The eclipse that’s been widely anticipated for well over a year has passed. I’m still not 100% sure what is lurking behind the sun in my picture, but I’m going to suggest to NASA that we launch a satellite with a big sign that says “Tatooine 5, 3879 million light years –>” just to be safe. Beyond the eclipse itself, one of the things I found interesting was how everyone in our neighborhood was out in their yard with their families, watching with astonishment. There were cheers, gunfire (of course), and a sense of togetherness that I’d not experienced at any other event. At that moment, we were all simply human, no other qualifiers were necessary. We could use more moments like that to bring us together as a planet.
Minus the nut jobs, of course. I’m sure there are some disappointed “prophets” this morning.
We came in and everyone except Kat fell asleep. G is up and around now (5:21 AM) so he can take a shower, but he missed dinner completely. Tipper ate a little bit, then fell back asleep. It made for a quiet evening so that Kat could watch Purdue lose in peace. Poor Purdue.
Thanks to the gift from another friend, the bank account is out of the negative so far this morning. It won’t stay that way. An $11 recurring bill comes out today and that will put us back in the negative. This is more trying than usual. I’ll feed the dogs the last of the dog food this morning. The cat food is low but we’ll make it. There’s a chance that my SS check will come tomorrow, but I’m not betting on that. Why would I?
Meanwhile, as we were sleeping away with dreams of the eclipse, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France, ruled that Switzerland violated human rights by failing to take substantial action on global warming. The ruling is in response to lawsuits filed by three different groups, one being a group of more than 2,000 older Swiss women. The penalties vary according to the individual lawsuits, but have no option for appeal and are legally binding, setting a precedent for all EU countries.
Imagine if that were an option here. Do you think US courts would even consider such a case?
OH, and in a follow-up to our article on fashion shaming, there’s a story out of Cleveland, OH about a 38-year-old mother of two who was dress-coded at library story time because her sweater showed a bit of her tummy when she picked up her one-year-old. 🙄 Cleveland obviously does not rock as much as it thinks it does.
Okay, cats are screaming to be fed and dogs are whining to go outside. I’ll write more later. Thank you for reading.
Morning Update: 04/08/24
ECLIPSE DAY!
This is it! The most anticipated/dreaded day of the year (so far)! The sun was reflecting brightly off the back of the turn three grandstands at IMS as I took the dogs out this morning. There are signs of some high clouds back to the southwest, but meteorologists are promising that it won’t dramatically reduce viewing abilities. We have our glasses ready. The only issue now is staying awake. Full totality hits right smack in the middle of what is normally my nap time. I’ll have to take an earlier nap if I’m going to see anything. In fact, I’m not sure anyone slept all that well last night, so it may mean mid-morning naps for everyone!
IMS is having a big eclipse viewing party. Honestly, I don’t see much difference between viewing the eclipse from the infield versus our backyard other than I’m not going to charge anyone to stand out here and look at the sky. I really don’t see the point. The sun is going to look exactly the same here as it does 300 yards from here. What remains to be seen is the degree to which the event messes up local traffic. People around here don’t typically drive with a lot of common sense anyway, so there’s a reasonable chance of vehicular disaster.
On the upside, today’s high temperature is supposed to be 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
Yesterday was significantly less exciting. The sun shone for a while, then it rained, then the sun was back out. I napped while it rained so that the accompanying pain could be ignored. The kids did kid stuff. G tends to be particularly loud when playing on the VR headset, but that may be part of its “charm” for now.
One particularly frustrating moment came when a friend tried to help out financially. They sent a bit of $ via Zelle, which goes directly into our bank account. Since the account is overdrawn (because of automatic deductions), their gift reduced the deficit, which is greatly appreciated, but did not fulfill their desire to help us with food. We’re still negative by a little over $40. Until that is paid, we’re just stuck.
Who all is trying to “like” posts but can’t? I understand that’s being a problem for some people. I’ll look into it and see if that’s something I can address.
Also, is anyone here genuinely offended by nudity? There’s going to be some in my next post as I’m about to go off on Internet trolls and those who make headlines of their actions. Keep watch as I won’t be able to post a direct link to that on FB. 🙄
Be careful out there this afternoon! Don’t be as stupid as a certain former president and try looking at the eclipse without protection.
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