{"id":30007,"date":"2024-08-14T07:39:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T11:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=30007"},"modified":"2024-08-14T07:39:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T11:39:14","slug":"and-with-strange-aeons-even-death-may-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/14\/and-with-strange-aeons-even-death-may-die\/","title":{"rendered":"And with Strange Aeons Even Death May Die"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cPh&#8217;nglui mglw&#8217;nafh Cthulhu R&#8217;lyeh wgah&#8217;nagl fhtagn.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In his house at R&#8217;lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThat is not dead which can eternal lie,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And with strange aeons even death may die<\/strong><strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After yesterday\u2019s post I received several communications from readers outraged at the manner in which such a venerable and iconic entity as the First Selectman could be allowed to leave this continuum.\u00a0 Many simply refused to believe the facts such as they are and hang onto hope that Cthulhu lives.\u00a0 As the quotes above attest there is a tradition that Cthulhu can remain inert for literally billions of years and still reanimate and wreak a terrible vengeance on mankind when the stars align just right (or just wrong).<\/p>\n<p>Well, I will not speculate at this point on the Great Old One\u2019s chances of resuscitation.\u00a0 As Hamlet very cleverly noted, \u201cThere are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.\u201d\u00a0 And if we add to heaven and earth the depths of hell, then we begin to list the span of infinities where knowledge of the First Selectman can be hiding.\u00a0 And since I already miss the old villain a little bit, I\u2019ll keep an open mind as to his chances of reintegration.\u00a0 Let\u2019s leave it there for now.<\/p>\n<p>I have finally completed the herculean task to which I was yoked.\u00a0 My spirit, such as it is, has rebounded measurably and I look around me to see the state of life in the here and now.\u00a0 I note the same stale prattle about polls and bickering with the names Trump, Harris, Vance and Walz attached.\u00a0 Frankly all of this is too tedious to even consider.\u00a0 Let all of that stew for a while.<\/p>\n<p>The summer wanes and school children are already frozen with existential dread at the approach of Labor Day.\u00a0 But, this time of year is not without its charms.\u00a0 I was forced to rise hideously early Tuesday morning and so I was out and about before 4:00 am when I happened to look up at the sky and was struck by the brightness of the stars and planets and their inspiring beauty.\u00a0 If I had not been on an unavoidable mission, I might have stood there for a quarter hour and marveled at this arresting vision.\u00a0 At that moment I was reminded of this aspect of reality and how these incomprehensible phenomena we call stars can be both the source of our lives and these beautiful beacons that light up the night sky that we so rarely bother to view.\u00a0 So out of the most tedious and soul-crushing activities it is possible to experience a moment of primal joy and wonder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Orion_Nebula_750size.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11\" src=\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Orion_Nebula_750size.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But now I\u2019ll spend a day or two catching up with my various duties.\u00a0 Bear with me as I take up again the reins of my daily routine and restore order to my life.\u00a0 I must write and trim some posts and schedule them and I must read up on any \u201cnews\u201d I might have missed and try to draw inspiration from my surroundings and the important things that need to be said and done.<\/p>\n<p>So good morning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cPh&#8217;nglui mglw&#8217;nafh Cthulhu R&#8217;lyeh wgah&#8217;nagl fhtagn. 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