There's a new solar eclipse coming up that will start in northeastern Asia on Thursday October 14, and end in Alaska on Wednesday October 13! It's probably those damn Australians that are behind it. They all live upside down in tomorrow anyway.
During the halcyon days of the American Basketball Association, there were few more colorful characters than the tragic Marvin (Bad News) Barnes. Playing for the St. Louis franchise, Marvin and the team were ready to take a brief hop from one city to another. The flight was to last less than an hour, but was to cross over a time zone boundary. It would land "earlier" than it would take off. Marvin refused to board, stating, "I ain't flyin' in no time machine, man!" Marvin hired a limo and met the team in the next city. (Marvin was eventually sent to prison for activities after his playing career.)
My favorite example of "time travel" was the time in late October when I took an ambulance out on a call about 1:50 AM. It was a short run because the patient decided not to go to the hospital after all, so we were able to get back to the fire station by 1:30 AM.
My story is not related to time travel but to stupid profesional athletes. In George Plimpton's book The Paper Lion, he describes a story from pre-season training camp which was held on the campus of a local college. It's late Summer and the players are living in the dorms (no air conditioning). Some of the players decide to go out and buy an air conditioner. Later they come to Plimptons room seeking assistance. They say they've set up the air conditioner but the room just seems to be getting hotter and hotter. Plimptom goes to the room and finds half a dozen players sitting in a circle around the air conditioner which is perched on a chair in the middle of the room. Jack (whatever happened to Alex Karras anyway?)
