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Awareness of the outside world. Coffee cup in space. RIT, Vignelli Center for Design Studies: NASA: Capillary Cup. ~~~ Back on a horse! GoldyRosewood Stables1 April 2026 Lesson with two littles. I got to be the demo rider. Easy peasy. Coach Deana: Okay, now do a counter canter.Me: What? On purpose?Goldy: NBD Went over theContinue reading “Back In The Saddle II, Lesson”

Awareness of the outside world. BBC: First stop, the Moon. Next stop, Mars? Why Nasa’s mission matters, Morelle & Francis, 2026. I have heard the argument that human crews are a PR stunt, and that we would learn more for less money with uncrewed missions. Here are some thoughts, SciAm: Robots vs. Humans: Who ShouldContinue reading “Back in the Saddle I, Pasture”

Awareness of the outside world. The Artemis II mission prompted me to look up the Europa Clipper, wherein my name is being sent to one of the moons of Jupiter. Launched 14 October 2024. Still going. Arrives in 2030. Mission, NASA: Europa Clipper. Names, NASA: Europa Clipper Vault Plate. [A Pair of Space Haikus] ~~~Continue reading “Sustaining The Shoeing Record”

Holidays of the outside world. Amateur At Large: Thursday’s Threads: Peeps Edition 2025. Also discusses holidays at barns. Needless to say, our horses don’t see much difference. ~~~ From an online presentation by Paul Jackson as part of The Paper Year by Helen Hiebert. Onwards!Katherine

Elsewhere on the Internet. XKCD: Creation. Be sure to check out each of the entries on the menu below the comic. Looks to be a regular feature. ~~~ What is the current count? This is post #5124. WordPress and I got out of alignment back in December. Awareness of the outside world. Post #5000. OrContinue reading “Counting Posts, State of the Blog”

Awareness of the outside world. Godspeed Artemis II. “Usually, when an astronaut belongs to a space agency other than NASA, that agency also creates a personal patch for its crewmember.” Canada.ca: Jeremy Hansen’s patch for the Artemis II mission. Also, NASA: Artemis II, Live Mission > Artemis II Crew Patch. ~~~ Daily 1 Mile Walks Check.Continue reading “Scenic Hiking, Fitness Photography”

Horses of the outside world. Horse Nation: #TBT: Potoooooooo: The Legitimate Story of a Racehorse, Kovatch, 2014. Hat tip to Author Jason Pargin via Bluesky. ~~~ Once again, no lesson(s) last week. [The Twiddling of the Thumbs] This time it was clashing schedules. Horse was available, I was not. I was available, the ride was not.Continue reading “The Pondering of the Pondering”