Category Archives: Thoughts

Awareness of the outside world. YouTube: J t’accuse by Suzanne. Not an easy song. Which is the point. Translations available online. A video with English subtitles is on Instagram. ~~~ Rodney got too much food. Again. He’s an older horse, a hard keeper, and a selective eater. It’s a thin line between keeping weight onContinue reading “Hay Frolics, Adventures in Horsekeeping”

Comics of the outside world. The UK has one, LICAF: The UK Comics Laureate, as does the state of Vermont, CCS: Tillie Walden To Be Appointed Vermont’s Fifth Cartoonist Laureate. [People & Pets] ~~~ Transcript (Each square is an hour, time indicated by clock faces.) Marginalia: Hourly Comics Day, 8 Feb 2026 Hour: before 6Continue reading “Hourly Comics Day 2026, Graphic Art”

Writing of the outside world. Origin story for A Year in Provence. Mayle moved to France to work on a novel. “Months later, he wrote his agent a long letter explaining his lack of progress on his fiction by detailing the tribulations of dealing with the French. ‘Do another 250 pages of that,’ his agentContinue reading “Attempting To Laugh At Myself, Non-Fiction Writing”

Videography of the outside world. AP News: The cameraman who skates backward to capture Olympic triumph and defeat, Barry, February 16, 2026. ~~~ Fortune’s FiligreeSchleich: Limited-Edition Lunar New Year Horse A new blog photo personality. Bought from the same breeding program as Spotted. [Spotted in Boston] I don’t know how much action Filigree will see.Continue reading “Fortune’s Filigree, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Boston.com: New England Aquarium builds retirement home for aging penguins, Rousseau 2025. Hat tip G. ~~~ Which discipline? The Story I Tell, First Iteration Saddle seat was always meant to be a temporary fix. Coach Courtney has known this from the beginning. [Suiting Up] 2013 “If I could jump, I’dContinue reading “Saddle Seat versus Jumping, The Potato Salad Theory”

Awareness of the outside world. Lent I know about. Ramadan, not so much. (Old Farmer’s) Almanac: Ramadan 2026: When is Ramadan? What is Ramadan? Boeckmann, February 5, 2026. ~~~ Weekly lessons with schoolhorse/schoolmaster Goldy. [The Lessons Continue] In the last week, we ticked minor milestones. + Cantered a course of poles. + Jumped a fenceContinue reading “The Progress Continues, Jumping”

Awareness of the outside world. Paris 2024, “For the first time, a family zone was introduced in the Olympic Village to support athletes with caregiving responsibilities.” Olympics.com: Gender equality through time. ~~~ Morning walks in the pasture are back up to five laps! That’s the good news. Bad news, or less good news, is thatContinue reading “Where We Are Now, Morning Walk Stories”