Just trying to live the Joe Strummer ideal. Okay, I’m old. I’m so not punk that I’ve practically punked the punk ideal. Is there anything more punk than punking punk? Maybe I am punk after all! Or I’m just delusional....

Three years and six days ago was the big-deal solar eclipse that everyone and their dog across North America stopped to check out at some point during their day. Yes, this included myself and some coworkers at the job I’d...