Thursday, November 19

Things to do for school

• submit another evaluation for Mrs. Mitola

Things I Could Do or Need to Do In the Future

• order a IGHSAU basketball officiating shirt
• wrap xmas gifts
• install outside xmas lights
• Nov. 20 6 p.m. officiating at DeWitt
• Nov. 24 - 7:30 p.m. officiating at Assumption
• Dec. 15 - 8:00 a.m. dentist appointment
• Dec. 22 - noon colonoscopy (prep on Dec. 21)
• COVID test on Dec. 19 - 6 a.m. - take order with me...
• Jan. 8 - 8:30 a.m. Dr. Wang biopsy
• Find out if insurance will cover procedure - I think it does
• Find out if insurance will cover shingles vaccine - I think it does
• Fix the green door.
• Check gmail messages.
• Have shin guards fixed somewhere?

Things that I NOW think about with the coronavirus. (11/19)

In the media this week there is a lot of coverage of the emergence of two vaccines for COVID-19 that are reportedly 95% effective as reported by the companies that have created the vaccines.  Everyone is saying that this is great news, and it's definitely not bad news, but there's no vaccine arriving tomorrow that is going to help us, and it doesn't appear that the vaccines will beat us to cold and flu seasons which seems to really ramp up as winter weather arrives.  I hope the idea of effective vaccines is okay and all the good news reporting isn't overblown.  There is no doubt that we need some good news, but the news needs to be truthful and reliable, so most people are willing and ready to take the vaccine.

• ILLINOIS PREVIOUS DAY
• hospitalizations - 1,158
• ILLINOIS YESTERDAY
• hospitalizations - 1,146
• ILLINOIS TODAY
• hospitalizations - 1,192

• ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
• YESTERDAY
• RI County - 7,186 positive cases; 111 deaths
• 61284 - 120 reported positive cases
• TODAY
• RI County - 7,310 positive cases; 112 deaths
• 61284 - 120 reported positive cases

Prayer for My Heart

Holy Spirit...

Help me have... 

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