Category Archives: Thoughts

City Walk is a linear park under Highway 20/59 through Birmingham, Alabama USA. Hollow Sphere TheoryRandy GachetCity Walk BHAMSeptember 2024 Bham Now: City Walk Bham unveils latest sculpture by this local artist and ASFA teacher, Watson, 03/20/24 Untitledby AnonymousHwy 20/59 OverpassSeptember 2024 View from City Walk. Onwards!Katherine

Call Me Katherineby Katherine Walcott I hate the name I grew up with. It’s not a dead name or anything that dramatic. It’s a simple nickname. And I hate it. The name on my birth certificate is Katherine Xxxx Xxxxx. My mother thought that Katherine was pretty as a first name and that it gaveContinue reading “What Is The Story Of Your Name? Personal Narrative Assignment #1, Class #2”

Awareness of the outside world. WCNC: Mules are being used to carry supplies into western North Carolina. Brierton, October 1, 2024. Bandwidth limitations prevented me from watching the related video. I assume the mules are on there somewhere. ~~~ TrailheadDunnavant Valley GreenwayShelby County Alabama USAOctober 2024 Would like to walk this some day, but needContinue reading “The Trail Goes Ever On, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Vox: What to do — and what to avoid — to help those affected by Hurricane Helene, Volpe, Oct 1, 2024. Bottom line. Don’t go. Don’t send stuff. Give money, carefully. ~~~ Content warning for whining and ennui. No lessons lately. I lost enthusiasm. I had a lesson fail. [InContinue reading “No Lessons Lately”

Awareness of the outside world. WDAA. ~~~ I have now sat on the western saddle four times. I’ve noticed a few things. [Western Ride] Stirrups. I still dislike that the stirrups don’t sit perpendicular on the sole of my foot. [First Western Lesson] Seat. So much leather. I can neither feel nor talk to the horse.Continue reading “Western Saddle Observations”

Awareness of the outside world. Mobile phone PSA. After my phone had a mandatory upgrade, I found my battery not lasting as long. I went thru the settings found all manner of automatic contacts with the mothership. For My Convenience. Rooted them out & turned them off. Voila, better battery life. I had done thisContinue reading “Second Walk Considerations, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. ASPR: Order Your 4 Free At-⁠home COVID-⁠19 Tests. ~~~ Blankets in the general sense of horse coverings. First blanketing of the season. Rodney donned a sweatshirt to warm up before a ride on Sunday. [New Equipment] Above 70 degrees. Sunny. Healthy, unclipped horse with a good start on his winterContinue reading “Bring Out The Blankets”