Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Photography   Awareness of the outside world. International Cheetah Day. ~~~ [Weekend Update] Stay safe. Stay sane. Katherine Walcott

Fit To Ride   Awareness of the outside world. Waiting. Waiting for the outcome of The Great Thanksgiving Migration. Waiting for the changing of the guard. Waiting for the next crisis. Waiting for the next horror. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. ~~~ Peachtree Road Race 10k Official – November 26-29, 2020 MyContinue reading “Strolling By The Lake, Virtual Peachtree 10K, November 2020”

Riding Journal   Awareness of the outside world. “Jane, you ignorant slut.” It’s a horrible line. I’d be appalled by it today. I’m all for language change in the service of inclusion. Yet, this line still amuses me. Partly, in the skit Jane Curtin was capable of feeding Dan Akroyd his own eyeballs; partly, nostalgiaContinue reading “Weekend Update, Thanksgiving 2020”

Riding Journal   Awareness of the outside world. World Aids Day, CDC: HIV in the US: At A Glance. ~~~ Overall Second horse in the clubhouse! Milestones Finish line. Mile 100. Daily Log We are were doing our rides in 1/3 or 1/2-mile laps around our pasture. Link to standings, Doctor Whooves, Major Milton, All.Continue reading “The Finish, Virtual Trail Report, Tevis Sippy Cup, Milton, Mile 100, November 2020”

Thoughts   Over on Whatever, John Scalzi considers personal boundaries in the future, “So: far fewer hugs in general, and in particular with people I don’t know well. While we’re at it, I’ll be fine with a lot fewer handshakes as well.” Whatever: The End of Casual Hugging(?) Below, I have reposted my discussion ofContinue reading “Mood On Monday, Reconsidering The Public Hug, Repost”

Images   Awareness of the outside world. Charitable giving or PR moves? You decide, Novo Nordisk: Grants and Corporate Giving , Chevy Cares. ~~~ Rybelsus – Trotting Riders Video capture from iSpot: RYBELSUS Wake Up, November 13, 2020. Animation shows two pleasure riders trotting past, wearing helmets! Okay, there’s some tack confusion. They are dressedContinue reading “Commercial Horses, Pharmacology and Trucks”

Blogging About Blogging Awareness of the outside world. Discerning wider trends via responses to the blog? ~~~ Monthly State of the Blog [archives]. Not-meh. The blog itself is humming along. I continue to be obsessed with it and unobsessed everything else. [Blogging In A Time Of Crisis] Meh. Meta-level commentary. Usually, I use the postContinue reading “State of the Blog, Meh”