Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. Yes, it’s amusing. It’s also important. “It also means we’re allocating the wrong amounts of money to plan hospitals to take care of old people in the future. Your insurance premiums are based on this stuff.” The Conversation: ‘The data on extreme human ageing is rotten from the inside out’Continue reading “Auto Ordering Is Out of Control, Or Not”

Art of the outside world. The Guardian: Lace-inspired murals celebrating European folk traditions – in pictures, Ahmed 2023. ~~~ Addendum to a previous post. [Repeating Nine Patch] Original image. When I saw the published post, I realized that this one was missing some of the internal lines. While it was not consistent with the otherContinue reading “Nine Patch Redux, Art”

Books of the outside world. Reading is “bringing ink to life in your imagination.” Full Speed to a Crash Landing, by Beth Revis, (Daw 2024). The author is thanking the reader. Full quote, “I truly appreciate your magic in bringing ink to life in your imagination.” Acknowledgements. ~~~ I signed up for a class. FirstContinue reading “What Is Personal Narrative, Thoughts Before A Class”

Photography of the outside world. Royal Museums Greenwich, Astronomy Photographer of the Year. Hat tip to L. ~~~ Dock at Beeswax CreekShelby County AL USASeptember 2024 Technical Details Dock, f/8.0, 1/100 sec., 66.0 mm, ISO 100. Manual mode & auto-focus. Post production: resized, border, & watermark. No cropping. Border colors. Gray for project, yellow forContinue reading “Dock at Beeswax Creek, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. “It says something about our world that we seldom remember the person who came up with an idea, but canonize the pragmatist who made it commercially viable.” The author is referring to Gutenberg, Fulton, & Edison, then points out, “Already we have forgotten the people who created most of theContinue reading “After The Show, In Which I Try To Corral The Frogs”

Awareness of the outside world. “Technological fallacy: the idea that technology changes society. It is exactly the reverse. Society develops technology to address the changes that are taking place within it.” Paper: Paging Through History, by Mark Kurlansky (Norton 2016), prologue. ~~~ tl, dr: Showed over the weekend. Almost didn’t. [Soloing In A Crowd] GivenContinue reading “Before The Show, In Which I Dither And Decide To Go To A Horse Show”

Photo credit: Kimberley Mullins ASHAA Summer Fun ShowHeathermoor FarmLeeds AL, USASaturday 14 September 2024 Optimus. Thank you to the Bearden & Gray families.30 Academy Showmanship Adult WTC – 1st of 7 131 Academy Equitation Adult WTC – 1st of 7 1 Seven of us stood in the lineup and I was called out first! Woot!Continue reading “Soloing In A Crowd, Show Report, ASHAA Summer Fun Show #4”