Category Archives: Thoughts

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”

Awareness of the outside world. Atlantic: What Fabulous Timing for Gallup to Stop Tracking Presidential Approval! Petri, February 12, 2026. Access issues, I read as gift article on phone, paywalled on desktop. If you cannot access, it reads mostly as you would expect, with the added feature that each presidential approval rating appears as aContinue reading “Contemplating Bodywork”

Paper of the outside world. “One day when my husband and I went for a walk in the pasture, I looked down at the pile of aging, crumbling horse manure at my feet and said “I could make paper …” Byopia Press: I Could Make Paper Out Of That. ~~~ Folding directions, OrigamiUSA: Masu. Paper.Continue reading “Mardi Gras Masu Boxes, Paper Art”

Writer: Hello, Muse Muse: Hello. What is on the keyboard for today? Writer: As usual, using the season to develop ideas for next season. Muse: Has worked for you so far. So, Mardi Gras. What do you have? Writer: The big problem is that I have too much. Everyone, at least in the US, knowsContinue reading “Muse and the Mardi Gras Movie, Fiction Fragment”

Awareness of the outside world. “It’s a frosted seasonal treat that Mardi Gras partygoers eat between January 6 (otherwise known as Epiphany, Three King’s Day, or Twelfth Night) and Fat Tuesday, which is the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Southern Living: The Tradition Behind The Mardi Gras King Cake. Darrisaw, JanuaryContinue reading “Mardi Gras Munchies, Food Photography”