It’s Sunday, January 2, 2022 and Church Day…
Appears to be a new concern by many about the COVID-19 issue … NC info … 19,174 newly reported cases as of 10:40 p.m. Friday, December 31 … 22.9% were positive, 19,426 deaths attributed to the disease since the pandemic began. Good news, if there is any good news, is 73% of adult population has been vaccinated with at least one dose and 69% of adult population in North Carolina are fully vaccinated. 190 new cases reported from December 18-31 in Bladen County…
And locally, have several friends suffering now, this date.
Kicked off the New Year with a fun ‘little’ get-to-gether … last evening … I did remember social distancing, most of the time…
Had a huge crowd in Bladenboro at noontime yesterday … many masked up, at the old school fundraiser … collards, black-eyed peas and chicken ‘n rice … other good food as well…
Lots of sports activity, locally, statewide and around the nation and world … Football bowl games, college basketball, golf, and lots more … Regular season NFL action today including a game in Green Bay vs the Vikings … The forecast is for temps in the single-digits at kickoff time … could be the coldest game ever played at Lambeau Field … The coldest game on this date was in 2017 … 10 degrees at kickoff time. Green Bay lost in miserable fashion, 16-0.
Weather has been good over the holidays … but change is on the way … Showers and and possibly a thunderstorm today and windy, could gust as high as 28 mph and high near 77. 100% chance of rain tonight, windy and a low near 48. Monday, more of the same with temps falling to around 40 by 5 p.m. Monday night, clear with a low near 26…
Summarizing … Temps dropping from mid to upper 70s today to below freezing Monday night … bundle up…
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” Epictetus
“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.” Walter Anderson
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, it turned into a butterfly.” Anonymous proverb
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