Great pics, much better than mine. I had cloudy skies, but I watched the whole time of totality. It was amazing. I guess Y2K failed again! 
Agreed. I will say however, that I think the big hype this time around is part and parcel of the continuation of the push for the "we're all in this together- we're unified" nonsense from COVID:
I was listening to a local report after the eclipse and people were saying how emotional they were and realized just how insignificant they were in the universe. Really? It took a solar eclipse for you to have this realization? And you cried about it?
