The Great Solar Eclipse of 2017 crossed the continent, from Oregon to South Carolina, and gave millions of people the chance to witness one of the most awe-inspiring events in the natural world.

But you had to be within the "path of totality", a narrow band across the earth's surface several thousand miles long but only about 70 miles wide. Outside that band you would only see a partial eclipse, not a total eclipse.

And there is no such thing as a "partial total eclipse", despite the impression blogs and the news media might give. I honestly think that's why so many people misunderstand the utter beauty of the spectacle; they may have seen a partial eclipse in the past that was total somewhere else, and even though they weren't in the path the news kept gushing about it being a total eclipse, so they assume they must have seen a total eclipse and just didn't find it all that impressive.


Posted by Dan 08/29/2017, revised 09/06/2017

I met this baby at Machinery Row Bicycles. We've been writing love letters back and forth ever since. It could be getting really serious.


Posted by kim 03/20/2011

Well we managed to extricate ourselves from Koh Tao last week. The trick is to do it fast and with no warning. We went down to check on tickets to Chiang Mai and found that it was either leave the next day or wait another week for availability, so we booked it and got the next boat off.

Goodells Rule!

Posted by nik 10/21/2008, revised 11/05/2008

I just purchased my 5-day pass to the Blues Fest in Byron Bay, and my round-trip plane ticket! That's QUITE a chunk of money leaving my possession, but I'm so excited! This is going to be an experience that cannot be valued by currency!

I'm just so excited that I'm actually going, that I had to tell all of you! I'll have quite a brigade of postings about the festival, I'm sure. And pictures! Lots of pictures!

If you want to see what this festival is all about, here's a link:
http://bluesfest.com.au/

Go check out the line-up! It'll blow your mind.
Posted by Whitney 03/11/2008