{"id":1831,"date":"2026-08-25T14:32:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultofdarian.com\/blog\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:32:23","slug":"come-sweet-death-one-last-caress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultofdarian.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/25\/come-sweet-death-one-last-caress\/","title":{"rendered":"Come sweet death, one last caress…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well there it is, number three – Dolly Parton<\/a>. I just knew<\/a> another death was around the corner, but Dolly was a national icon. I really can’t say I was into her music, but I also can’t deny her impact on the industry and our society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dolly Parton\n1946 – 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I don’t want to dwell on death all day again, but this one hurts. My parents listened to her and I grew up with her music and seeing her on Hee Haw<\/em>. This is nearly as much of a direct assault on my childhood as discovering they are selling Lamb Chop<\/a> as a dog toy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anyhow, the day has already been relatively productive. The lawn gal has come and gone, I picked today’s bounty of veggies, and the garden’s already been watered. I think I’ll turn the sprinkler on for the birds this afternoon, as they seem to really enjoy it. I still need to finalize the logistics for our trip to LA for Iron Maiden, as well as for our Labor Day weekend plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’d better get to it…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Song of the day: Last Caress<\/a> by The Misfits<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well there it is, number three – Dolly Parton. I just knew another death was around the corner, but Dolly was a national icon. I really can’t say I was into her music, but I also can’t deny her impact on the industry and our society. I don’t want to dwell on death all day […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-1831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rants"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t