf, Fiction”

Awareness of the outside world. Various Covid bits. Nature: Had COVID but no symptoms? You might have this genetic mutation. Max Kozlov. 19 July 2023. Hat tip to C. Jabberwocky.com: Black parents preferred school closures during the pandemic. White parents didn’t. Kevin Drum. July 18, 2023. “Since late January 2023, excess deaths have reached pre-pandemicContinue reading “Revolution of Joy, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. NASA.gov: July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind Discussion comment by Brian Scott Pauls, a classmate in my science fiction class. Reposted with permission. [Blanket Adjustment, announcement of class] “Punch cards are not, and never were, suitable for sending people to Mars or any other celestial body. They are, inContinue reading “Pasture Adventure, Dogs”

Awareness of the outside world. UAB MedCast: Hold Your Horses! Equestrian Helmet Facts, Fiction & Future Research, Kevin Schrum, PhD | Sara Gould, MD, June 12, 2023 ~~~ Milton threw a fit during hitching. Seriously, Dude? Again? I thought we were past this. Gotta admit, I am over watching you hop around various rings. YouContinue reading “Lecturing Milton”