Category Archives: Thoughts

Awareness of the outside world. the bmj: Covid-19: Metformin reduces the risk of developing long term symptoms by 40%, study finds, Wise. Hat tip to Jon Singer. (Patreon: Jon Singer, join for free.) ~~~ Milton hitched for morning work, hence the funky lighting. He is pulling both of us! I am in the role ofContinue reading “Milton’s Morning Mosey”

Awareness of the outside world. “However, a remarkable shift in public opinion occurred in the months after the memorial’s dedication. Veterans and families of the dead walked the black reflective wall, seeking the names of their loved ones killed in the conflict. Once the name was located, visitors often made an etching or left aContinue reading “Attending To The School Horse”

Art of the outside world. Artist recommendation. “Ruth Hunter is a painter in oils and cold wax.” Imperfect Patience: Best. ~~~ Rainbow RainBlue RainRed Four of the colors are the same. Only two of the colors are different. Amazing how much effect that has. Process Notes A project to understand the numeric progression of colors.Continue reading “Rainbow Squares, Geometric Art”

Scene: An older woman is working outside, cleaning a dog yard. An aggressively nondescript car comes up driveway. Dogs bark in the background. She glances once at the car and then ignores it. A young man in a suit gets out. He walks over to the fence line. Young Man: I’m looking for **** OlderContinue reading “Once More Into The Breach, Fiction Fragment”

Awareness of the outside world. Vox: 3 winners and 1 loser from Election Day 2023. Prokop, Nov 8, 2023. ~~~ Railroad BridgeCoosa RiverRiverside AL, USASeptember 2023 Technical Details Bridge. f/13.0, 1/125 sec., 45.0 mm, ISO 100. Manual mode & auto-focus. Post production. Resize, border, and watermark. Links HistoricBridges,org, Bridge Browser: Riverside Railroad Bridge [Down ByContinue reading “Down By The Riverside, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Dueling pink battery bunnies. Coleman Insights: Marketing Lessons From the Duracell Bunny, Nachlis, 2022. I had forgotten all of this. Hat tip to T. ~~~ Did I go have a lesson at Stepping Stone Farm so that I would have something to post? Eh, didn’t hurt. #dubiousmotivation #whateverittakes An OptimusContinue reading “Optimus Ears, Other Horses”

Awareness of the outside world. T-shirt, “Harriet Led, so Rosa could sit, so Ruby could walk, so Kamala could run, so Ketanji could rule.” From LA Blue Dot in GA, @namwella on Balloon Juice: Sunday Morning Open Thread, Laurie, November 5, 2023. ~~~ New feets. Women’s Muck Muckster ll Slip-on Shoes from Duluth Trading Company.Continue reading “New Walking Shoes”