We spent the last two weeks in states that do NOT take the covid crisis seriously. At all. The only people whom we saw wearing masks were immediate family members.
It was a bizarro nightmare.
We stopped at the grocery store on the way home and it was such a relief to see everyone just going about their business while wearing masks and not making a big issue out of it.
May the Sox feast on the lowly Royals this weekend.
As per a comment above, I was out and about and saw many people cooperating by wearing masks, very unlike the anti-mask states. Isn’t it evidence that masks work, when the anti-mask states and regions are bearing the worst of the Delta surge? Certain people are trying to sow doubt about masks’ effectiveness.
Give Rich a break. He’s still waking up from the special session and probably looking forward to the three-day weekend. That’s my exclamation, anyway. Doh.
This was announced last night. But if approved by City Council, Lakeisha Purchase will be moving from trustee of the beleaguered Capital Township to new Ward 5 alderwoman. Replacing Andrew Proctor. Langfelder announced his nomination yesterday.
The article below mentions of all people, Sam Cahnman (despite his past behavior in light of the MeToo movement) also applied for his old job.
A priest, a rabbit, and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender asks the rabbit, “What will you have?” The rabbit shakes his head and answers, “I have no idea, the only reason I’m here is because of Autocorrect.”
David Ross and Jed Hoyer have tested positive for Covid. Fortunately both are vaccinated. And while the there will be those that ignorantly claim, “see the vaccine doesn’t work” they’re missing the much larger picture. Both Ross and Hoyer appear to be asymptomatic. It’s only through testing that the positive result was revealed, not the onset of symptoms (which the vaccine does a really good job of preventing). Unlike MLB, most of us who are vaccinated have no reason to be tested on a regular basis so we’ll likely never know if we were positive. But Covid is being transmitted by and among the vaccinated population albeit with minimal to no symptoms. And in that environment the unvaccinated will continue to be at an increased risk and not be as fortunate as Ross and Hoyer are.
The AG has charged the Winnebago County Coroner with 12 total additional counts of official misconduct including stealing from the families of the dead:
- South of Sherman - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 8:58 am:
Now explanation points are banned, too?
- Friendly Bob Adams - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 9:02 am:
It was the third of September, the day I’ll always remember…
- MisterJayEm - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 9:13 am:
We spent the last two weeks in states that do NOT take the covid crisis seriously. At all. The only people whom we saw wearing masks were immediate family members.
It was a bizarro nightmare.
We stopped at the grocery store on the way home and it was such a relief to see everyone just going about their business while wearing masks and not making a big issue out of it.
tl;dr- it’s good to be home.
– MrJM
- Cheryl 44 - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 9:16 am:
Kanye has a track on the Smithsonian’s rap/hip hop collection https://folkways.si.edu/smithsonian-anthology-of-hip-hop-and-rap
- Grandson of Man - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 9:34 am:
May the Sox feast on the lowly Royals this weekend.
As per a comment above, I was out and about and saw many people cooperating by wearing masks, very unlike the anti-mask states. Isn’t it evidence that masks work, when the anti-mask states and regions are bearing the worst of the Delta surge? Certain people are trying to sow doubt about masks’ effectiveness.
- Rich Miller - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 9:40 am:
===Now explanation points are banned, too? ===
Have been for a couple years or more.
- don the legend - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 9:46 am:
Explanation, Exclamation….Tomato, tomato.
- Tammy - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 9:51 am:
The problem with basing property tax exemptions on income - instead of wealth - is leading to some problematic and inequitable results in Cook County.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/3/22652856/senior-freeze-assessments-fritz-kaegi-property-taxes-cook-county-assessor-homeowners
- JS Mill - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 9:57 am:
@don the legend beat me to it. Kudos sir.
- Ok - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 10:04 am:
Look, let me explain what South was trying to say… oh wait, noooooooo (banned emotional point)
- JoanP - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 10:04 am:
Adam Kinzinger has really hit the big time. He’s in today’s New York Times crossword puzzle.
- Steve Rogers - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 10:04 am:
Give Rich a break. He’s still waking up from the special session and probably looking forward to the three-day weekend. That’s my exclamation, anyway. Doh.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 10:12 am:
This was announced last night. But if approved by City Council, Lakeisha Purchase will be moving from trustee of the beleaguered Capital Township to new Ward 5 alderwoman. Replacing Andrew Proctor. Langfelder announced his nomination yesterday.
The article below mentions of all people, Sam Cahnman (despite his past behavior in light of the MeToo movement) also applied for his old job.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/government/2021/09/02/lakeisha-purchase-nominated-springfield-city-council-vacancy/5700371001/
- Skeptic - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 10:31 am:
“Now explanation points are banned, too?” Yes, your argument should be so clear that no explanation is necessary.
- Dog Lover - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 10:34 am:
A priest, a rabbit, and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender asks the rabbit, “What will you have?” The rabbit shakes his head and answers, “I have no idea, the only reason I’m here is because of Autocorrect.”
- thisjustinagain - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 10:53 am:
I thought they were Affirmation Points.
See the old Schoolhouse Rock video on Interjections and proper misuse of Affirmation Points.
Dog Lover, that’s…..a 24 Carrot joke (banned punctuation).
- Amalia - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 11:11 am:
Jose Abreu, AL player of the month. so well deserved.
- Pundent - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 11:47 am:
David Ross and Jed Hoyer have tested positive for Covid. Fortunately both are vaccinated. And while the there will be those that ignorantly claim, “see the vaccine doesn’t work” they’re missing the much larger picture. Both Ross and Hoyer appear to be asymptomatic. It’s only through testing that the positive result was revealed, not the onset of symptoms (which the vaccine does a really good job of preventing). Unlike MLB, most of us who are vaccinated have no reason to be tested on a regular basis so we’ll likely never know if we were positive. But Covid is being transmitted by and among the vaccinated population albeit with minimal to no symptoms. And in that environment the unvaccinated will continue to be at an increased risk and not be as fortunate as Ross and Hoyer are.
Get your shots.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Friday, Sep 3, 21 @ 3:23 pm:
The AG has charged the Winnebago County Coroner with 12 total additional counts of official misconduct including stealing from the families of the dead:
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2021/09/02/rockford-coroner-bill-hintz-adds-list-criminal-charges/5705721001/