National freak-out day

It's almost as if a dragon had never swallowed the sun before . . .

In other news

Air temperature 59 F, wind SE under 5 mph, scattered clouds for the newspaper walk. Supposed to get into the 80s F today, unwanted by-product of summer.

Other side-effects

(Remember the mouse-over)

https://xkcd.com/1879/

Maine minimalism

http://bangordailynews.com/2017/08/20/news/state/bowdoin-relocates-plaque-listing-alumni-who-fought-for-the-confederacy/

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For whatever it means, Jerry Lewis was front page news here. Dick Gregory wasn't . . .

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And in non-eclipse news:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ravens-pass-tests-planning-ahead-unnatural-tasks