Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. 80 years ago today. “We have opened a special webpage to deliver a powerful message on peace from Hiroshima to the world.” Hiroshima For Global Peace. ~~~ Breathe. Switch gears. ~~~ RazzySuperstar school ponyHunt seat lessonThe Hunter PlaceAugust 2025 Lesson Log If I write it down, I may remember, orContinue reading “The Lessons Continue”

Awareness of the outside world. I have the worst luck with algorithms. Yes, I peeked at Facebook again. Yes, it was a mistake, again. When I tried TikTok, I lasted a handful of minutes. Why was this thing videoed? Why was this video posted? Why does XYZ Corp think showing this to me will makeContinue reading “Chilling out, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. The balloon thing came up again. Releasing balloons to honor the victim of tragedy. Once again I didn’t say anything. Now is not the time. So the question is, when is the time? How to approach this? [Rodney’s New Dinner Bucket] “Worldwide cleanups sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy during the pastContinue reading “Why Do We Horse, Shoeing Edition”

Awareness of the outside world. CCS: Tillie Walden To Be Appointed Vermont’s Fifth Cartoonist Laureate, 2023. It is a three-year term. (ibid) “Vermont is the only state to consistently name cartoonist laureates. The position was created in 2011, as a way for Vermont to promote and celebrate cartooning in the state. Alaska appointed a cartoonistContinue reading “I-Wish-I-Could-Draw Graphic Memoir, People & Pets Segment”

Meta of the outside world: Reactor: Spaceballs: In Space, No One Can Hear You Smashing the Fourth Wall, Wallace, July 30, 2025. ~~~ I have started to use a watermark with letters that I designed, rather than using other people’s fonts. Now that husband is a regular photography contributor, he has his own watermark. ProcessContinue reading “New Watermarks, State of the Blog”

Awareness of the outside world. The railroad museum is in Calera, Alabama. The name is not hard to discover. It is not a name I care to repeat. It is a part of American history that needs to be acknowledged. It does not need to be valorized, nor appear as part of official public lifeContinue reading “Railroad Abstract, Recurring Guest Star Photography”

Amusement from the outside world. Rodney is now getting straight alfalfa. (Because why not?) Milton gets a mix. We used to feed bales of 20% alfalfa/80% timothy & bales of 80% alfalfa/20% timothy, referred to as 20/80 & 80/20. I have been known to stumble over which is which. The folks at the feed storeContinue reading “Old Ears”