Category Archives: Horses

Graphic Design   Awareness of the outside world. Nothing today. Drawbridge firmly up. Happily inhabiting imaginary Tevisland. ~~~     [And They’re Off, The Virtual Tevis Starts] Process notes. Knew that I wanted curved corners. Forgot how to do it. Referred back to previous post, [Association Lettering]. Score one for the archives. Was aiming forContinue reading “We Got This”

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won.   Awareness of the outside world. On the other end of the technology scale, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center is facing an epic budget shortfall. They have started a GoFundMe campaign, Save Space Camp. [Show Tweets] ~~~ Day one of 100 miles in 100Continue reading “And They’re Off, The Virtual Tevis Starts”

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse.   Awareness of the outside world. When I was at the zoo, snakes were my favorite animal to demo. I’d convince people to get up their nerve to touch one and they’d say, “They’re not slimy!?” Fight the prevailing paradigm! Snakes are awesome! Yes, some snakes can hurtContinue reading “Exterminator In The House, A Snake Encounter”

Fit To Ride   Awareness of the outside world. Oamaru is home to Blue Penguin Colony, home of the little blue penquin. “Blue penguins are the smallest penguin in the world stand 30cm (11.8 inches) tall” OBPC: Penquin Facts. ~~~ In honor of CoNZealand, which started yesterday, a slideshow of screenshots from my latest adventureContinue reading “Virtual New Zealand, A Screenshot Slideshow”

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won.   Awareness of the outside world. CNN: Google will let employees work from home until at least next summer, by Brian Fung, July 28, 2020. A major US corporation does not expect things to change significantly for at least a year. We are in thisContinue reading “Rodney and Milton Stop By The Blog To Have Their Noses Counted”

Random Thoughts   Awareness of the outside world. CNN: Watch Rep. John Lewis cross Edmund Pettus Bridge for the last time. Watch this and don’t get choked up. I dare you. ~~~ Am I a terrible person? I watched the procession across the bridge. I had thoughts. … Wow … 55 years later… crossing theContinue reading ““This time, the Alabama state troopers saluted.””

Awareness of the outside world. Giving credit where due. Mask compliance is picking up in my area. The tire store guys were 100%. Ditto the yuppie grocery store, both customers & employees. Also employees at office supply store – no other customers. (I really got adventurous, didn’t I? 3 stops!) The exception seemed to beContinue reading “Shod!”