Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Year of the Ox Challenge, Third Walk Report, Blue Ridge Park

Fit To Ride Walking   Awareness of the outside world. Makes progress on work project. Looks up. Checks out state of the world. Goes back to worrying about work. ~~~   Another pocket park while running errands. I surmise that the land was too steep to build on profitably. Year of The Ox, Walk #2Continue reading “Year of the Ox Challenge, Third Walk Report, Blue Ridge Park”

Bodywork, An Reference

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse   Awareness of the outside world. Deadline. Narrow focus. ~~~   Another post for my reference. A list that I can come back to as a reminder of options. Active Requires energy from me. Brush, thorough grooming, spa day Massage, various styles Stretching Passive Requires sitting around watchingContinue reading “Bodywork, An Reference”

Sisyphus At The Barn

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse   Awareness of the outside world. Some people are behaving. Calculated Risk: Seven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy. The problem is that we don’t see the people who are staying home. The people who aren’t traveling. The people who aren’t partying in restaurants with 100 of theirContinue reading “Sisyphus At The Barn”

Back In Booties, Fixing The Future

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse   Awareness of the outside world. The first person in my immediate family has gotten their vaccine. Yay! ~~~ Recently, Rodney has been taking a few days to adjust to new shoes. Instead of waiting for the hinky steps, this time we are moving directly to prophylactic bootiesContinue reading “Back In Booties, Fixing The Future”

My Brief Superpower, Fiction Fragment

I had a superpower for a while. Or maybe I didn’t. It was hard to tell. A few years back, I picked up the habit of doing the New York Times crossword puzzle. Me and hundreds of thousands of other people. I started by sailing through Mondays and being utterly stumped by Saturdays. The puzzlesContinue reading “My Brief Superpower, Fiction Fragment”