Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. None. Caught in the tentacles of dual work assignments that keep on giving. ~~~ CloudsParadise Point MarinaLay LakeCoosa RiverSeptember 2024 Commercial Considerations No arrangements. Went. Ate lunch. Took pictures. They don’t know I was there, other than as a customer. Lunch with a view Technical Details Phone camera. Cloud photoContinue reading “Clouds, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. NPR: Keeping Bees Safe: It’s A Ruff Job, But This Doggy Detective Gets It Done, Helmer, April 28, 2016. Older article. Seems to still be a thing. ~~~ Dogs fine. Jasmine has dragon-level dog breath. Unfortunately, she is not up to being knocked out to have her teeth & gumsContinue reading “Dragon Dog”

Awareness of the outside world. The Guardian: ‘How do you reduce a national dish to a powder?’: the weird, secretive world of crisp flavours, Tait 2023. Hat tip T. ~~~ Part one. [Guess My Mystery Project] Part two: The Mystery Project Is … drumroll … Western Dressage. First off, I want to say how impressed IContinue reading “The Mystery Project Is … drumroll …”

Awareness of the outside world. Two records and a nod to the horses. Out Sports: At least 42 out LGBTQ athletes at Paris Paralympics, a record, Buzinski, August 27, 2024. “Outsports co-founder Cyd Zeigler said equestrian, an Olympic sport with eight LGBTQ men participating, has ‘long been a leader in this space of out men.’Continue reading “Circulation Considerations, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. History.com: Labor Day 2024. More below. ~~~ To everyone else, a muck bucket. To Milton, eats! Milton’s current food plan requires multiple muck buckets. To keep Milton on his diet, his daily ration is weighed out in the morning and portioned into clean muck buckets, which he then eats outContinue reading “New Equipment, Purple Muck Bucket”

Words of the outside world. PADI: Scuba Diving Hand Signals. ~~~ Color: X-ray The alternates are more traditionally fractal, but to me they look weirdly violent. [Fractal Alphabet] Onwards!Katherine

The Reread Touch the wardrobe door.Pick up the ring. Don’t Panic.Plunge into the page. Afterword Inspiration. To be clear, I not aiming this high. I thought it would make an interesting project. Seattlein2025: Announcing Special Hugo Award for Best Poem. Process notes. I firmly believe that if you have to explain art, the work hasContinue reading “Genre Haiku, A Poem”