I had a welcome email from Sharon in my in-box this morning. Her airplane reservations have been made and she's coming to the Twin Cities in September for the State Fair. So, unless the Apocalypse occurs, or we end up back in a Covid shutdown (Spirits and Heavens Forbid), we'll be one step closer to "normal" again, and I can hardly wait.
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I'm casting a spell to ensure that our lives here will be able to return to "normal" and we'll be able to celebrate together at the State Fair, the Renaissance Festival, and the various sporting and special events that are usually scheduled throughout the summer months. |
According to today's newspaper (yes, we still get the newspaper - we're old, remember? LOL), the state's current Covid count is under 100 a day now (we had 90 new cases yesterday). At it's peak, in late November, we had over 9000 new cases. We've come a long way. Vaccinations have certainly helped, but I think the long mask mandate and the sanitary procedures that most stores and public places instituted also helped a lot. Now that things are unlocking again, it's time to be happy because life is returning, but also cautious because what happened can happen again, quite easily.
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I might not be required to wear a mask all the time any more, but I always have one handy, and wear one more often than not. I still keep social distancing. I still am careful about sanitizing. I'm cautious. I think if all of us are, we'll pull through this. |
Still, I'm going to go on-line today and order our State Fair tickets, because I'm an optimist, and I have faith that we'll continue to see low counts, increase vaccinations, and generally return to the things we used to love here in the great state of Minnesota. It would be lovely to enjoy a summer eating on the patios, drinking in a bar before going to a baseball game (although our team really sucks this year), and just enjoying sharing events with other people once more.
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The Minnesota Twins baseball team has been horrible this year, but the St Paul Saints, newly announced as their AAA Affiliate Team, has been playing really well. If I was to choose which team to watch right now, I'd head into downtown St Paul, to CHS Field, and watch the Saints play. After all, their ball retrieval is by a trained pig - yes, a pig. How many AAA Affiliate teams can claim that? |
Today's going to be a very busy "day off", so I'd better get moving - no time to lose. Have an excellent Wednesday and please stay safe and be kind. I'll be back tomorrow.
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