Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

It recently occurred to me that I have two types of posts. The horse posts, Monday through Thursday, are reactive. I talk about what has been happening. Have I had a lesson? [Discussion in the Shadows] Any new purchases? [Hack from the Manufacturer for Felicitous Foot Care] What is the home team been up to? [Rodney CelebratesContinue reading “Thinking About Posts, State of the Blog”

Photography from the outside world. My Shetland: Northern Lights Autumn 2025. ~~~ FountainOld Mill SquareShelby County Arts CouncilColumbiana AL3 September 2024 Photo taken 3/4 of the way around the left side, facing the camera. Technical Details Phone camera. Experimenting with being artistic using unartistic equipment. Previous fountain [Cool Water For A Hot Day] Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. Phys.org: Did a single genetic mutation make horses rideable? Arnold, Clark ed, Egan rev, August 29, 2025. ~~~ RamsayStepping Stone FarmSeptember 2025 I have a question. Why don’t more horse folks drive? Activity for a young horse? Driving. Activity for a rider with bad knees? Driving. Activity that is funContinue reading “Shafts Await New Ears”

Awareness of the outside world. We took a position on a local issue. Within two days our sign had been taken. Putting up a lawn sign is hardly the cutting edge of political activism. How does stealing that sign aid the counterpositon? ~~~ Taking a BreakRazzyHunt seat lessonThe Hunter Place Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. European Society of Cardiology: Beta-blockers did not reduce cardiovascular events in selected heart attack patients in the REBOOT trial, 30 Aug 2025. Biological sex affects medical results. Imagine that. OTOH Beta-Blockers still work before. ESC: Beta-blockers reduced cardiovascular events in selected heart attack patients without heart failure in the BETAMI-DANBLOCKContinue reading “Hack from the Manufacturer for Felicitous Foot Care”

Awareness of the outside world. NPR: This Labor Day, here are some lessons from 3 pivotal moments in workers’ history, Diaz 2022. Content warning, a photo I would have been happy not to see. ~~~ Really? Really?!? Rodney decided to join in the foot festival that is Summer 2025. [The Year of the Foot] InContinue reading “Rodney Celebrates The Foot Extravaganza”

Art of the outside world. Interlace: A journal of mathematics and fiber arts. Nothing yet. Watch that space. ~~~ My non-entry for the 2025 Graceful Envelope Contest run by the The Washington Calligraphers Guild. Theme: Go Fourth. My concept, four seasons with seasonally relevant stamps. I did not send in an envelope back in March. IContinue reading “Four Theoretical Seasons, The Graceful Envelope 2025, Art”