Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. Companion to yesterday, Vision Zero in the US. Vision Zero Network. Also, US Dept of Transportation: Safer Roads. Personally, I’d prefer better public transportation & less emphasis on cars. ~~~ Virtual Tevis Cup 2024100 Miles in 100 Days10 April to 21 July Rodney6 miles this week, 47 miles total6 outingsContinue reading “Mile By Mile, Virtual Tevis 2024”

Awareness of the outside world. Vision Zero. BBC: More than a million people die on roads every year. Meet the man determined to prevent them, Kremer, 19 May 2024. ~~~ Nice to know the old man still has it in him. #shoeremovalshenanigans Nine 16 days after being shod, Rodney took his left front shoe off.Continue reading “Shoe Removal Service”

Art of the outside world. BMA: Guarding the Art, 2022. Hat tip to A. Rabbit hole below. ~~~ [Fractal Alphabet] Guarding the Art links BMA: “Guarding the Art” Exhibition Guest Curated by BMA Security Officers Opens March 27 One of the curators. Hyperallergic: We Wanted a More “Punk” Exhibition; The Museum Said No, Mangus 2023. ConsidersContinue reading “Fractal Alphabet S, Graphic Art”

Fiction of the outside world. Samurai Knitter: Space orcs Easy To Forget. ~~~ A bar in a closed community. For example, on the moon but not Moon Rats (they don’t use money, but that’s a different topic). You cannot buy yourself a drink. Someone has to buy it for you. [What? Moon Rats links] HijinksContinue reading “Location Scouting, Fiction”

Awareness of the outside world. “On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which declared segregated public educational facilities unconstitutional.” Library of Congress: Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, Friedman, April 25, 2024. Resources & mural. ~~~ Aurora borealis, 11Continue reading “Night Lights, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. The Hollywood Reporter: Condé Nast Union Overwhelmingly Ratifies First Contract, Katie Kilkenny, May 14, 2024. ~~~ Quietly following up a lead for a new horse. Young ASB doing dressage. Has free jumped. Promising. Messages sent to seller. Video requested. Coach Courtney asked to weigh in on breeding. Sport Saddlebreds areContinue reading “New Horse Nibble”

Awareness of the outside world. “The evidence review revealed that for LGBT individuals and same-sex couples, their children, and the general U.S. population, the benefits of access to legal marriage for same-sex couples are unambiguously positive.” Rand: Twenty Years of Legal Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in the United States, Karney et al, May 13, 2024.Continue reading “Personality Differences”