Doppelgängers

Celebrating Art Awareness of the outside world. Art is irrelevent when the country is starving (Covid unemployment) and shooting (Wisconsin) and burning (California) and drowning (Louisiana). Art is more important than ever in troubled times. Discuss. ~~~ Mailbox surprise! Postcards of watercolours by UK artist Steve Greaves. The halter is even in Rodney green. ThanksContinue reading “Doppelgängers”

State Of The Blog: Weekends Completely Off

Blogging About Blogging Awareness of the outside world. Katrina. 15 years ago today. Whatever: Being Poor & Whatever: “Being Poor,” Ten Years On. ~~~ tldr: No more weekend posts. Too much time. Not enough to say. New Schedule Starting in September, I will not be putting up weekend posts. Previously, I have been trying toContinue reading “State Of The Blog: Weekends Completely Off”

The Threes, Virtual Trail Report, Tevis Sippy Cup, Miles 25 through 34, August 2020

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won.   Awareness of the outside world. Virtual Tevis entrant Whiskey Ranch-Horse is taking time off from talking about their ride in order to raise money. “From Aug. 20 until Sept. 19 (one people-month) 30, I am gonna donate $2 from every *paperback* book sold (ofContinue reading “The Threes, Virtual Trail Report, Tevis Sippy Cup, Miles 25 through 34, August 2020”

Virtual Gaits, Virtual Trees, Update

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won.   Awareness of the outside world. The plot of No Fixed Line by Dana Stabenow (Gere Donovan 2020 Kindle) hinges on two children separated and detained at the border. A friendly reminder that old horrors don’t disappear when new horrors arise. ~~~ The ride isContinue reading “Virtual Gaits, Virtual Trees, Update”

Gotcha Day, 10 Years and a Serious Lack of Shiny Rainbow Glitter Sparkles

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won.   Awareness of the outside world. Whatever: I Was Writing a Piece About Six Months of Quarantine and Annoyed Myself as I Wrote It, So Here’s Zoe Keating Instead. Six months? Nah. Can’t be. Counts on fingers. March (partial). April. May. June. July. August (almostContinue reading “Gotcha Day, 10 Years and a Serious Lack of Shiny Rainbow Glitter Sparkles”