Category Archives: Thoughts

Awareness of the outside world. My outside world is going to be limited to a small, but intensely watched area for the next few days. ~~~ Screenshot of local weather for this week. Taken 11 Jan, c/o ABC 33/40. One night at 16oF, two at 17oF. One day that never gets above freezing. Every winter, weContinue reading “The Cold Is Coming”

Art of the outside world. Dragon Museum. Tennessee Crossroads: Dragon Dreams. I saw this before it closed. Was as amazing as it looks in the video, if not more. ~~~ DragonCat, A Chonky Dragonby Tamara VardomskayaDrawn with ProcreatePrinted and framed by Four Corners Gallery Artist statement “Fantasy art is full of dragons so gracile theirContinue reading “DragonCat, Guest Art”

To: RAsolo@email.comSubject: You’ll Never Believe What Happened Dear Riley: I had the weirdest experience at work today. We were working with that horrible photographer. You know the one I mean. That is to say, he’s a good photographer. His pictures are amazing. But he’s such a pain to work with. He’s the one who sentContinue reading “The Not So Shoddy Lands, Fiction Fragment”

Awareness of the outside world. In honor of MLK weekend. Lawyers, Guns, & Money: How Many “White” Inventions Came from Black People?, Loomis, July 10, 2023. ~~~ FlagShelby County Arts CouncilColumbiana AL USAJanuary 2024 Technical Details Flag. f/14.0, 1/100 sec., 75.0 mm, ISO 100. Manual mode & auto-focus. Post production. Resized, border, & watermark. BorderContinue reading “Wind, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. CBS Sports: Nick Saban retires: Seven-time national championship-winning coach, 72, exits Alabama after 17 seasons, Saban is widely considered to be the greatest college football coach of all time, Patterson, 10 January 2024. AL.com: Report: Alabama’s Nick Saban is highest-paid coach in college football, Oct 2023. I include the latterContinue reading “Charging About, Dog Update”

Awareness of the outside world. BBC: 2023 confirmed as world’s hottest year on record, Poynting & Rivault, 9th January 2024. Previous posted about heat [Homewood Forest Preserve, Photography] ~~~ Choices in horse buying. Older Horse with Experience vs Young Horse with Potential. All of the following are generalizations. There are exceptions to everything. I have noContinue reading “Horse Search Variables, Age”

Awareness of the outside world. I may need to make a permanent link to this. LA Times: How not to say the wrong thing, Silk and Goldman, 2013. Article is old; advice is still good. Comfort goes inward, venting goes outward. Hat tip to F. ~~~ Kicking strap installed. Milton was a star. [What’s UpContinue reading “Milton Meets Kicking Strap, Again”