Category Archives: Thoughts

Art of the outside world. Museum of the American Revolution: Rare, Newly Discovered Eyewitness Sketch of Continental Army Sheds New Light on Wartime Life, March 26, 2024. Also articles in The Washington Post & The Philadelphia Inquirer, both of which I could read, then were behind paywalls. YMMV. Hat tip to M. ~~~ Color isContinue reading “Fractal Alphabet Q, Graphic Art”

Awareness of the outside world. The Tiffany Problem. Non-fiction that you can’t use in fiction. Tor: Putting the Historical in Historical Fantasy, Walton 2019. Medium: The Tiffany Problem — When History Makes No Sense, Povey 2020. Limited access but interesting example before the cut-off. A search on the phrase turns up other examples. Update. SecondContinue reading “Fav Flight Bag, Non-Fiction”

Photos of the outside world. The New Yorker: A Photographer’s Old College Classmates, Back Then and Now, by Eren Orbey, photography by Josephine Sittenfeld, 2017. I like that the photos are recreations rather than duplications, “A red Solo cup has become a crumpled bottle of Smartwater.” [ibid]. ~~~ 21st Street BridgeBirmingham AL, USAApril 2024 AL.com:Continue reading “Road Closed, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. “If you want to help your child’s immune system, get them vaccines and a puppy.” Your Local Epidemiologist: Kids don’t need to get sick to be healthy, Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD, Apr 18, 2024. ~~~ Dogs are fine. Status is quo. [Shifting From Low to High} Rose took a tripContinue reading “I Owe My Cat An Apology, Other Animals”

Awareness of the outside world. Today is the jog at Rolex. Hey, I’m wallowing in the past over here. I can call it anything I want. [Peregrinatio in Stabilitate] ~~~ Being grumpy today. May want to come back tomorrow. Let us posit three categories of horse activity. Well, that sucked pond water! The bad day,Continue reading “Cumulative Effect”

Awareness of the outside world. BBC: Top US colleges struggle with widening Gaza protests, FitzGerald & Debusmann Jr, 22 April 2024. Lawyers, Gun & Money: No appeasement goes unpunished, Lemieux, April 22, 2024. ~~~ Rodney – 10 miles this week, 18 miles totalMilton – 9 miles this week, 17 miles totalTuesday 15 April to MondayContinue reading “Day By Day, Virtual Tevis 2024”

Awareness of the outside world. Earth Day. ~~~ The birds have grown and gone! The soon-to-be graduates. Timeline Started at the beginning because I was confused. Scroll down for new pics & nest report. 20 March. Took photos. This one was not posted, shows location. POST Wed 10 April. First nest photo. Because of post,Continue reading “News From The Nest, Barn Life”