Submitted by Amy.
A world where some people go naked at all times.
So, starting tomorrow (April 3rd) I’m gonna be out of town on a road trip to see the total eclipse. I’ll be gone for about a week but I’ll try to get some posts (probably one per day) queued up ahead of time, so nobody thinks the blog is dead or anything.
Those of you who have been with me from the tumblr days may remember I took off to see the last one visible in the US, in 2017, as well, and came back with this crappy picture (obviously from before totality).
Technology marches on, so perhaps, weather permitting, I’ll get something a little better this time. I’ll share them if so. Wish me luck.
I encourage US (or Mexican) residents to try and see it if they can. Seeing totality is something special, but if you live where it’s only partial and can’t get away, it’s still worth taking a moment to check it out. If you don’t have solar viewer (don’t look at the sun without one!) an interesting effect you can still observe is how dappled light through leaves turns into little crescents instead of discs.
Anyways, I’ll be back soon enough. See you all later.
I just saw this article. It’s… I don’t know what to say. See for yourself.
Dispute over nudity in Shelburne takes an unusual turn
If you haven’t been to Shelburne lately it may come as a surprise to learn that Vermont has no law against public nudity as such. Many communities, including Burlington, do have local ordinances against it, but Shelburne is not one of them.
Such an oversight can easily go unnoticed for many years, but since we first reported on the issue in 2021, an increasing number of self proclaimed nudists have taken to enjoying Shelburne’s streets and parks au naturel. Recently the situation has gained enough notoriety that it became an unintended tourist attraction of sorts, drawing nudists from out of town, and even out of state. Believe it or not, this isn’t the first time something like this happened, either. In 2007, Brattleboro finally put an end to a similar nudity problem with an emergency ordinance. Continue reading →