Category Archives: Thoughts

Pastries of the outside world. Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie. Side note. My desktop translates this page automatically. My phone does not offer the option, at least that I can find. Weird. Also, more interesting visuals on the desktop version. Also weird. ~~~ Pastry Chefs Dessert TableElizabeth Moore Chocolate21 August 2026 As part ofContinue reading “Plating Dessert, Food Art”

Ice cream magic is, as you would imagine, a subset of food magic. Therefore, it shares in the strengths and weakness of that branch of magic. Food magic works best with spells of healing, protection, and gentle persuasion. It is difficult to do harm with this branch of magic. Intentions count. Food spells prepared withContinue reading “Considerations on the Characteristics of Ice Cream Magic, Fiction”

Art of the outside world. Global Citizen: Everybody Poops, But These Artists Made It Into Masterpieces, 2015. ~~~ In an effort to keep Milton from gorging, his hay is portioned out and served in clean muck buckets. He also eats out of a bucket hanging on the wall. Therefore, there are often empty buckets lyingContinue reading “Poop Art, Communication, & Questionable Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. “She is one of two girls pitching in the 2026 LLWS and the 25th to ever do so.” Montgomery Advertiser: How many strikeouts does Kinley Rasmus have in Little League World Series? Smarr, Tuscaloosa News, Aug. 19, 2026. ~~~ First, Mathilda & I graced the scene. I don’t think sheContinue reading “Caesar in Montgomery, Memories”

Awareness of the outside world. ““AI is not intelligence—it is prediction.” World Economic Forum: What is artificial intelligence—and what is it not? 2023. ~~~ One of our previous horses was Mathilda. Mathilda. 15.2h QH-cross mare. Mama was a Quarter Horse. Daddy was anybody’s guess. Husband horse. Of her 30 years, 23 of them were spentContinue reading “Mathilda in Montgomery, Memories”

Awareness of the outside world. Scientific American: Scientists calculated how much money and lives ‘Medicare for All’ might save—it’s a lot, by Kovac, edited by Cameron, August 12, 2026. ~~~ Stroll. Saunter. Share space.Greenery. Cool morning. Ha!Hard sun. Air soup. Hot! Afterword Once, again, this is closer to an exercise in word choice than trueContinue reading “Summer Haiku, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. The Guardian: US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived, Gupta, 14 Aug 2026. ~~~ Barn lime for the win! We’ve been having trouble with footing in the run-in area of the barn. Raining a lot. Mud everywhere. No surprise. Less rain. Pasture drying out.Continue reading “Floor Maintenance, Horsekeeping”