At midday on Monday a total eclipse of the sun will be
visible from much of the contiguous United States. It will be the first solar eclipse to reach
from sea to shining sea in nearly a century. If I live to be 100 (somehow that sounded
like a better idea 25 years ago than it does now) there will be 28 more total
solar eclipses in my lifetime. Very, very few of them will take place anywhere
near my home. I could probably catch one if I visited Nauvoo, Illinois on April 8,
2024. Or I could just stay put. One will come to the Salt Lake area on August
12, 2045. That one shouldn’t be hard to attend, assuming I’m still living in
the Salt Lake valley. And assuming there are considerate staff members who are
willing to push my wheelchair out of the nursing home.
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