#10- Hearing the collective Ooh’s and Aah’s as the moon approached and passed by the sun.
#9- Putting on your dark suit and tie, like Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, in Men in Black, while you had your solar eclipse glasses on.
#8- Seeing the quizzical look, on your boss’ face, when you explained to him/her your 20 minute absence, from your desk, by saying you were just checking the parking lot for excessive solar flare activity.
#7- Trying to determine, if the eclipse occurred at 2 PM, in Indiana, and 3 PM in Connecticut, how fast a train would be traveling between the two points.
#6- Counting up how many people noticed your home-made solar eclipse hat, which made you look a little like the Statue of Liberty.
#5- Doing the wave, with your friends, at your solar eclipse party, as the moon started to pass in front of the sun.
#4- Trying to explain, to your four-year-old, the difference between the umbra and penumbra.
#3- Nerding out by trying to post your photos, of the eclipse, before your 10 thousand other friends on social media did.
#2- Doing your best rendition, for your girlfriend, of the Temptations’ song “My Girl,” right before the eclipse (“I got sunshine on a cloudy day…” . Well, you get the idea).
#1- Trying to play “I Spy,” with your friends, while the eclipse was happening.
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