{"id":6775,"date":"2014-10-12T13:20:49","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T19:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=6775"},"modified":"2014-10-12T13:26:58","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T19:26:58","slug":"queen-nefertiti-goes-cuckoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=6775","title":{"rendered":"Queen Nefertiti Goes Cuckoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"clock\"<\/a>“It’s kind of fascinating but it’s kind of horrifying,” I said to M. across the breakfast table when I saw an ad for “the only cuckoo clock inspired by the Wonders of Ancient Egypt<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

“‘Queen Nefertiti’s regal procession rotates,<\/em>‘ it says,” I added.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

“Horrifying, completely horrifying,” she replied. She detests noise-making clocks and barely tolerates my c.1910 “kitchen clock<\/a>” that merely strikes the hours.<\/p>\n

“You can have it in your study if you turn the sound (‘an exotic melody capturing the mysteries of Ancient Egypt’) off.”<\/p>\n

Still, couldn’t you imagine sitting under it as you read John Crowley’s \u00c6gypt<\/em> sequence<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“It’s kind of fascinating but it’s kind of horrifying,” I said to M. across the breakfast table when I saw an ad for “the only cuckoo clock inspired by the Wonders of Ancient Egypt.” “‘Queen Nefertiti’s regal procession rotates,‘ it says,” I added. “Horrifying, completely horrifying,” she replied. 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