Posted on by Phil Strawn

The Eclipse Gave Us A Little More Time


Update!! Many annoyed thanks to WordPress AI and Grammarly that changed my post spelling of the name of an angel, and attempted to change my sentence structure to be more inclusive, diverse, and woke.

Like everyone on the planet today, Momo and I positioned our lawn chairs on the back lawn, donned our cheesy sunglasses, and waited for the big show. The full eclipse crept up on us as we sat and watched the sky turn to a color I had never seen. The clouds swirled in circles, the stars appeared, and our little piece of real estate plunged into semi-darkness for a few minutes. The birds roosted, the dogs barked, and we waited for the sound to come from the heavens. It was quiet. Gabriel did not blow the trumpets, and the angles did not swoop down from the heavens as we had hoped. If there was ever a period in the life of this planet that needed divine intervention, it was this moment. I guess God will make us wait until the next eclipse, or maybe he will surprise us with a quick visit. Soon, I hope. We don’t need a celestial event as an excuse, but it would have been a really big show.

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13 Replies to “The Eclipse Gave Us A Little More Time”

  1. Yes, it would have been a real Barnum and Bailey if angels had descended. Our granddog just wanted someone to keep throwing her ball during the total eclipse. It had no effect on her crazy silver lab behavior. 🙂

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    1. The dogs in our neighborhood, and some humans started barking about half-way through the eclipse. I thought I spied Sasquatch with viewing glasses in the woods behind our home. Looking forward to the next one.

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  4. (1) You wanted a “really big show”? Ed Sullivan has just the answer for you!
    (2) I went outside at 11:20 when the “60% eclipse” was supposed to be at its peak. The sun was just as bright as ever. I probably shouldn’t have glanced up at it…
    (3) Gabrielle? I hadn’t realized that the archangel had fallen for the transgender craze!
    (4) Holy cow, cheesy sunglasses? I have nothing against them as long as they aren’t Swiss cheesy!
    (5) Don’t they call digital coupons e-clips?

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      2. This is not the first time WP has pulled this sneaky trick. Now, I will need to triple check everything I write, or reply to. Out of control. Grammarly has jumped on the DEI wagon right along with the rest of the Don Lemmings. ( it tried to change Don Lemming to Lemon) caught em.

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  5. I feel your pain, Phil.  No, really.  And this time, I mean it.

    Back in 2012, I was all excited about the earth shifting on its axis, tidal waves crashing over the male-appendage-looking part of Florida, massive shifts in the earth’s tectonic plates, lava spewing from the center of our local Walmart, and hounds of the Baskervilles consuming every pedestrian they could find.

    I awakened at 0300, made coffee, went to the back patio, and sat there until 0900.

    Nothing.

    I made a note to myself never to believe anything I hear on Ancient Aliens, anything allegedly contained in the I-Ching, or any predictions made by Aztecs high on peyote sauce.  So, I didn’t line up for the eclipse yesterday.

    Instead, I took my bride to our local beach (which happens to be the most beautiful beach in the entire world), and we watched 12-foot waves crash onto the shore, causing little girls making sand castles to cry.       

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  6. I watched it on a golf course in Georgetown TX with a bunch of people of all shapes, ages, and colors. Just before the totality hit, the peek-a-boo clouds parted perfectly, the diamond ring blazed, the moment of perfect darkness hit, and the halo flamed out. The crowd burst into spontaneious applause. 

    Good show, God!

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  7. How cool would it have been for the moon to just stop there? Then, after an hour or so, the long-awaited return of Jesus. Spectacular! Instead, here in Wisconsin, my wife watched it on TV. The sunlight dimmed a little, and then everything was as before.

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  8. The humans barking in your neighborhood were probably werewolves peculiar to total eclipses. I don’t know what Sasquatch was doing so far west. He usually hangs out at Salt Fork State Park in Ohio. I know this for a fact because there’s an organized hunt for him every year. We hunt for him every August with our grandchildren-they love being scared. Are you certain it was Sasquatch you saw? Maybe it was a plump werewolf standing upright while transitioning. The viewing glasses was the tipoff.

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