Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Nah, I’m Good

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. A roundup of historical errors, Going Medieval: Annoy a medievalist Bingo, and why this matters today, Going Medieval: On colonialism, imperialism, and ignoring medieval history.~~~ Immobility is often Rodney’s response when I go to let him out after lunch. Shade.Fan.Full belly.Privacy from Sharknado. Why should I leave? You can see theContinue reading “Nah, I’m Good”

Hurrah, Hay Is Here!

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. “For decades, Memorial Day continued to be observed on May 30 … in 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which established Memorial Day as the last Monday in May in order to create a three-day weekend for federal employees.” History.com: Memorial Day. This affected Washington’s Birthday, MemorialContinue reading “Hurrah, Hay Is Here!”

State Of The Blog, I Didn’t Write This Post, Fiction

Words I didn’t write this blog post. It’s me. It’s my words. But I didn’t write it. Who did? I guess it all starts back with SpellCheck. Back in the dark ages of the early computer days, you wrote your text and then asked the program to compare it to a dictionary file. It wasContinue reading “State Of The Blog, I Didn’t Write This Post, Fiction”

Head In New England, Feet In The South, Walk Report, Boston Virtual 5K, Shelby County Iron Works

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. Official Fundraising Partner Special Olympics Massachusetts.~~~ B.A.A. 5KShelby Iron Works ParkApril 18, 2021Distance – 5KTime – 1:19:55 h:m:s The WalkThe park is a large field. No perimeter path. I wandered hither and thither until the GPS said I was done. First 3K was a snap. That seemsContinue reading “Head In New England, Feet In The South, Walk Report, Boston Virtual 5K, Shelby County Iron Works”

Ceci N’Est Pas Un Saut

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. Palestine vs. Israel, Police Reform on the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, the Republican Party imploding/taking over, San Jose and elsewhere. It’s been a week, hasn’t it. I haven’t said much here. My personal pendulum has swung back to not seeing the point of contributing to the cacophony.Continue reading “Ceci N’Est Pas Un Saut”