Horus Will Have His Revenge
by Dennis Mahoney
Weather: I’ll take six more weeks of this winter with no complaint
Local Animals: Baby/Lady the neighbor cat, spontaneously used in a religious discussion with my son about differing faiths, strict proof, and common sense: “Baby/Lady over there might be God–I can’t say she definitely isn’t–but I think it’s safe to rule that and a lot of other possibilities out and focus on liklier scenarios.” It was a complex conversation that began when he asked how I knew that Horus the Egyptian god isn’t real, and I said I didn’t know but was pretty sure he isn’t real, or that he might have been the ancient Egyptians’ way of seeing a truth that modern people do believe in, and really it was all too complicated to sum up or even detail en route to school. Though I tried and used the cat as a helper. She wasn’t doing anything else of use.
Word of the Day: gemutlichkeit: warm friendliness
Photo of the Day:
Concord Museum
Music: Handel, “May No Rash Intruder…” aka “Nightingale Chorus” from Solomon
