{"id":731,"date":"2025-08-04T05:42:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T10:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/howellgibbens.com\/blog\/?p=731"},"modified":"2025-08-09T23:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T04:30:11","slug":"the-sundial-contd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howellgibbens.com\/blog\/the-sundial-contd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sundial (cont&#8217;d)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"540\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 303 \/ 540;\" width=\"303\" controls poster=\"https:\/\/howellgibbens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sundial_repair_poster.png\" src=\"https:\/\/howellgibbens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sundial_repair.m4v\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;It is one\u2019s duty to use silly metaphors on serious questions.&#8221;<\/em> <sub>&#8211; G. K. 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