Lucky you Chisue - not only did you have clear skies for that 94% totality you also had an easy commute with convenient food and bathroom facilities

We were in sitting in our yard at our place in NE Pennsylvania which would have had 94% totality if it weren't for the clouds. The first 15 minutes were beautifully clear, then heavy clouds appeared and within 20 minutes our view shifted to a 100% totality of eclipse blocking. We could barely even see where the sun was supposed to be.

We went to a town near Temple Texas. The roads were clear of eclipse watchers at 7 am. People filtered in later. They drove in from other states like Minnesota, California, Colorado, etc., or flew into Austin and drove over. We met a family from Seattle who had done that. It was less of a crowd than expected. Leaving was a lot more crowded. The police were at intersections working the traffic lights. People were mainly polite.

The skies cleared up enough to see the eclipse, but the clouds were still there. I didn't get to see stars, but did see Venus and Jupiter was visible at times. It was an amazing few minutes. I'm thrilled I got to see it.

It doesn't sound good to me. I'd have to give it a sniff test first... not sure if I could actually talk myself into trying it.

I rarely drink soft drinks. I have my morning coffee and a lot of water. This past few months I added Crystal Light Lemonade because I couldn't get past being thirsty and I don't always have lemons in the house.

Maybe this was the least awful new-new-new flavor they could come up with. It doesn't sound appealing, although I love raspberries. I'll take ginger ale over any other soda, and that rarely.

I'm seeing "Mexican Coca-Cola" in the grocery lately. Something special about that?

I think Me ica Coke uses sugar and not corn syrup.