Category Archives: Thoughts

Awareness of the outside world. CCS: Tillie Walden To Be Appointed Vermont’s Fifth Cartoonist Laureate, 2023. It is a three-year term. (ibid) “Vermont is the only state to consistently name cartoonist laureates. The position was created in 2011, as a way for Vermont to promote and celebrate cartooning in the state. Alaska appointed a cartoonistContinue reading “I-Wish-I-Could-Draw Graphic Memoir, People & Pets Segment”

Meta of the outside world: Reactor: Spaceballs: In Space, No One Can Hear You Smashing the Fourth Wall, Wallace, July 30, 2025. ~~~ I have started to use a watermark with letters that I designed, rather than using other people’s fonts. Now that husband is a regular photography contributor, he has his own watermark. ProcessContinue reading “New Watermarks, State of the Blog”

Awareness of the outside world. The railroad museum is in Calera, Alabama. The name is not hard to discover. It is not a name I care to repeat. It is a part of American history that needs to be acknowledged. It does not need to be valorized, nor appear as part of official public lifeContinue reading “Railroad Abstract, Recurring Guest Star Photography”

Amusement from the outside world. Rodney is now getting straight alfalfa. (Because why not?) Milton gets a mix. We used to feed bales of 20% alfalfa/80% timothy & bales of 80% alfalfa/20% timothy, referred to as 20/80 & 80/20. I have been known to stumble over which is which. The folks at the feed storeContinue reading “Old Ears”

Amewsment from the outside world. YouTube: Miau Miau Miau (Duetto buffo di due gatti – G. A. Rossini). With different singers, YouTube: Duetto buffo di due gatti – Victoria de Los Angeles, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Hat tip T & C. ~~~ RamsayStepping Stone FarmSaddle seat lessonJuly 2025 It’s been a while since I’ve been on aContinue reading “New Ears”

Awareness of the outside world. What can I tell you about the news that you don’t already know? Here is something completely different. Medium: I visited all 472 subway stations in New York, Solomon 2023. ~~~ Walk with the horses each morning. One mile, first thing in the morning, back and forth in the pasture,Continue reading “A Case of the Slows, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. In case you were wondering if the issue is still current. A local blacksmith flies a Dixie flag in his vehicle. This means he a) feels strongly enough that he chooses to display it and b) feels confident enough in his clientele that he can. ~~~ In addition to theContinue reading “Fun With Foot Grot, Not”