If this is an update, it must be Tuesday or Thursday! To tell the truth, I’ve sort of lost touch with what day of the week it is! This old cartoon is from August of 2008. Gene has come home from his freshman year at college. It was nine years ago, sure, but a lot has happened to Gene in nine years. It seems to have gone by so quickly. I guess that’s the way it happens in real life, huh?
119 responses to “Illuminating Ruminating”
Ron,
I’m taking the camper to Missouri, driving, buying gas, food, and paying for the campground so I’m paying money. I’m not paying “real” money (as in big bucks) to go to Oregon or Wyoming but will spend more than $200. I’ve never seen a total eclipse. This is likely the last chance I’ll have in my lifetime. I figure that is worth a little bit.
We’re heading for north Georgia, staying in a nice little mom-and-pop in Blairsville. Last time I was in the path of totality was March, 1970, while a student in Tallahassee. The clouds were so thick you couldn’t even tell where the sun was! Hoping for better weather this time. (Given my luck and how far ahead we started planning this trip, I’m surprised we’re not having a hurricane.)
David, that’s my rationale. But since my wife and I are both over 60 and depend on CPAP machines, we’ve opted to travel to Dillon MT a day early, go back south to see the eclipse on Monday (there should be less traffic out of MT, we hope!), return to Dillon for one more night, and drive back through SLC on Tuesday in time to get to my first orchestra rehearsal of the fall season. The motel will cost too much since we didn’t get reservations until January. 🙁
Long range forecast for Monday looks like overcast for MN. Things may change.
But plan on watching Sci Channel or/and PBS
Peace, emb
Eufaula State Parks are holding viewing programs on Monday August 21 during the eclipse with special viewing glasses for 1.95 plus tax. Forecast is for warm and humid here.
Our part of Oklahoma has 85-90 percent totality here so it will get dark.
I have an appointment with my orthopedic surgeon that afternoon. Depending on when we must leave we will view it from our back yard or patio, maybe lunch on patio in dark?
Just checked my appointment time, Ghost and I will be on the really cheap eclipse tour, driving to Tulsa exactly as it happens. He wondered if our headlights would come on?
Don’t know who anonymous is but he or she is Totally Correct on his statement on nauseous.
Including the part about people correcting other people on their use of words or spelling.
Wanted to say so myself but Ghost said that was too confrontational, but since someone else did I can agree. Thank you.
going to be overcast here in SIN..oh, well, there’s always 2024
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Jackquline:
A couple of months or so ago, Morphy identified himself as Anonymous. Of course, we have no way of knowing if that is correct or not.
I will join Anonymous and you concerning people who correct others.
Once, I posted an item about word forms, knowing full well that it would most likely engender a comment. It did.
However, before I posted my item, I was already prepared with a rebuttal for the comment that I was sure would follow.
(Sigh and shrug.)
What a pity that we have to waste time on such matters in here.
Jackquline:
Crud. Just thought of one more item. Sorry about the extra post.
Throughout my teaching career, I tried to correct my students in public as little as possible and still sparingly in private. I found it to be more effective than always showing the “right” way.
It seemed to have worked. The kids liked and respected me, and they are still glad to see me – forty years later for some of them. Even better, they worked harder for me than they ever did for most of the other teachers.
Let’s face it. No one likes to be told what to do, and no one wants someone else to claim that he/she knows what is best for everyone else.
Myself, I found that inviting the kids to participate and learn instead of attempting to coerce them was better.
Waterbuck.
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1. Anon. has no idea what my sources of true joy are.
2. Dictionaries have largely become sources of ‘whatever the people say.’ Irregardless [speelczech agrees w/ me] is now a synonym of regardless.
3. I stand w/ what I will call ‘Elaine’s distinction,’ and generally favor such distinctions, which conserve precision in language: e.g., convince vs. persuade.
4. Back to explore sites.
Peace,
March 7th 1970 had a solar eclipse that clipped the eastern seaboard. I was in Fort Wayne and remember the geese next door trying to go to sleep as the skies got a little dark (we were about 65%-70%). The next day my Grandpa had a stroke while driving and my Grandma was smart enough to pull over and turn off the ignition. She then pushed him over and drove him to the hospital.
A friend of mine has a wife that works for Delta and he plans to fly somewhere on Monday to see the eclipse. Since he flies for free, he has to fly standby. I had thought of joining him, but even with a buddy pass, it is several hundred dollars. I have considered driving down, but I think that I can watch it via TV. Right now it is difficult to find the proper eye-wear.
We know we can never persuade someone so opiniated that he is being rude in what he does. I suppose a lifetime in academia gives one the conviction they are entitled and elitist.
I for one would rather see people posting here with bad grammar and misspellings than the boring graveyard the Village has become. We gst few new members here and they seem to exit rapidly nevsr to return.
I miss so many I enjoyed am grateful for Facebook that allows me to follow them a little.
But I wish they were here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdNnw99-Ic Related to Jackie’s post above.
I’ve been corrected here a few times and sometimes I am rather irritated by that. Sometimes I actually learn something. Sometimes I even disagree with the correction. But I really try not to be hurt by it. Most of the time we “get” what the person is trying to say, so I try to leave it as is.
There are several words that get misused that privately irritate me. When people say Fords or say loose instead of lose, it bugs me. BUT, I certainly would not judge them for it.
What does bug me is narrow minded hatefulness. We are all guilty of thinking about it, so I try not verbalize it or put it in writing.
I saw this the other day: It’s hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it’s damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person. (So don’t argue!)
I am back from my trip to Ithaca! The drive was perfect, car didn’t act up; family gathering was warm and wonderful. emb, I did think of you while at Cascadilla Gorge. Tell the Village more tomorrow.
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