Eclipse: a view from South Dakota

Yesterday was one of those celestial events that I usually miss because eastern South Dakota is typically overcast and rainy around this time of year, and yet I did manage to get some pictures!

We only got to see about 70% coverage as it peeked through the clouds, and on top of that I was taking pictures from indoors at work where the windows have an exterior tint and some measure of polarization which made for some interesting images. Have a look!

Maybe next time (in like 2044 I guess) I’ll get better pictures.

Fitness for fun and good health

What’s the most fun way to exercise?

For most people, myself included, the thought of exercising for the sake of exercising is off-putting. The best way to get people to exercise is to disguise it as something fun. At least, that’s how I see it all.

For me, the most fun way to exercise is definitely some kind of sporting activity (but I’m sure some people would disagree while doing some suggestive waggling of eyebrows.) I’m not big on running up and down a field, but soccer would probably yield the most results from the exercise perspective, while golf is limiting and not full of a lot of exertion unless you’re hitting the range instead. I’ve definitely left the range with sore hands and woke up with some sore upper body muscles.

I’m calling out sports here because I can think of a couple of other activities that get people moving. Mobile games like Pokémon Go and those scavenger hunt kinds of games (like from CluedUpp Games.) I haven’t played the former much in recent years and the latter only once because it costs money and requires a group.

This all just reminds me I need to suck it up and get back to the gym more frequently.