Category Archives: Thoughts

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”

Awareness of the outside world. KFF Health News: WHO Overturns Dogma on Airborne Disease Spread. The CDC Might Not Act on It. Maxmen May 1, 2024. Hat tip to G. ~~~ Virtual Tevis Cup 2024100 Miles in 100 Days10 April to 21 July Rodney9 miles this week, 41 miles total9 outings – 7 handwalks, 2Continue reading “Step By Step, Virtual Tevis 2024”

Awareness of the outside world. May is Lime Disease Awareness Month. LDA: Lyme Disease Awareness Month 2024, with info & printables. “Many horses are infected with Borrelia burgdorferi, the organism that causes Lyme disease – though clinical signs appear to be uncommon.” Cornell Vet: Lyme disease in horses, Divers 2023. “Virtually every horse in myContinue reading “Minion! Minion! Attend Me!”

Awareness of the outside world. False. Snopes: Is the Lowest Crime in US on Mother’s Day? Evon 2022. ~~~ [Fractal Alphabet] Update. Quilty versions, see comment. From above with border more suitable for quilt. Non-fractal, just the single letter repeated. Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. Cat video makes history. JPL: NASA’s Tech Demo Streams First Video From Deep Space via Laser, Dec. 18, 2023. Hat tip to B. ~~~ Pamplemousse Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. The 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Feature Photography. ~~~ An adventure in urban nature. Tracing a small creek through suburbia. First post. More to come. Lee Branch 280Highway 280 near Hugh Daniel DriveInverness, Alabama USAApril 2024 Technical Details Lee Branch at Highway 28O, f/7.1, 1/125 sec., 18.0 mm, ISO 100.Continue reading “Tracing The Lee Branch, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Marie Claire: The Barn Jacket Is Fashion’s Hardest-Working Spring Coat Trend, Holzman, April 2024. Hat tip to M. ~~~ Circling back to what is becoming traditional – the lesson squeezed in before a show. [Hey Kids] No saddle seat riding since March, although I stayed with driving lessons. In April,Continue reading “The Pre-Show Lesson”