Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. The Guardian: Lego drops diversity terms from its annual sustainability report, Wood, 11 Apr 2025. That’s disappointing. Although, later, ” ‘The 2024 sustainability statement does not represent a change in our ongoing approach to diversity and inclusion.’ ” ibid. One disgruntlement with the article. The LEGO Group is privately held.Continue reading “Everything’s Perfectly All Right Now”

Awareness of the outside world. The Guardian: ‘Spreadsheets of empire’: red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds, Alberge, 15 Mar 2025. ~~~ Thoughts while filing out tax forms. Tax Form: Any dependents?Us: Not that you will let us count. Tax Form: Gain or loss from farm?Us: It’s all outgo around here.Continue reading “Tax Day in the US”

Awareness of the outside world. Confession. I backslid. After deleting Kindle from my phone, I reloaded it, read a book, and redeleted it. Details below. [Playing Footsie] ~~~ Horses were shod last Thursday at 9 weeks and 3 days. Given their response to 10 weeks, I was aiming for 9 weeks. Schedules intervened. I’m stillContinue reading “Shoes That Last”

Pavement of the outside world. The Guardian: The unexpected beauty of manhole covers around the world – in pictures, 2015. ~~~ Cairo tiling is a mathematical tesseract based on paving stones in Cairo. (I think, see below.) The Internet abounds with graphic examples of Cairo tiling. Photos of the source pavement were harder to find.Continue reading “Cairo Tiling, Math Art”

Had an idea for a fiction scenario. Decided it was too full of stereotypes to be let out in public. Not the fault of the inspiration, which was a video by Ludo Liu, YouTube: Downtown Cairo Egypt – 4K immersive morning walk. ~~~ ArtPlayBirmingham AL, USASeptember 2024 Onwards!Katherine

Images of the outside world. World Food Photography Awards. ~~~ I asked the nice man at the Mediterranean market for Egyptian food. He said fava beans and led me to this. Label says Egyptian. Small print says Product of United Arab Emirates. Tasty. Interesting flavor & better texture than the mushy mess that I usuallyContinue reading “Bean Can, Food Photography”

Today’s topic – puzzles and choices. NYT, 23 March 2025. Some clues are easier than others. How The Sausage Is Made These were supposed to be spread over three Outside World introductions this week. Between the dog & my foot, Monday ended up being a long day. I did not have the brain space toContinue reading “It’s All Outside World Today, Games Edition”