Category Archives: Thoughts

Photography of the outside world. Fstoppers: How Steven Madow Captured the Artemis II Launch With 14 Cameras, Cooke, 5 April 2026. Life as a launch site photographer. ~~~ Both sets of photos by Greg Walcott Slide show. Film, Ilford HP5. New Orleans. Mid-90s, probably 1996. Roll found in an old camera bag. Developed March 2026.Continue reading “30 Years Apart, Recurring Guest Star Photography”

Horses of the outside world. Guinness Book of Records: Largest Equestrian Statue. The following websites picked for pretty pictures, no promotion intended. Escape to Mongolia: Chinggis Khaan Equestrian Statue in Tuv Province (check out the boot) & Sixt: Behold the Mighty Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue: A Monumental Tribute in Mongolia. ~~~ OptimusStepping Stone Farm9 AprilContinue reading “Back in the Saddle Seat, Back in the Driver’s Seat, ASB lessons”

Horses of the outside world. North African Circus Mosaics: House of Horses Mosaics ~~~ GoldyRosewood Farm8 April 2026 Milestones Cantered a low course. Only 25% trust the horse. Up from 50% last week. [Back In The Saddle II] Jumped a low, narrow oxer. First oxer in I-have-no-idea-how-long. Sat chilly. On the second course, we got intoContinue reading “Good As Goldy, Hunter/Jumper Lesson”

Awareness of the outside world. BBC: Orbán era swept away by Péter Magyar’s Hungary election landslide, Kirby, 13 April 2026. ~~~ Milton ridden for the third time last week [Back in the Saddle I] This time, we went on the usual morning walk with both horses, except Milton was being ridden while Rodney walked inContinue reading “Tell Me You Are a Diva Without Telling Me You Are A Diva, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. Laundry theory. Small load is shorter time, not smaller amount of water (as was my assumption). Furthermore, we should be using small loads/shorter times because fabrics have gotten easier to clean and detergents have gotten more effective. Will investigate. Has anyone heard similar? ~~~ Warm weather is nice. Open doorsContinue reading “Bug Season Has Begun, Horsekeeping”

Awareness of the outside world. CCS: Vermont’s Sixth Cartoonist Laureate Appointed. ~~~ Jobs I have held, as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: 2018 Standard Occupational Classification System. 17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations17-3031 Surveying and Mapping Technicians 23-0000 Legal Occupations23-2011 Paralegals and Legal Assistants 25-0000 Educational Instruction and Library Occupations25-3041 Tutors 27-0000 Arts,Continue reading “I-Wish-I-Could-Draw Graphic Memoir, Jobs Segment”

Blogs of the outside world. A Collection of Madcap Escapades. The monthly recap posts end with a variety of interesting & amusing memes. ~~~ The fiction I had planned for this post was even less story than usual. As I typed, I realized it was just a series of rants masquerading as dialogue. They weren’tContinue reading “Try Again Next Time, Fiction Fail”