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Awareness of the outside world. Dead white man’s clothes. I can’t determine how current the website is. I can’t imagine the problem has gone away. ~~~ We were on the first lap of our morning walk. The horses were off lead. I was taking point. Rain during the night had made the ground soft andContinue reading “Big Brown Lump, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. Space.com: ‘We learned so much that we didn’t know’: Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander mission was full of surprises, David, April 26, 2025. Hat tip Balloon Juice: Overnight Open Thread, TaMara, April 27, 2025. ~~~ Milton is cruising on Purina Outlast. It seems to be helping. It’s not ulcers,Continue reading “Weighty Considerations”

Buildings of the outside world. The Skyscraper Museum: Supertall! Photo slideshows on subpage, TSM: Supertall! Cities. ~~~ Previous Posts [City Lettering] 2025 [City Letters] 2020 Inspiration Current online class, UC Graham: From Istanbul to Cairo: The City in the Historical Novels of the Middle East. On hiatus for the moment, hence generalized city instead ofContinue reading “The City Vertical, Graphic Art”

Awareness of the outside world. Mend In Public Day. 🏙️🏙️🏙️ Years ago, I was chatting with a friend. He was waxing nostalgic about childhood. You know, he said, when you had rules, but they didn’t really count. Like clean your room or take out the trash. No, I thought, I grew up in a city.Continue reading “Knowing the Rules, Growing Up City, Non-Fiction Short”

Photos of the outside world. Business Insider: Photos show the most powerful moments from Pope Francis’ funeral proceedings, Lakritz, Apr 24, 2025. AP PHOTOS: The death of a pope begins a centuries-old ritual to elect his successor, April 23, 2025. ~~~ Continuing to explore the menus in GIMP. [Pushing Buttons] Filters > Distorts > RippleContinue reading “Messing With The Menus, Post-Processing Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Rolex starts today. As we used to say at the big group dinner, “Here’s to absent friends.” Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. ~~~ Stepping Stone Farm is at the Citrus Cup horse show at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida. I said I wasn’t going. [The Red Queen Rides, andContinue reading “Florida Feelings”