Category Archives: Thoughts

Minion! Minion! I wish to relocate to the patio. Breakfast! Dinner! The Dinner Dude is home! You expect me to drink *used* water? It has dog slobber in it! Jasmine is the vocal one. Rose mostly talks with her eyes. Anyone who says animals can’t talk just isn’t listening. [Talk To Me] ~~~ Jasmine &Continue reading “Talking Dogs”

Awareness of the outside world. Brain still shifting out of vacation mode. More food! Less work! More friends! Less news! ~~~ Hitching is going well, but not quite to the point where I feel I can freestyle. Taken during UNhitching, when everyone is calm and Milton is not going anywhere. Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. “This month we completed 3 days of trail work on the Western States Trail in Auburn State Recreation Area (ASRA), solely on the stretch affected by the Mosquito Fire.” The Tevis Cup: Traiwork Update, March 21, 2023. ~~~ Virtual Tevis Cup 2023100 Miles in 100 Days19 April to 30 JulyContinue reading “Fitness Foundation, Nosing into the 90s & Exiting the 80s, Virtual Tevis 2023”

Awareness of the outside world. Atlantic: Seriously, What Are You Supposed to Do With Old Clothes?, Mull, 2022. According to this, my best bet is to donate my old cotton clothes for raw materials and landfill the rest. “If you’ve truly gotten every bit of use out of a garment, then yes, maybe you shouldContinue reading “More T-Shirts for the Barn”

Art of the outside world. Neal.fun: Space Elevator. Hat tip to D. ~~~ ~~~ Images from Science Notes: Periodic Table Flash Cards – Free Printable PDF Element Facts Miscellaneous periodic table link, NASA: Periodic Table of the Elements: Origins of the Elements Onwards!Katherine

Oooh, new people arriving. Looks like I will be the backdrop for another convention this weekend. I can always tell whether people come for fun or for work. There is a different energy. More chatter, fewer sighs. More late night movies, fewer slide shows. I like when the the science fiction and fantasy folks meetContinue reading “If Walls Could Talk, Thoughts from a Convention Hotel, Fiction Sketch”

Awareness of the outside world. Smithsonian: The Massive and Controversial Attempt to Preserve One of the World’s Most Iconic Islands, Stille, 2014. ~~~ Photo by Allan TuttleMont Saint Michelcirca early 1970s(?) In honor of my father, who would have turned 84 this week. Photography was one of his hobbies. This print and mat hung onContinue reading “Scenic Travel, Guest Photo”