Category Archives: Thoughts

Awareness of the outside world. A large language model fails a test case. Cora Buhlert: Robot Hallucinations, May 8, 2025. ~~~ New 3/4″ beta biotane driving reins for Milton from Two Horse Tack. Husband has shown in CDE & related classes. I drive pleasure horses in Saddlebred shows. How did we become a family withContinue reading “New Tack Tuesday, Driving Reins”

Awareness of the outside world. The Tyee: What Should We Be Doing Right Now? Philosopher Alexis Shotwell on tackling ‘wicked problems,’ sorting chaos, embracing ‘ongoingness’ and more, Yunker 2 May 2025. ~~~ New beta biothane shipping halters from Two Horse Tack. Now when the horses travel, no one has to wear the halter of shame.Continue reading “More Stuff Monday, Shipping Halters”

Art of the outside world. Istanbul Modern. ~~~ Process Notes What could be more city than graffiti? I was going for something that could be executed swiftly & fluidly. My first iteration had the bottom of the V & the B coming together at a point. Then I started wondering if I was channeling theContinue reading “Graffiti Logo, Graphic Art”

Cities of the outside world. “The boundary stones are the oldest federal monuments.” Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia ~~~ In my childhood, getting around meant walking and public transportation. I spent zero time waiting around for an adult to drive me somewhere. School, ballet class, orthodontist appointment, a friend on the other sideContinue reading “Transportation, Growing Up City, Non-Fiction Short”

Photography of the outside world. On This Date In Photography: Psychography. ~~~ Tree Trunk, Wallace Center, Harpersville AL Tree Trunk, color original CatPamplemousseChez Nous Cat, color original All photos by Greg Walcott Technical Details Taken & edited with phone camera by photographer. Further edited by me to crop out phone info, resize, & add watermark.Continue reading “Going Retro, Guest Photos”

Awareness of the outside world. Flickering candle. I reinstalled Instagram on my phone. I kept running into folks who show their work there. I found I had missed seeing a few accounts, e.g. @elizabethwheatley, an author with humorous book videos, & @dressagequeen_of_memes, as it says. Unfortunately for my ability to stay away, I immediately foundContinue reading “Horse Hunt On Hold”

Awareness of the outside world. JAC: Jackson Hole Airport Becomes First DarkSky Certified Airport in the World, 17th April 2025. ~~~ Repost [Whip Hand, Wordless Wednesday] Milton is driving again. In this most recent iteration, he has hitched 3 times, and trotted over the weekend. He is slowly getting getting back to where we were pre-pause.Continue reading “Milton Marches Along”