Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Blogging About Blogging New Feature A while back, I read about folks adding a Now page to their sites. Will hat tip the source if I can remember/find it. “So a website with a link that says “now” goes to a page that tells you what this person is focused on at this point inContinue reading “State of the Now, New Feature, Same News”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. Lawyers, Guns & Money: Consequences of the new gilded age: Law school edition, Campos, August 7, 2022. Deep dive, L,G&M: Why does college cost so much?, Campos, May 30, 2021. ~~~ Yep, another order of The Ultimate Hoofpick. Still no connection to the company. Why? My husband is aContinue reading “New Equipment, Hoofpicks, Yet Again”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Smithsonian: Against All Odds, England’s Massive Chalk Horse Has Survived 3,000 Years, Cleaver, 2017. English Heritage: Uffington Castle – White Horse and Dragon Hill. ~~~ Lachlan Farm Hunter ShowRolling HillsSterrett AL, USASaturday 6 August 2022 Academy Walk Trot Equitation over poles I – 3rd of 3.Academy Walk Trot EquitationContinue reading “Doctor Whooves Plays In The Pony Ring, Show Report, Lachlan Farm Hunter Show 2022”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. A thorough recap of the 2022 IRL Tevis, both the good & the bad. Equine Ink: Tevis 2022 Results. ~~~ We Are The Woe (with apologies to Queen) We are the woe-ful.We are the woe-ful.No time for woork-ing,‘Cause we are the champions of the wwwoooeee. Time for for annualContinue reading “At The Horses’ Annual Check-Up, The Check-Up Is The Easiest Part”

Images Art of the outside world. US Botanical Garden: Take a Virtual Tour. ~~~ Legend A – I shouldn’t have bad feelings about an entire twelfth of the year. Yet here we are. [Hello September] U – Stepping Stone Farm goes to the World’s Championship Horse Show in Louisville KY. I go vicariously. [2016, 2018,Continue reading “The Illustrated Month, August”

Words Books of the outside world. Listening to Semi-Famous by Josh Sundquist. Chose audio because he reads it. “The consensus was that it’s a memoir, they want to hear it from the author, and if it’s fiction, they want a professional actor.” The Everywhereist: What’s It Like To Record Your Own Audiobook?. I concur. ~~~Continue reading “State of The Blog, State of the Comments”

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. “We are a campaign to heal intergenerational trauma, fight systemic racism and transform Black lives. As women organize walking teams, they also mobilize community members to support advocacy efforts and lead a Civil Rights-inspired health movement.” GirlTrek: About ~~~ GirlTrek: June 1st! The Jumpstart is here! AndContinue reading “Walking With Intention, State of the Fitness”