Monday, June 1

5:55 a.m. - I have to go to the dentist this morning, so I'm up a little early.  Amber and I had a "date night" last night by eating on the patio at Luli's in Milan.  The weather was beautiful, and there were perhaps 8 other people also eating outside.  Earlier in the day, we went for a bike ride along the Mississippi River bike path - first starting at Sunset Marina and biking all the way to the IWireless Center.

I'm watching press coverage of what is being called "civil unrest" in Davenport last night.  From the video coverage, it looks like young kids just being idiots - almost like protesters "wanna-bees" that appear to be mirroring the violence that is plaguing many cities across the United States in response to the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.  The video footage is depressing, and the city of Davenport is actually requesting that its residents shelter at home.  Davenport actually had to call in police assistance from neighboring communities, and the mayor is going to asking for National Guard assistance.  Ugh.  There were actually shootings as well, including a police officer being hit.  Press coverage is reporting that police were reporting to 45 serious incidents.  Good grief. 

Despite all of this, I'm going to head to the dentist and then help my dad with taking out a battery in his truck.  Then I'm returning home to spend some time with Carmen and have some pool time before going for a FedEx Ground workout at 4:30 p.m.

Things that I NOW think about with the coronavirus. (6/1)

New day of record keeping....hospitalizations seem to be the most important statistic to track, as it appears that our governments are easing restrictions amid pressure by apparently enough people to ease those restrictions.  As long as we don't run out of ICU beds, it seems we are going to forge ahead.

• Stats
• February 29 was the first reported positive case in Illinois. 
• March 20, there were 585 reported positive cases.
• As of May 29 (3 months), there were 120,260 positive cases and 5,390 deaths.

• ILLINOIS PREVIOUS DAY
• hospitalizations - 925
• ILLINOIS YESTERDAY
• hospitalizations - 941
• ILLINOIS TODAY
• hospitalizations - 902
• ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
• YESTERDAY -  658 positive cases; 24 deaths
• TODAY - 661 positive cases; 24 deaths

Things I Could Do or Need to Do In the Future

• Paint the shed.
• Replace seals and gaskets in the pool motor.
• Fix the ditch.
• Organize the west wall of the garage.

Things At/For School

• finish course syllabus

Things For E-Learning

Prayer for My Heart

Holy Spirit...

Help me have... 

    a pure heart, that I may see thee;
    a humble heart, that I may hear you;
    a heart of love, that I may serve you;
    a heart of faith, that I may abide in you. 

                                                                     Amen