Virtual Brush Box

Horse Shopping – The Mystification Continues

Called another seller on Friday. Found yet another person who couldn’t be bothered to talk to me. I do not understand the business model that allows people to reject possible customers so quickly. In her defense, we got off wrong-footed and she decided that her stock was too high-end for me. She might be right.Continue reading “Horse Shopping – The Mystification Continues”

Lessons From BrickFair

BrickFair was fun, but not as much last year. First off, I offered to be a Theme Leader. I stepped in at the last minute after the previous volunteer broke an important moving part just before the convention. I had no clue what I was doing, but the duties where easy enough to understand. TakeContinue reading “Lessons From BrickFair”

Foto Friday: A Study in Fur

A If Not P, Part II

Part of the reason sellers may not take us seriously as buyers [Eeny, Report, Cultural (What can I say, it’s an ongoing issue.)] is that we don’t futz around. Once we’ve seen enough to know this horse is not coming home with us, we make nice-nice noises and leave. For the horse shopping visit lastContinue reading “A If Not P, Part II”

Activity If Not Progress

We looked at a horse over the weekend. Go us. The Downsides The owners would rather lease than sell. As a result, the price was, shall we say, optimistic. Too short. He might have made the advertised height if you mohawked his mane. This is a problem as I am no longer skinny enough toContinue reading “Activity If Not Progress”

Pay It Forward

I have taken up the challenge issued by Halt, Salute and . . . to Creative Pay it Forward: The first five people to comment on this post will receive a gift from me sometime this calender year! … The catch is you must make the same offer on your own page …. Offer appliesContinue reading “Pay It Forward”

No Name-Calling Week

No Name-Calling Week, January 21-25, 2013 No Name-Calling Week is an annual week of educational activities aimed at ending name-calling of all kinds and providing schools with the tools and inspiration to launch an on-going dialogue about ways to eliminate bullying in their communities. Since I am way out of school and have no kidsContinue reading “No Name-Calling Week”