{"id":14526,"date":"2024-01-09T16:56:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T22:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=14526"},"modified":"2024-01-23T06:56:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T12:56:41","slug":"crescent-moon-and-venus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=14526","title":{"rendered":"Crescent Moon and Venus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While taking Sally the Intern to her IRL-money job this morning, just before sunrise, two completely opposite things occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, there was a beautiful crescent moon, with Venus directly above it. Secondly, on the way home (about a mile’s drive), a guy zooms up with his brights on and aggressively rides my tail the whole way home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much to ponder. This ties in with a 30-episode Mainland Chinese show I’m watching (Three Body<\/strong>), where a group of scientists are simultaneously discovering the wonders and beauties of the universe while plotting the demise of humanity (and to be fair to the scientists, humanity deserves it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First, Beauty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a moon\/Venus collage (via GIMP) of liberated internet pix:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And where are we, Exactly?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to The Planets Today<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are two paths you can go by…..<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

So back to the jerk driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Path One: <\/strong>Forgiveness\n
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    1. but best left to the professionals<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. court-mandated yoga<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. self-reflection<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Path Two:<\/strong> Retribution: Unleash the corporate power of WLBOTT<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Let us enumerate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Forgiveness, but best left to the professionals<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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      Forgiveness: Court-ordered Yoga<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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      Forgiveness: Self-Reflection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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      Path Two: Retribution: Unleash the corporate power of WLBOTT<\/h4>\n\n\n
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      The WLBOTT Time-Out<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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      Denied Insurance Claims<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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