Being still aware of the pervading impermanence, and still having Fluffy forever in our hearts whether alive with us, or alive in the forest, or traveling who knows where, or over the rainbow, the thing is that Fluffy IS BACK after ~10 days, yay.
A very strange and wonderful cat.
She was totally unfazed. A zen cat.
I took a photo after serving her a celebratory late dinner with whipped cream.
Unfortunately, it is possible that our sweet, proud, loving but strongly independent, Norwegian forest cat Fluffy (with us for more than 9 years) crossed the rainbow bridge. She disappeared on January 22, 2024.
We can only hope, being aware at the same time that nothing is permanent. The love for her is and will remain forever in our hearts.
Until we meet again.
"I love both fantasy and science-fiction novels (even better: series) but they always leave me feeling somewhat disappointed because all the tricks and gimmicks don't work in reality. That's why I became a scientist: It's magic, but it's real." ~Sabine Hossenfelder (source)
From Wikipedia: Sabine Hossenfelder (born 1976) is a German theoretical
physicist, author, science communicator, professional YouTuber, musician, and
singer. She is the author of Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray,
which explores the concept of elegance in fundamental physics and cosmology,
and of Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions.
After teaching what I believe to be the highest-numbered MATH class in the catalogue (MATH 4671 Probability and Graphs - a.k.a. Random Graphs - a quite difficult class), next year 2024-2025 I would like to take at step towards the other end of the spectrum, and teach Mathematics for Liberal Arts (MATH 1201).
It will be a challenge.
I want to get into the mindset of a poet, and I want to make said poet feel a friendly spirit in the abstract realm. That would be difficult indeed.
For that I need a guiding theme, a guiding spirit - and I found it: the poetry of recursion.