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Soundtrack: I Won’t Go Back by Taylor Coggins.
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Sunday, January 10, 2021:
Sumas, WA – Ferndale, WA – Bellingham, WA
Cian and Oisin slept in a bit. Dad congratulated Cian on what a great host he was last night with Jack and Greggory around the social meeting fire. Cian was well-behaved, kind, attentive, and served guests snacks with drinks. Cian even got tips. So dad made him a celebratory breakfast of his favorite Apple and Cinnamon oatmeal, bacon, and orange juice for breakfast. They then played Minecraft Dungeons and beat the Iron Forge.
The duo headed off towards Bellingham for their 6 hour Sunday gig work shift. Enrout, before Nooksack they spied thousands of swans frolicking in the berry and agriculture fields, so they stopped to watch. Then before the shift, popped into the Ferndale public library. Dad had received several late notices for a book he checked out and they wanted to charge him $50. Only reason he hadn’t returned it was that he thought the libraries were closed.
As they pulled in, the drop-box was open, a woman was changing out the books – to de-contaminate them and cleanse them before restocking. She told him to go inside and tell them he turned it in so they would clear the charges. As they attempted to walk into the library, they were yelled at as it was closed for people coming in – had a window setup with a librarian. They also had grab bags called “binge bags” they could check out. So Cian grabbed the “adventure” themed one. He liked most of the books.
With 10 minutes to spare before the start of the shift, they hit Grocery Outlet to grab some sundries for the week. While awaiting other deliveries they pitstopped in Deals Only for this week’s savings. Cian played “The cup cake man” and installed a new game.
After their shift, they went home and played “Chess”. Cian bought it at the Dollar Tree before heading home. They had a call with his mom and called it a night. After Cian fell asleep … Dad worked on web client work until 3 am, transferring files and site maintenance to the wee hours of the morning.
Cian’s Blog at https://technotink.net/cian/?p=466
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Soundtrack: As We Grow Up by Johannes Bornlof.
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In the News: Today marks a year since China discovered the Coronavirus and the pandemic started officially. It was also around the same time that the first articles of impeachment against Donald Trump were released. Now a year later, they are preparing the 2nd round this time for his role in inciting the mob that stormed the Capitol building. If it happens, this will be the first time a U.S. PResident will be impeached twice. The rioters of the Capitol had different perspectives, but the cohesive crew was their allegiance to Trump. By the end of the event, five had died, and many were injured. Most from the riot were arrested and charged, including 13 with federal charges. Facebook and Twitter banned Donald Trump from their platforms due to the “risk of further incitement of violence” at least through the end of his term. The more transmissible coronavirus variant is impacting Britain and is detected in 45 other countries, including the United States (8 states). The CDC and scientists dive deep into genomic studies to figure out what is needed to determine how prevalent mutations of the virus are spreading. This all speeds vaccine rollouts to keep caseloads from skyrocketing and hospitals being overcrowded. At this point, about 6.7 million adults in the United States have had at least one of the 2 doses of the vaccine. Various states are expanding vaccine eligibility, first starting with health care workers, nursing home residents, and the elderly. Los Angeles County in California had an incredible surge of cases, determining one coronavirus-related death every eight minutes with the city having one in 10 residents testing positive for the virus. Emergency rooms were overcrowded and not taking in new patients, most of who had to sit and tie up ambulances in the parking lot. Whilst in Chicago, some students return to school on Monday for the first time since March of last near. Disputes on whether to open schools or not are common. Today is day 2 of the search and rescue operation after the Boeing 737-500 Indonesian passenger jet crashed into the Java Sea. They found body parts and some clothes near the Thousand Islands.
