A Total Eclipse of the Heart

Trip back in time

Three days ago, a high school friend texted me a GIF of Bonnie Tyler singing “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” followed by a text that read “Three days.”

I will admit it took me a minute. Then, like being struck by lightning, I understood that she was referring to the solar eclipse that covered large swaths of the USA and Canada today.

So you would think that the solar eclipse would be the only possible meaning of a Bonnie Tyler GIF. However, I have a strong memory related to that song, and that memory includes the…