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Hoping for Eclipse Part II

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See also: In Casper, Wyoming to See the Eclipse Shortly I will be on my way to see a solar eclipse. Where I will end up is uncertain but my main plan is to be in Texas. I chose Texas as April isn't exactly known for sunny days in Indiana or Ohio.  So I have a reservation in Fort Stockton. Trying to find accommodations in the eclipse path proved to be difficult once I got my PTO from work approved. It's about 4 hours from where I think I will go - Eagle Pass which is on the border with Mexico. I'm guessing even Fort Stockton is filling up as I was contacted today by the hotel to see if I really needed two beds. Eagle Pass has a designated place that will open to the public for parking. I hope that will go as smoothly as it did when I went to the last eclipse in Casper, Wyoming. Back then and there, I saw people camping on the road. But aside from having to wait in line for the fair grounds to open, there was plenty of room and nothing to worry about. I am worry about the tra

Happy Birthday to Me

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  It's my birthday. I got a lot of messages today wishing me well. Yet, it has been one of the loneliest birthdays.  I went to the beach today to see a sunset. I saw it it set behind the towers of Chicago.