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NASA TV did a great job covering it.  

Never ceases to amaze me how fast the eclipse moves.  Total in Mazatlán to total in Dallas was what, about 8-10 minutes apart at most?

 

I remember when I was growing up in Mpls in the 70s we had a partial eclipse

 

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Too bad it was cloudy here.  It did seem a bit darker around 2pm but some dark clouds also rolled through around that time.  
We had a partial eclipse here just a few years ago in 2017…


   
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We didn't get the total eclipse in Massachusetts, but I shot these photos about 10-15 minutes before we hit our 93% peak.

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Eclipse2
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Favorite image I've seen so far of the eclipse.  Spectacular picture.

https://twitter.com/ZachHolderWx/status/1777432219386290304

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Had one jet fly under the eclipsed sun at totality where I was.  I'll have to check to see if any of my shots picked it up, but it's way out of the direct picture, if I caught it at all.

 

B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?


   
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Had one jet fly under the eclipsed sun at totality where I was.  I'll have to check to see if any of my shots picked it up, but it's way out of the direct picture, if I caught it at all.

 

It's one of those "I hope it's real" pictures.

 

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Posted by: @greyeagle

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Had one jet fly under the eclipsed sun at totality where I was.  I'll have to check to see if any of my shots picked it up, but it's way out of the direct picture, if I caught it at all.

 

It's one of those "I hope it's real" pictures.

From a different position, no reason the jet I saw couldn't be that very same one.

And, even more interesting, from 2017... during the partial phase, the ISS transited the sun: 

 

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We were in the upper deck and this happened right below us. When Reilly took the penalty in the closing minute of the game, I thought it was over and I remember yelling shoot when Holl was skating towards the goal. I also recall on the Friday off day some of the fans went out and had .6 shirts made and were wearing them at the pregame at Xfinity Live.

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I also remember the moment! It happened right in front of me. I was sitting at the goal end in those horrid metal expanding seats that arena had.  A group of green jerseys in front of me.  When Holl scored I was jumping up and down hugging the Boston guy next to me.  But the sweetest part was the crying drunk ND woman blubbering over and over “but we were on the Power Play”.  Even the Boston fan said “what a bunch of idiots”.  
I love the video of the team welcoming Holl back in the locker room.  

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Posted by: @frozen4champs

We were in the upper deck and this happened right below us. When Reilly took the penalty in the closing minute of the game, I thought it was over and I remember yelling shoot when Holl was skating towards the goal. I also recall on the Friday off day some of the fans went out and had .6 shirts made and were wearing them at the pregame at Xfinity Live.

https://twitter.com/badeutsch/status/1778064507367026772

I was watching in my crappy transient housing in Seattle...using my phone as a hot spot and casting it to my tv.  It was behind so GE was giving me play by play!

BTW Holl's dad is great to drink with!


   
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We were in the upper deck and this happened right below us. When Reilly took the penalty in the closing minute of the game, I thought it was over and I remember yelling shoot when Holl was skating towards the goal. I also recall on the Friday off day some of the fans went out and had .6 shirts made and were wearing them at the pregame at Xfinity Live.

https://twitter.com/badeutsch/status/1778064507367026772

I was watching in my crappy transient housing in Seattle...using my phone as a hot spot and casting it to my tv.  It was behind so GE was giving me play by play!

BTW Holl's dad is great to drink with!

I had forgotten about that.....so you were behind & confused!  

 

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I was in a bar plum packed… Probably 50/50 between UND fans and Gopher fans. The initial play I jumped off my barstool and was standing on the floor… When they showed the replay, I then was standing on the barstool!!!

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B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?


   
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Posted by: @greyeagle

Posted by: @handyman

Posted by: @frozen4champs

We were in the upper deck and this happened right below us. When Reilly took the penalty in the closing minute of the game, I thought it was over and I remember yelling shoot when Holl was skating towards the goal. I also recall on the Friday off day some of the fans went out and had .6 shirts made and were wearing them at the pregame at Xfinity Live.

https://twitter.com/badeutsch/status/1778064507367026772

I was watching in my crappy transient housing in Seattle...using my phone as a hot spot and casting it to my tv.  It was behind so GE was giving me play by play!

BTW Holl's dad is great to drink with!

I had forgotten about that.....so you were behind & confused!  

 


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https://twitter.com/CowboyWrestling/status/1778516252987674703

 

Wrestling is still number one in my heart for sports to watch and cheer.  I am a Hawkeye through and through but I've always had respect for Oklahoma State wrestling and most of all John Smith.  While he is not an all timer as a competitor in the college ranks he is an all timer as a coach who ran an impeccable program for 33 years. 

 

As a competitor on the international stage you can't argue against that he is the GOAT of USA Wrestling.  Two Olympic gold medals, four World Championship gold medals, two Pan American Games gold medals, and two Goodwill Games gold medals...that is one hell of a list.  One could argue that Jordan Burroughs is the GOAT but to me he comes up just short because of the difference in eras they competed in.  

 

Ride off into the sunset cowboy!

 

 

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Not being stuck next to either the band that never shuts up, or the band that only knows two songs.

B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?


   
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Not being stuck next to either the band that never shuts up, or the band that only knows two songs.

my first year of having sth for the State Hockey Tourney was when the tourney went back to the X. And in that first year, they had me on the glass, but in front of the band. On the glass seats are OK but sitting in front of a high school band is not OK. 
I got moved to be on the goal line 15th row up on the end where the high seed shots twice. And I really liked my seats for the last 20+ years. Close to the student section and great view of the goals on that end. Though I noticed the very next year they no longer had people sitting in front of the band 

 

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Not being stuck next to either the band that never shuts up, or the band that only knows two songs.

We sat in front of the mankato band in Boston; that was a nice little slice of hell.  

 

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Posted by: @greyeagle

We sat in front of the mankato band in Boston; that was a nice little slice of hell.  

The band director is a good dude but I feel your pain about being near them at a game...they play like five songs over and over and over...

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That was a great skit.

 


   
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Don’t see Heidi break like that often. I wonder if she didn’t know what their final appearance would be. 


   
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Don’t see Heidi break like that often. I wonder if she didn’t know what their final appearance would be. 

In reading the comments, that seemed to be the speculation.  Judging by the reaction I would say she had not seen their final makeup.    I know some disapprove of characters breaking, but I thought it added more hilarity to the skit.  

 


   
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I was rolling over his sitting cross legged and looking around.  Gosling was hilarious. 

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I was rolling over his sitting cross legged and looking around.  Gosling was hilarious. 

Yeah the, "I wonder who he's talking about?" reaction was priceless.

 


   
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Unbelievable. Kudos to those brave people.

https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1782089697143185752

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I saw that, and that's f-ing crazy. 

When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.


   
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Canadian gooses....lol

https://twitter.com/i/status/1784439418687750152

When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.


   
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Cove Point Lodge (Beaver Bay, Mn.) on Lake Superior. We spent our honeymoon there and our anniversaries. Super nice lodge, quiet, with good amenities. Very reasonable price wise and not overall fancy… very simple. Helps that we go during the off season. Plus the last two nights hearing the waves crash against the rocks. Normally in the past, Superior has been calm to rough. This past weekend Superior was really rough, especially last night and this morning. 

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