You may already be aware of the chatter that's going on in advance of the total solar eclipse come April 8, so some of this may not be new information.
Yet some of it might be new to you, as it has been to me - which is why it has raised a lot of questions in my mind.
First up, I have known about eclipses most of my life. They have come and gone as if it was nothing but a naturally occurring occasional event.
But for some reason, this one has got both the legacy media, and some on the alternative, telling us to stock up on food and water and have at least two weeks' worth.
To me, that doesn't make sense.
An eclipse, as I understand it, only lasts a few minutes. In this case, it could vary between a few seconds and as much as four minutes depending where you're viewing from.
So where's the sense in having two weeks' supply of essentials? Or even just a few days?
Why did "GhostEzra" on Telegram suggest being prepared for Internet outages?
Just a few hours ago, MSN ran an article about the concerns that many states in the path of the eclipse are voicing ahead of time.
Parts of Texas have already declared a state of emergency.
Others are concerned that they'll be overwhelmed by hundreds of thousands of visitors. They fear that local businesses will run out of provisions, or gasoline.
I do not need to be forgiven for wondering why there is such a Big Brother "Mummy-knows-best" kneejerk response by the states involved.
For some reason, they're worried about cell phones shutting down. How could that be?
They're concerned about the power going out - yet we've never heard of that happening anywhere in the world during previous such events.
So what's up?