Sunny--well sort of, off and on--but chilly. At least we didn't get the rain that looked probable earlier when we went out to do our grocery shopping. We did all of it today which has left us pretty well done in.
I noticed that there was something of a celebratory mood in the news stories about the return of the Boston Marathon to its normal season with a whole lot of celebrity runners and the return of full 9-inning double headers in baseball. Same can be said for the cheers greeting the announcement that the mask mandates had been struck down in a court in Florida. The two-week extension the Federal government had announced was out the window. They aren't likely to appeal. Everyone is so ready for this pandemic to be over even if it isn't really. I found this piece from Politico Nightly which says pretty much that. The more I read what was coming out the more I thought it would 1) become endemic, 2) be more like a seasonal flu with some variation, 3) and we would simply have to live with it. I expect that we will see public health advertising urging people to get an annual (or semi-annual)vaccination just like we see for flu and other diseases. And I expect a similar percentage of our population (around 45%) will get their covid shot as those who get the flu shot. And only if it is still free.
This is an interesting announcement from our county Elections and Registration Commission by way of the Public Library. Now voters in our county can vote in any polling place in the county and not just in one single polling place. It doesn't make much difference to us since we live within walking distance of our polling place but I imagine it might for others.
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