Category Archives: Thoughts

Art of the outside world. AnOther: Artists and their Stripes, 2014. ~~~ #5 in the series Don’t Quit Your Day Job. I call this – Playing with Office Supplies. Acrylic Painting with Anthony BestShelby County Arts CouncilJuly 2026 In the first class, I found myself with a brush full of paint in a color IContinue reading “Playing With Leftovers, Acrylic Painting Class Extra, Art”

Awareness of the outside world. How old is the Internet? Science + Media Museum: A short history of the internet, 2020. Full disclosure, it’s Friday night & I have not read this yet. Going by the name of the museum, I’m making the assumption that they did a decent job. Update. Done. Informative. ~~~ ActivityContinue reading “There’s Life In Them There Posts, State of the Blog”

Awareness of the outside world. Lawyers, Guns, & Money: The unending obesity panic in the face of the data, Campos, August 6, 2026. Hat tip to G. ~~~ The good news. I did second exercise on more than 40% of the days in July (13 exercise/31 days = 42%, 10 bike, 2 swim, 1 5K).Continue reading “Two Types of Tired, State of the Fitness, with a bit of Photography”

Academy in the outside world. The Backyard Horse Blog: I’d Like To Thank The Academy. ~~~ Mainly a reference post. Now that I’ve worked out the numbers & the links, I want to store them somewhere. No saddle seat lesson last week, barn at a show. How do I feel about not showing? Well, my reasonsContinue reading “Over The Years, ASB Show Seasons”

More horses of the outside world. The Tevis Cup. If you have been involved with horse associations – in any discipline – this will feel familiar. According to one of the livestream announcers this year, the Haggin Cup is not recognized by the AERC due to the judging criteria used at the Tevis Cup. ThisContinue reading “Too Hot For Hunter/Jumper Lesson”

Horses of the outside world. The Tevis Cup last weekend. The lone Thoroughbred made it to 50 miles. No Saddlebred. One NSH. No Standardbred. Of the 105 Preliminary Entrants, 41 mares, 64 geldings. In the top ten, 7 mares, 3 geldings, all Arabians. ~~~ {Backstory. Each morning, people & horses go on team walk. CurrentContinue reading “Current Marching Order, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. My new earworm. Might get me back to country music. The Cowgays: Been Done Did That. Content warning. I do not know your politics. Please note the band title before clicking. ~~~ Speaking as the one who bought the feed, this is a ridiculous amount & variety of feed forContinue reading “A Plenteous Pile of Palatable Pellets, Horsekeeping”