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Shadow of a Doubt

By Jimmy Johnson


This Sunday A&J from 2009 seems appropriate. Things where I am are about to get worse: high temperatures in the mid 90s in coming days with (and this is the problem) high humidity and heat indices well into the triple digits. The ol’ bear will be on the prowl. Speaking of summer, in case you missed my post a few days ago, I’m trying to update regularly on Tuesdays and Thursdays until late September. I figure if I can’t update often, I can at least update predictably. Discipline! That’s what’s needed around here, discipline!

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131 responses to “Shadow of a Doubt”

  1. Charlotte in NH Avatar
    Charlotte in NH

    Many thanks to Mark and to c x-p, now I get the whole picture!

  2. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    Charlotte, I began using it a while back, partly to see if anyone would ask. Thanks! It may not be standard, but that’s the way I choose to it.

  3. emb Avatar
    emb

    NB: Nobody corrected him.

  4. Trapper Jean Avatar
    Trapper Jean

    We ended up near Talullah Gorge yesterday, and had a wonderful view of the eclipse. Just as the moon started across the sun heavy clouds started moving in and we were afraid the entire trip-including several hours of sitting in the sun at broiling temps-was to be for naught but the clouds dissipated in time for us to see the the diamond ring and Baily’s Beads. Truly awesome!

  5. TruckerRon Avatar

    Perhaps because we were closer to the edge than the center of the eclipse we didn’t see Baily’s Beads, but we were on a concrete walkway at the rest area and were able to see the shadow bands (aka shadow snakes) both before and after the eclipse. 🙂

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkeUUCXhjeQ

  6. Ruth Anne in Winter Park Avatar
    Ruth Anne in Winter Park

    Missed the beads but we did see the “snakes” and the diamond ring 🙂

  7. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    Not many Villagers out and about today….

  8. TruckerRon Avatar

    I just drove 400 miles to get home from the eclipse quest. Traffic was a mess because the various states left lanes closed the days before, during, and after the eclipse. If people would properly “zipper” into the remaining lane(s) it would have been no problem, but they don’t. Going up on Saturday took 5.5 hours of driving. Coming back, well, it took about 4 hours longer.

  9. JACKQULINE MONIES Avatar
    JACKQULINE MONIES

    Jackie was in Tulsa having a cancer PET scan, then eatting
    Lunch, home now.

  10. emb Avatar
    emb

    Mark: My blind-copy theologs should enjoy that one. Peace,

  11. Mark from TTown Avatar
    Mark from TTown

    I thought you in particular would like it, since it is similar to Melcher’s work.

  12. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Off to see Mizz Charlotte
    be back on 30th ish

    GM Debbe
    We need diversity in people

    B’ugs

  13. joe d Avatar
    joe d

    Hi JJ: Yesterday was Tuesday

  14. Mark from TTown Avatar
    Mark from TTown

    joe d : JJ had said he would be in Tennessee for the eclipse. I would think that is why the post hasn’t changed yet.

  15. emb Avatar
    emb

    Trucker: Hilarious! [You can tell it’s not a cow: it has upper incisors.] Peace,

  16. jBrad Avatar
    jBrad

    Glad you enjoyed the trip. Not to put too fine a point on it, but to us Tennesseans, North Central Tennessee is north Middle Tennessee to us.
    War Eagle, I hope we enjoy the coming football season as much as you did the eclipse viewing.

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