Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. Small candle. In weaning self from Audible, I signed up for Hearts of Space, an ambient music site. My card was declined for being “out of character.” Apparently, the banking bots think I am unmusical. They are not wrong. The last time I spent money on music, it was probablyContinue reading “Finding Color, Further Foot Follow Up”

Awareness of the outside world. “We know this is not a particularly satisfying answer in light of the many concerns that we have heard from you about our members who need to enter the United States and what they might encounter trying to cross the border.” Seattle2020: Statement From Worldcon Chair, Bond, March 20, 2025.Continue reading “Foot Follow Up, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. Forbes: Do Boycotts Work? As Target’s Traffic Declines, Tesla And Others See Consumer Shifts, Melville, Mar 17, 2025. ~~~ Last Thursday night was below freezing, once again. Blankets. Drain the barn pipes and hoses. Hot water for drinks. Standard freeze protocol. Truthfully we blanket and serve hot water on chillyContinue reading “Once More Into The Freezer”

Awareness of the outside world. “There was no such thing as ‘handwriting’, even – because there was no such thing as ‘writing that wasn’t done by hand’. There was just ‘writing’.” Calligraphy Skills: History of calligraphy (and ‘calligraphy’) in Europe. ~~~ Process Notes We’ve all see fantastic, swoopy, swirly letter embellishments. Alas, these are not my forte.Continue reading “Square Flourishes, Graphic Design”

Before the dawn of the electronic age, all of the future devices had a meeting. Well, almost all. The computer keyboard was not there yet. The computer keyboard was taking its time. The computer keyboard knew it was going to to be big and wanted everything to be just right. When it got to theContinue reading “How The Computer Keyboard Got Its Numbers, Fiction”

Awareness of the outside world. WHO: Proportion of safely treated domestic wastewater flows (%), 58% in 2022. World Toilet Organization. I do not know anything about this organization, good or bad, but their stats are startling. ~~~ Septic work done by Crimson Septic And Construction at our house last month. No photos of anything squishy,Continue reading “Septic Work, Photo Essay”

Awareness of the outside world. NBA: When Nikola Jokic visits Philly, his love for horses and hoops collide, Whenever the Nuggets play the 76ers on the road, Nikola Jokic gets to talk more about horses and less about hoops. Powell 2024. ~~~ Alabama Winter Tournament 2024-2025Masters Pleasure, series championship ribbon & charcuterie boardAcademy Driving, seriesContinue reading “Winter Blues Banquet, AWTA 2024-2025”