Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Elsewhere on the Internet. XKCD: Creation. Be sure to check out each of the entries on the menu below the comic. Looks to be a regular feature. ~~~ What is the current count? This is post #5124. WordPress and I got out of alignment back in December. Awareness of the outside world. Post #5000. OrContinue reading “Counting Posts, State of the Blog”

Awareness of the outside world. Godspeed Artemis II. “Usually, when an astronaut belongs to a space agency other than NASA, that agency also creates a personal patch for its crewmember.” Canada.ca: Jeremy Hansen’s patch for the Artemis II mission. Also, NASA: Artemis II, Live Mission > Artemis II Crew Patch. ~~~ Daily 1 Mile Walks Check.Continue reading “Scenic Hiking, Fitness Photography”

Horses of the outside world. Horse Nation: #TBT: Potoooooooo: The Legitimate Story of a Racehorse, Kovatch, 2014. Hat tip to Author Jason Pargin via Bluesky. ~~~ Once again, no lesson(s) last week. [The Twiddling of the Thumbs] This time it was clashing schedules. Horse was available, I was not. I was available, the ride was not.Continue reading “The Pondering of the Pondering”

Awareness of the outside world. Happy March 32nd! “By the way, April Fools is cancelled tomorrow. Keep your jokes to yourself because this whole year has been one already. We tired. Tomorrow is March 32nd.” Chris J. Suggs @chrisjsuggs. As far as I can discover, this was originally posted on the old Twitter. It isContinue reading “Flavorful Folio, Edible Book Day 2026”

Awareness of the outside world. Trans Day of Visibility. Particularly in light of the IOC setting the calendar back 100 years. ~~~ Rodney has now decided he does our morning pasture walks at liberty, thank you very much. A few weeks ago we had one of those warm evening/cold nights that often result in morningContinue reading “Having Opinions, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. Billboard: Bruce Springsteen Lends ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ to ACLU For Birthright Citizenship Video Ahead of Supreme Court Case, Kaufman 3/23/2026. ~~~ Tractor Supply Company has opened another store near to me. There are now three Tractor Supply stores within 10 miles of my house. That seems excessive. I’m sure thereContinue reading “Farm Store Frequency”

Cats of the outside world. “Faron is a minor animal character in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz who first appeared on May 23, 1961.” Peanuts Wiki: Faron. ~~~ Quad Cat. Quad Dog. Quad Clowder. Quad Pack. Quad Cat scratches a tree. Quad Cat in a box. Quad Basset Hound Process Notes ForContinue reading “Two Character Cartoon, Art”