Category Archives: Thoughts

Awareness of the outside world. Scalzi coined the phrase, “The failure mode of clever is ‘asshole.’ ” Whatever. I would like to posit that this is true for men. If you are female, the failure mode of clever is silly. Ask me how I know. ~~~ Milton. Outlast. Bordering on miracle cure. He lets usContinue reading “The Unending Mystery of the Equine Gut”

Awareness of the outside world. MOPOP: Online Collection Vault. The Museum of Pop Culture is in Seattle WA USA. Posted here in honor of Seattle WorldCon 2025, the 83rd World Science Fiction Convention, which starts this week. ~~~ Fuchsia in color. Fabric in theory. “Fuchsia is a vivid pinkish-red color, named after the color ofContinue reading “F is for Fuchsia, F is for Fabric, Colorwork Alphabet”

This was supposed to be a Faces in the Crowd exercise, wherein I make up stories about strangers as fictioneering practice. However, I chose a food hall that shall remain nameless. The food was so astonishingly bad that I had to go somewhere else for lunch. Plus, the floor plan is not set up wellContinue reading “Fiction Fail at the Food Hall, Have a Cat”

Awareness of the outside world. The 80th anniversary of Fat Man dropped on Nagasaki is tomorrow. Fstoppers: From Kodachrome to the Atomic Bomb: The Strange, Dark, and Untold History of Film, Webster, 31 July 2025. ~~~ Kymulga Grist MillTalladega County ALJuly 2025 Video description. 11 seconds of a small stream making stream noises. (Having InternetContinue reading “Sound Collecting, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. WWF: Bittersweet: chocolate’s impact on the environment. Not sweet but has hopeful notes. ~~~ ISO a spunky sport Saddlebred with a range of interests. Lower level eventing. [Finding A Horse To Match The Hat] Local jumpers. In-state saddle seat shows. The two ASB shows that offer jumps. [Saddlebred Versatility, Jumpers St.Continue reading “Yet Another Requirement For My Theoretical New Horse”

Awareness of the outside world. 80 years ago today. “We have opened a special webpage to deliver a powerful message on peace from Hiroshima to the world.” Hiroshima For Global Peace. ~~~ Breathe. Switch gears. ~~~ RazzySuperstar school ponyHunt seat lessonThe Hunter PlaceAugust 2025 Lesson Log If I write it down, I may remember, orContinue reading “The Lessons Continue”

Awareness of the outside world. I have the worst luck with algorithms. Yes, I peeked at Facebook again. Yes, it was a mistake, again. When I tried TikTok, I lasted a handful of minutes. Why was this thing videoed? Why was this video posted? Why does XYZ Corp think showing this to me will makeContinue reading “Chilling out, Morning Walk Stories”