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Art of the outside world. National Postal Museum: Alphabetilately. Images, NPM: Visit the Online Exhibition. ~~~ C is for color. “This coif is a fine example of blackwork, a style of needlework popular in England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. It was worked with a single colour of silk, usually black, butContinue reading “C Is For Color, C Is For Cerise, Colorwork Alphabet, Art”

Awareness of the outside world. Never post anything online that you wouldn’t want to see the next morning on a billboard on your way to work. ~~~ Screenshot showing major traffic spike on 12 May 2025. Over 2000 hits. A second page shows all of the views taking place between 1 and 3 in theContinue reading “Stat Spike, State Of The Blog”

Awareness of the outside world. “I’ve learned over the years that when something’s happening, good or bad, to just keep shooting.” Charlie Mann, Chronicle of the Horse: Behind The Photo: The Great Save, Calvert 2023. ~~~ Limestone ParkAlabaster AL USAMay 2025 Technical Notes Phone Camera. Taken while husband was being artistic with big camera. [RecurringContinue reading “Sunrise In Mist, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. “Cranksgiving is a food drive on two wheels.” Cranksgiving. Over 100 rides thoughout the US, taking place September to November. We are going to try. Means I need to get back on a bicycle. ~~~ I’m terrible with names. I worked with a guy named Don. I called him DanContinue reading “Greeting Whatsername”

Awareness of the outside world. Will Tell Stories For Food: How to Research a Local Political Race. 2022. WTSF is the blog of author Naomi Kritzer. ~~~ I’m starting to share in Rodney’s delusions. He thinks he is a fancy, retired, champion show horse. He likes to rest on the laurels of his past greatness. “AsContinue reading “Living In An Alternate Past”

Awareness of the outside world. “Health issues in wives significantly increase divorce, particularly in older couples.” Psychology Today: What’s Behind a Shocking New Divorce Pattern. Sills, May 16, 2025. An unpleasant topic. I’ve forwarded the article twice recently, which means it’s probably worth sharing here. We’re fine. The people I talked to are fine. ItContinue reading “On Lead and Off Lead, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. “Importantly, modern identity labels (gay, trans) didn’t exist in the 1400s so we don’t know what labels these people would’ve chosen … but … as long as I keep getting undergrads in my classroom whose educations-so-far left them with the impression homosexuality didn’t exist between Socrates and Oscar Wilde (sigh)Continue reading “Summer Shoes”