2020 - E-Learning - Day 6

7:07 a.m. - The temps are suppose to be the warmest today than they have been in the past six months, so it's time to get out this morning for a bike ride - something I haven't done since last fall.  It's going to feel good to get out on the bike, like the ability to get outside and do things has felt great.  And since the temps are suppose to plunge after today, I'm going to get out there this morning before the 10 a.m. start to the work day.

4:45 p.m. - It's been a positive day for exercise...a bike ride and two walks!  I did eat a lot tonight, though, so I hope I didn't just ruin all that exercise work.  Dang Amber made chocolate cookies, and I had some of them too.  I'm going to head to mom and dad's to sharpen those blades, so I plan on keeping myself busy until 8 p.m. to stay away from snacks and more cookies.

I also have set a record for the most research papers scored in one day.  It's not an impressive number, but it's a start!  I also updated my English III guidelines and sent them to Mrs. Hasson for approval, so hopefully I will hear back on that soon.

6:30 p.m. - Another positive evening outside tonight.  I got the blades sharpened, put back on the decks of the push mower and riding mower, and put mowers back in the shed.  I also swept up the garage, moved the sandbags out of the truck and turned the truck around to face the road.  I would have liked to got a little gas in the truck and checked the oil and put the spare tire back, but the tire needs fixed, and I still don't have the main set of keys to the truck, so there's still time for that.  I have a visit with Chase at 7:15 tonight, and that will put a wrap on the evening.  I hope I sleep a little better tonight...maybe I'll remember to put the cats downstairs to keep them from waking me up early.

Things for today

• Possible
• Send Carmen and Cole Easter cards and gift certificates.
• Scheduled
• Write recommendation letter for Kaitlyn Taylor (still waiting response from her)
• Other
• a.m. bike ride - DONE..Wow! It felt good to get outside and pedal away some energy.  I took several deep breaths just to take in the fresh air.

Things that I NOW think about with the coronavirus. (4/7)

This is suppose to be "good news"?  I read this today about the good news about the models being wrong about the number of deaths that could be expected. "But the newest version of the model underscores just how important social distancing continues to be: It assumes that those measures -- such as closing schools and businesses -- will continue until August, and it still predicts tens of thousands of deaths."  OH MY GOODNESS - August?

• Illinois Stats
• February 29 was the first reported positive case in Illinois. 
• March 20, there were 585 reported positive cases. 
• PREVIOUS
• 58,983 tested;  11,256 positive; 274 deaths
• 19.0 % of all tests recorded have tested positive
• 2.4% of all positive cases recorded have died
• YESTERDAY
• 62942 tested; 12,262 positive; 307 deaths
• 19.6 % of all tests recorded have tested positive
• 2.5% of all positive cases recorded have died
• TODAY
• 68,732 tested; 13,549 positive; 380 deaths
• 19.7% of all tests recorded have tested positive
• 2.8% of all positive cases recorded have died
• The numbers are going the wrong way.

Things I Could Do or Need to Do In the Future

• Get the lawn tractor blades sharpened - DONE
• Tackle some "someday" topics on my Blogger list.
• Figure out if I'm going to get new stickers for the truck.
• Figure out how to get that oil tube piece in the HHR.

Things At/For School

• Continue scoring research papers.
• Finish course syllabus

Things For E-Learning

• Continue The Rest of the Story
• Still can update EnvisonMe sites