Lunacy

There was a total lunar eclipse last night. Thankfully, the skies over Lawrenceville, Georgia allowed us to see it.

I was writing a news story about it for the noon show today when my eyes latched on to this little gem from a CNN script. It is okay to look at the moon with the naked eye.

Really? I was not aware there was even a question. Have we, as a nation, become that dumb?

"Sorry honey....you can't go outside and look at the moon. I haven't made the little device with the pinhole to keep you from going blind."

Or "Where are you going little missy? No one in this family is going outside until they slather on some MPF 100. I'm not taking you to the hospital with moonburn! I doubt my insurance covers that!"

Give me a break!


Okay,I haven't mentioned Rachel yet, so let me remedy that. As we gazed at the moon last night and I explained what was making it disappear, I couldn't stop myself from pulling her leg a little.

While Rachel seems to have little problem cleaning up after herself at school, home remains a challenge for her. So as the earth's shadow began covering more and more of the moon, I explained that someone had made such a mess up in the sky that it had begun to block the moon.

I don't think she bought it.