Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. Perseverating about Covid. After 2,996 people died on 9/11, we retooled air travel and created a new government department. Now, that many people are dying every TWO days, see yesterday, and yet the sense I keep getting is of society collectively shrugging its shoulders. Not the over-crowded hospitals, obviously,Continue reading “Let There Be Water!”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. “We’re averaging 1,544 deaths per day, which is 99% preventable at this point.” Your Local Epidemiologist: State of Affairs: Sept 6, 2021. A horror I do not know how to process.~~~ Wednesday Thursday Friday Turtle power! Where are we virtually?  Milestones. Milton. Milestones. Rodney. Map. 70 & 82Continue reading “At Dawn We Ride, Virtual Tevis, 82 & 70 Miles, 45 Days”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. U.S. Department of Labor: History of Labor Day..~~~ First Day Had an interview later that day. Rode on autopilot. Rodney does not appreciate autopilot. [A Small Hop Forward] By the end of the ride, he was staring about and startling at small noises. Next Day Me, to me: Okay,Continue reading “Distracted Day”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. I need an app that says, ‘It has been X minutes since you looked at a news site. It will be Y minutes before your programmed time-out has elapsed. Here is a picture of a cat.’~~~ Best laid and all that. Discovered on Saturday morning. Weekend plans included anotherContinue reading “How Not To Start A Three-Day Weekend, Horse Shoe Edition”

Images Awareness of the outside world. Sorted This Way, a video by Not Literally. “There’s nothing wrong with having badger pride.”~~~ ~~~Process notes. Learned grouping & ungrouping. Clipping to get rid of tails. Used Inkscape/GIMP. ~~~Scheduling note. Sunday image, which is ready, swapped with Saturday text, which is not. Headache. I’m fine. Screen too bright.Continue reading “Moon Rats Logo, Craters”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Texas. With the added unpleasant wrinkle of the snitch factor. ~~~ Question: How does Rodney feel about flags? We know he gets anxious with standards. Flags could go either way. Another form of standards or something completely different, and therefore not scary. Answer: Flags NBD. Cross-Country Schooling at FullContinue reading “The Flag Question, XC Schooling”

Horsekeeping Work. One from the vaults. Awareness of the outside world. “Four billion people — almost two thirds of the world’s population —  experience severe water scarcity for at least one month each year.” UNICEF: Water Scarcity.~~~ Put an elastic bracelet around your pump handle/hose faucet/whatever. When you turn on the hose, put the bracelet onContinue reading “Hose Reminder, Revisited”