Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation, and across the world. It is just after 3:00 a.m. in "The City."

The sun will rise this morning @ 6:04 a.m. and it will set later @ 9:25 p.m., just like yesterday.

According to the NWS, the current outdoor temperature is 52° under clear skies. My DTWS shows 53º on the front porch and 54º on the deck. Also according to the NWS, winds of 9 mph make it feel like 51°.
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The forecast from the NWS calls for today's high to be 69º under partly cloudy skies with a relative humidity index of 57%. That 69º mark is cooler than yesterday's high temperature. Currently, no rain is falling and that should continue throughout the day today and for the next several days. The overnight low tonight is forecast to be 48º.

According to my DTWS, the barometric pressure is 29.68", while the NWS is reporting 30.30". Generally, those readings, indicate clear weather ahead.

I was able to witness both of the trains on the RSTL yesterday. At 10:30 a.m., MMRR EMD GP38-2 locomotives 2019 and 2025 passed by heading south, towing seemingly empty cars in their wake. Those cars included 19 CHCs, 13 DBTCs, one DWTC, and one GTC.

Later, @ 4:09 p.m., I watched as those same locomotives passed by heading north, towing 12 CHCs and 11 DBTCs.

We utilized the grocery pick up service from that big-box nearly everything store in GH, Meijer. The process was similar to that of the smaller grocery store, but also different in some subtle ways. One good thing, the shopper was able to fill the majority of our order and we now have more cleaning supplies than before. Since we were out, I took along my camera and took some shots of the area.

Sadly, the spaces for pick up were unoccupied yesterday afternoon, a testament to the belief that the pandemic is over.

A curve is always a good shot.

People not really observing the six-foot social distancing requirement, most without masks, as they await their turn at Pronto Pup™.

A nice shot of our inner lighthouse.

Local restaurants are open for business.

Young people walking alongside the dunes at the waterfront with no masks in evidence.

The American Legion is still not open for business. 

 We are seeing a trend towards people believing that the pandemic is over. So, the chance for a continuation of the first wave of the Covid-19 virus spread is just around the proverbial corner.

What can I say except that Mary and I will not be among those ignoring the social distancing rules nor going out without a mask on our faces?

Sadly, our illustrious POTUS has no plans to curtail his campaign activities, as he will be holding rallies in several states that are showing spikes in the number of Covid-19 cases. In fact, his campaign is having people sign waivers that state that the campaign is not responsible for any infections incurred at one of the rallies. If it isn't a problem, why is that pledge necessary?

In addition, in his continuing zeal to have the biggest and best, no matter what, he stated that his campaign has received hundreds of thousands of requests for tickets to his upcoming rallies. Unfortunately, those rallies will be held at indoor venues, the worst possible places to congregate without social distancing and masks. 

Good news though, the POTUS has moved his rally planned for Tulsa, OK from Friday, June 19th, also called Juneteenth. This day was named Juneteenth by African Americans to honor the emancipation of slaves in TX. The POTUS changed the date to Saturday, June 20th, to show he is being considerate of the feelings expressed by numerous African American aides on his staff. Numerous African American aides? Yeah right.

Oh well, it looks as though life will be a constant struggle for people in the know or people who give a care about their health and the health of others.

We gave Ginger a pawdicure yesterday after our lunch, which was a Chicago style vegan hot dog on a poppy seed bun with a side of Coleslaw, as seen in this pic.

No animals were harmed in the making of this meal.

Later, we watched another episode of Outlander with dinner, which was Mary's homemade pasta sauce with TVP over chickpea spaghetti noodles. Ginger still doesn't like chickpea pasta.

Today should allow time for more crossword solving and more reading of a book I just started entitled, The End of October by Lawrence Wright. The story involves a doctor's visit to a country ravaged by an unknown or novel virus. I guess I just can't get enough. Mary will continue her adventures in the US National Parks as she continues to read a book by Nevada Barr entitled Track of the Cat. Ciao.