Category Archives: Thoughts

Art of the outside world. International Gem Society: Gem Photo Gallery. Only the first two categories are open to muggles, but many pictures of pretties. ~~~ Zircon. Colors courtesy of Gem Adventurer: Colors of Zircon bc surfing turned up a pretty picture on their page. [Fractal Alphabet] Onwards!Katherine

I write to get paid. I wrote as a kid because all kids do, don’t they? I wrote professionally because someone was willing to give me a job in the face of a complete lack of experience. They liked my enthusiasm. 2008 happened. I still write. I write for one of the last standing printContinue reading “Why I Write, Personal Narrative Class #1”

Awareness of the outside world. By the time this is posted, hurricane Helene will have landed and be passing thru the southeast US. NOAA: #Helene resources: The latest storm forecasts, maps, imagery and more. ~~~ Staircase to NowhereArtPlayBirmingham AL, USASeptember 2024 Technical Details Phone camera. Wanted to use the time before class to look forContinue reading “Staircase to Nowhere, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Starting tomorrow, Flights of Foundry, a speculative fiction convention. Interdisciplinary | Virtual | Global. Also free. Hat tip Cislyn Smith & shout out to co-convention chair Jessica Eanes / Anaea Lay (IRL/pen name). ~~~ Photo of Rose because Jas gets all the press. We have changed Jasmine’s water dish fromContinue reading “The Water Obstacle, Life With Dogs”

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Awareness of the outside world. St. Louis National Charity Horse Show Saddlebred Week starts tomorrow. Per program, no Jumpers? No Working Hunter? Sad face. Even if I have no way of doing it, it’s nice to see it being done. ~~~ Walking continues. [The Conversation] Feet continue to be good. Seven weeks again. [Circulation Considerations]Continue reading “The Muttering, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. Yes, it’s amusing. It’s also important. “It also means we’re allocating the wrong amounts of money to plan hospitals to take care of old people in the future. Your insurance premiums are based on this stuff.” The Conversation: ‘The data on extreme human ageing is rotten from the inside out’Continue reading “Auto Ordering Is Out of Control, Or Not”