Previous Reflections On Celestial Events

AdaptiveCurmudgeon

7 months ago

I’ve been incommunicado much of the spring break up season (that phrase refers to the thawing of soil and not overwrought soap opera shit). Conditions have been alternating between too cold to ride my motorcycle, too muddy to enjoy camping, wet enough that a lot of the roads are out of commission, and absolutely miserable for hauling firewood across the spongy lawn to my house. It’s not good conditions about which to blog. What can I say, shit happens (as does mud).

Spring breakup is God’s annual plan to temporarily put me in “time out” (likely for my own damn good). However, there’s a break in my exile!

I’m going off line a bit. I shall travel to a place I don’t want to be at a time that’s inconvenient. Why? To gaze at celestial events! In 2017 the eclipse blew my mind. I promised myself that I’d never miss any eclipse I could reasonably see… ever!

This time the eclipse is in a geographic region in the east. It’s not home on the range. This means:

Discouraging words are oft heard.
The skies ARE cloudy all day.
Deer and antelope? Forgetaboutit!

Regardless, I’ll either see the firmament of nature or a cloudy sky over a group of disappointed easterners… which I’m informed by the media will immediately; riot then die. I don’t know why, that’s just what the press says. I’ve no idea why media (and those consuming it) think people will drop like flies if the lights go out for six minutes, but that’s the gist of things. Well fuck that! People aren’t that awful and I can handle exposure to crowds for a few days. Also, anyone who has a chance to see an eclipse but chooses not to because some dweeb on TV said it was scary deserves what happens as they spend their long depressing pointless life; probably hiding in a basement wearing a mask.

Just for fun, I’m linking to my 2017 eclipse observations. Is this the blog equivalent of a clip show? Yes, but it’s spring break up so it’s ok.

Happy reading: