Happy Eclipse Day! I hope you got up early to open your Eclipse presents and your Eclipse cards brought by the Eclipse Bunny. I know it will be a busy day for you, with Eclipse parties and all. But I just wanted you to know that unlike the Earth and the Sun, I’ll never let anything get between us. Right?
Right.
I hope that brightens your Eclipse Day on a day that will be temporarily dark but always sunny here on the Internet.
So how will I be celebrating Eclipse Day? Well, I didn’t buy a pail of cheap Eclipse sunglasses at some big box superstore. I don’t really want to put my eyes in the hands of a $3.99 pair of cardboard glasses. I like to see — and Pip the dog would be a horrible service dog. (By the way, I am capitalizing Eclipse because it is really important and I’m in the process of trademarking the name). I probably will do the ol’ pinhole in a piece of paper to make an Eclipse™ viewer instead. You can also view the hype that way without burning out your retinas. (It’s also useful if you see me in a swimsuit.) I’ll also watch online as everyone gets all moonstruck in the areas where there will be a total Eclipse™.
But really, I’m excited about the Eclipse™. It doesn’t happen often and it gives us a moment to remember that we really have little control of the world around us. That there’s a big universe beyond this little blue marble and our even smaller, tiny and minuscule lives. When the sky grows dark, it’ll be a brief moment to step outside of ourselves and bask in the awe of the brilliance and perfection of the universe. As the sky darkens and then lightens, just remember that there is something bigger than ourselves out there — and be grateful.
So enjoy Eclipse™ Day 2017. It’s the day that we actually look up for a change. When we appreciate science and watch nature put on a show. Just don’t stare at the sun. I want you to be able to read tomorrow’s cartoon.
And I promise, my Eclipse™ Day card is in the mail.
Partial Eclipse over Pittsburgh