Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Reads that Norm McDonald died at the age of 61. Thinks, ‘That’s old.’ Counts on fingers. Realizes that’s self in three years. Huh. ~~~ Struck out with another possible instructor. Schedules and shipping-in did not mesh. The horse world is not set up for AOTs anymore, at least downContinue reading “Instructor Woes”

Images Awareness of the outside world. The plan was to use math to make art. Ended up being a deep dive down the rabbit hole. So much cool stuff out there.~~~ Process Notes. Programmed font, the idea being having shapes to work with rather learning thru drawing all those fiddly curves. Inkscape/GIMP. ~~~ Remember Spirograph?Continue reading “Math Art”

Dear Laura: Talking about new faces last week reminded me of tourists. As in, we don’t have any. The original habitat builders certainly expected Lunar Tourism to take off. So to speak. We have the Welcome Center that I mentioned. Other than Landing Day, it doesn’t see a lot of traffic. Then there is thatContinue reading “Email From The Moon, Tourism, Fiction”

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. Library of Congress: National Book Festival. Starts today, runs through September 26.~~~ Virtual New Balance 5th Avenue MileOfficial – September 4 to 12, 2021Me – September 6, 2021Location – Jemison ParkTracking App – Strava. Testing the join-up for a future walk No medal but the entry was free,Continue reading “Replicating The Setting, Virtual New Balance 5th Avenue Mile 2021”

Images Awareness of the outside world. Today is World Ozone Day. This year’s theme, UN: Montreal Protocol – Keeping us, our food, and vaccines cool.~~~ The original subject for today’s post is still under discussion. Well, not really, but I’m giving it one more day. Meanwhile, here is a cute trend I just noticed. CabotContinue reading “Clever UPCs”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. BBC: Upside-down rhino research wins Ig Nobel Prize, Amos, 10 Sept 2021. Improbable Research: Ig® Nobel Prize Winners, For achievements that first make people LAUGH then make them THINK.~~~ While Rodney worked … … Milton supervised. Back to Full Circle Horse Park for more cross-country kindergarten. Round 1. WalkedContinue reading “Bunny Hops On The Bunny Slope, XC Schooling”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Whatever: An Actual Party of Death, Now, Sept 10, 2021. Whatever: How Bad Should We Feel When the Willfully Unvaccinated Die?, August 9 2021. Tomorrow, I promise to recognize some other current crisis.~~~ Getting ready to ride at Full Circle Horse Park. Milton is almost done with his 100Continue reading “Milton Leads Into The Home Stretch, Virtual Tevis, 95 and 81 Miles, 52 Days”