If I can get through the day with minimal damage to my soul, I consider that a win.
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A.M. Moscoso
Surviving the Ledger
Honey Mummies
I am fascinated by the fact that ancient Egyptians incorporated honey and beeswax into the complex mixtures of oils, balms, and plant resins used to anoint the body and treat hair or skin during the ritual process of mummification.
Illustration of an Egyptian honey harvest in the sun temple of Niuserre, c. 25th-century BCE
Photo: John -Andrew Ginsbury – Mit freundlicher Genehmigung von John -Andrew Ginsbury
Some people who have written about this process refer to these mummies as ‘honey mummies.’
Embalmers prepare a body amid hieroglyphs, ritual objects, and candlelight in an ancient Egyptian workshop.
I love to share that Bit O’ Honey information with the people in my life if I catch them popping a honey cough drop into their mouth or adding honey to their tea, because we all need to have a sweet laugh now and then.
Election Day Musings 2024
I wrote this in 2024, and today I thought it would be a good day to repost it because of the Blue Wave/ Demo-lition that hit the Republican Party yesterday:
Election Day Musings
November 5, 2024
I have friends and a few family members who support Donald Trump.
Here’s the thing: when I read and hear stories from people who are surprised that their nearest and dearest got sucked into Trump’s cult, they can’t believe it. How could it have happened?
Trump is vile; his positions are vile. How could anyone you cared about, loved, and knew have fallen for Trump?
I care about my friends and family members who proudly support Trump, and I can say without a second thought that I am not surprised they back that creep.
I listened to my friends and family members who belong to the Republican Party when they talked to me about life and where they see themselves in it. I mean, I listened to every word.
I couldn’t stop listening. It was like watching a building burn to the ground, or a traffic accident on the side of the road.
Because of that, I have always heard that edge of darkness in what they say about the world around them—what they don’t like about it and what they think should be done to fix “the problems.”
I write about monsters, I write about darkness, and I’d be a fool if I had not seen those things hiding in the words and views of the people closest to me.
I still care about them. I worry about them. They are lost.
But they aren’t lost to me—yet.
First Paw on the Red Planet
If I could go anywhere in the world (or the universe), I’d take my dog, Hamish Macbeth, and head off to Mars.
A portion of the panorama captured by the Mastcam-Z camera system aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. The full panorama consists of 142 images taken on Feb. 21, 2021.
Helicopter Above Perseverance on Mars
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This illustration depicts Mars Helicopter Ingenuity during a test flight on Mars.
All Dogs Go To Heaven, but best Bois ever go to Mars with their Moms!