Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Riding Awareness of the outside world. My first extended, crowded outing since the before times. I relied on being outside, staying away from people, and being on a horse. I masked up for getting my hair done. Closest I’ve been to a non-husband/non-dental person in years. Was it easy to put on a mask whenContinue reading “Switching Gears, Show Report, Mid-South Spring Premiere 2022”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Roberta A. Drury, Margus D. Morrison, Andre Mackneil, Aaron Salter, Geraldine Talley. Celestine Chaney. Heyward Patterson, Katherine Massey, Pearl Young, Ruth Whitfield. NPR~~~ ~~~ Total. 45.4 miles, 24 rides, 20 hours 10 minutes, pace 26:30 min/mile. This week. 11.6 miles, 6 rides, 5 hours 13 minutes, pace – walkContinue reading “Getting The Miles In, Week 6, Virtual Tevis 2022”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Space.com: Behold! This is the first photo of the Milky Way’s monster black hole Sagittarius A*, Cooper, 1 day ago (12 May). ~~~ Recently, someone asked how long I’d been messing with horses. Depends when you start counting. First pony ride, Bucky, 1968?, age five-ish, 54? years ago. [Aunt Faity]Continue reading “How Long Ago?”

Images Art from the outside world. OrigamiUSA: The Art of Origami. Gallery of images. ~~~ ~~~ Legend M – “They bring the flowers that bloom in the Maaaaayyyy.” Jolson via Bugs Bunny. loonytunes.fandom.com: Wet Hare. [April] A – “Strolling Through the Park One Day.” YouTube: Heather Locklear and Kermit (Wait, what? Muppet Wiki: Strolling ThroughContinue reading “The Illustrated Month, May”

Words Fiction from the outside world. Recent (re)read. The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. Soup to nuts, six in the series and two shorts. Do you reread? Free fiction. Two online, stand-alone short stories from the series. Wired: The Future of Work: Compulsory & Tor.com: Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory. [Virtual Attitude, Woe Is Us]Continue reading “Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Unlock Your Door, Fiction Fragments”

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. Racing for Children’s.~~~ INDY 5K – Barber MotorsportsFriday, 29 April 2022On the track! Official results. My data. Bringing up the rear, as planned. I generally let everyone else go out ahead of me. Having trouble walking and aiming. Selfie angles are not simple. For the shortest line,Continue reading “Indy 5K Walk”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Alabama News Center: Alabama pool player Ed Gill is 96 years young and still going strong, McKinney, April 1, 2022. ~~~ Had a second lesson on Saturday at Stepping Stone Farm. Would I like to ride in the walk/trot lesson with Milton & Greg? [Hooves, Lesson] Hmm. Hadn’t evenContinue reading “Going Around Again”