Category Archives: Thoughts

Awareness of the outside world. Trans Day of Visibility. Particularly in light of the IOC setting the calendar back 100 years. ~~~ Rodney has now decided he does our morning pasture walks at liberty, thank you very much. A few weeks ago we had one of those warm evening/cold nights that often result in morningContinue reading “Having Opinions, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. Billboard: Bruce Springsteen Lends ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ to ACLU For Birthright Citizenship Video Ahead of Supreme Court Case, Kaufman 3/23/2026. ~~~ Tractor Supply Company has opened another store near to me. There are now three Tractor Supply stores within 10 miles of my house. That seems excessive. I’m sure thereContinue reading “Farm Store Frequency”

Cats of the outside world. “Faron is a minor animal character in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz who first appeared on May 23, 1961.” Peanuts Wiki: Faron. ~~~ Quad Cat. Quad Dog. Quad Clowder. Quad Pack. Quad Cat scratches a tree. Quad Cat in a box. Quad Basset Hound Process Notes ForContinue reading “Two Character Cartoon, Art”

Fiction of the outside world. A meme that has stuck in my head. Are you just trying to order a milkshake from a Home Depot? “I feel like some people need to relearn Genre Expectations… “Man, this tragedy sucks!!! Why didn’t they just do XYZ, then everything could have ended happily!!” well, then it wouldn’tContinue reading “Faces at the Hardware Store, Fiction Exercise”

Photography of the outside world. I recently noticed that NBA courts have boxes painted on the floor of the end zones for photographers. Was not able to find a specific link to describe this. ~~~ Last week, winter dropped in for a moment. Sunday was high of 77o, Monday had snow and a low ofContinue reading “Surprise Snow, Photography”

Equines of the outside world. Horse Network: Random Mule Facts, Berry 2023. Bells, but not the kind you are thinking of. Hat tip to Elise Mulerider. ~~~ Logistics I have not had a saddle seat lesson since early November. [A Lovely Lesson That Will Have To Last A While] First, my wrist. I wasn’t taking anyContinue reading “The Pondering of the Plans”

Awareness of the outside world. Some days I can’t tell if the headline is news or satire. Is it better or worse that the horrors come as farce? ~~~ No lessons last week. I was couchbound. Once again, I went out amongst people. Once again, I did not handle it well. February 2024. “I undertookContinue reading “The Twiddling of the Thumbs”