Some early mornings lately end up with an hour or more awake, sometimes journaling, other times reading. This morning differed in being intense and brief—just enough to note time and realize the other non-human presence felt in the room was not feline. (And odd in being able to fall back asleep so quickly in spite of it.)
Does the Internet feel this way, too? And the urge to call this particular blog project finished at this time of political transition?
One of the early morning readings lately is a history about the lesser knowns among New England Transcendentalists which as a culture encouraged journal writing, particularly the better known Emerson. Why write in journals? For oneself? For others? Is another presence felt when writing? Human? Non-human?
And what about online? SEO experts tell us how to read stats for views, but other views exist, including algorithms. Are algorithms like a non-human presence? Is there any comparison between journaling like a Transcendentalist and blogging for algorithms?
Precise moment Thursday, January 21st, local, 3:13 CST:
Moon 7° 03′ separating conjunct Uranus 6° 45′, Mars 7° 00′ Taurus
Venus 15° 58′ Capricorn semi-square Sagittarius 0° 38′ rising
Moon applying square Jupiter 7° 32′ Aquarius
Image: January 18th, 2021 15:52 CST
Quotes: Personal Daily Horoscope and AstroWiki by Astrodienst