Virtual Brush Box

The Modern Thinker

Images Images from the outside world. NPR: Heartbreak can literally break your heart, a comic!, Jauhar, February 14, 2022.~~~ ~~~ Location [Lesson]

Words Awareness of the outside world. American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, April 1st to 3rd, 2022. Virtual is planned. [Let The Boxes Begin ACPT 2021]~~~ Last week was hard, for no obvious reason. I mean other than … waves hands around in circles. So, here’s one from the vault. Six months of horses in The NY TimesContinue reading “Horses In The NYT Crossword”

The Light Returneth

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. The theme for Black History Month 2022 is Black Health and Wellness. “This theme acknowledges the legacy of not only Black scholars and medical practitioners in Western medicine, but also other ways of knowing (e.g., birthworkers, doulas, midwives, naturopaths, herbalists, etc.) throughout the African Diaspora.” ASALH: BLACKContinue reading “The Light Returneth”

Milton Has A Lesson, I Have A Hissy Fit

Riding Awareness of the outside world. The Atlantic: The Millions of People Stuck in Pandemic Limbo. What does society owe immunocompromised people?, Yong, February 16, 2022.~~~ If you want perky and chipper, come back tomorrow. Last weekend, we took Milton down to The Stables of Shiloh Farms for another lesson with Stephanie Mosely, website TheContinue reading “Milton Has A Lesson, I Have A Hissy Fit”

Saddlebred Attitude

Enjoy The Ride Awareness of the outside world. Smithsonian: Why Curling Ice is Different Than Other Ice, Hendry February 2014. ~~~ Lesson with Optimus at Stepping Stone Farm. One reason I keep coming back to saddle seat. I love the ASB attitude. Optimist is a happy dude who adored being the center of attention whileContinue reading “Saddlebred Attitude”

Wondering If What I Want Is Really What I Want

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Not here, but I have lived this. “everybody born between 1985 and 1995 saw the Super Bowl halftime show lineup and was like ‘sweet, instead of doing a show for old people like the Rolling Stones or Paul McCartney or The Who they did one for us young people’Continue reading “Wondering If What I Want Is Really What I Want”

Mindset Monday, Wondering Where I Am Going With This

Blogging About Blogging “Meep? Meep. Meep!” Beaker I wrote a longer post centered on the fact that I get as nervous before interviews as I do before lessons. [Crux] We are talking oceans of stress chemicals surging back and forth for days. Does the world need several hundred more words examining my stress response inContinue reading “Mindset Monday, Wondering Where I Am Going With This”