In case you were wondering. It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, so the Rolling Stones will play on without drummer Charlie Watts-and you’ll like it. The rock band will continue their US tour in September, and the band will pay an emotional tribute to their fallen friend at their concert next month. Members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood will continue their No Filter Tour in St. Louis on Sept. 26. Watts previously left the tour due to a medical issue earlier this month. “The band wants to make the show a celebration of his life. He was like a brother to them but they know he would have hated the thought of them canceling shows. Charlie had given them his blessing to tour without him following his operation, so they will honor his wishes,” per a band representative as reported by the NY Post.
The full FDA approval of the Pfizer Covid-19 is a game changer. By giving full approval, employers can now make vaccinations a requirement of employment. Schools can make it a requirement of employees and staff. Hopefully, those that were hesitant to get the vaccine until it was fully approved by the FDA will now do so. Getting to a 70% vaccine rate, and with it, herd immunity is important as we start another school year.
There was another raid by the FBI of Detroit City Council members, related to potential bribery charges. I must assume that the people are innocent until proven guilty. One can only hope.
The Taylor, Michigan Little League team has won their first two games in the Little League World Series. They take on undefeated Hawaii tonight on ESPN @ 7:30. ESPN does a great job with its coverage of the LL World Series. As you watch the games, don’t be too critical of the umpires. They are all volunteers who pay all of their own expenses for the privilege of umpiring. For those umpires, it is truly a labor of love.
It is getting to my favorite time of year, especially in northern Michigan. The days are comfortable and the nights are cool. After, Labor Day, most of the tourists will be gone. The golf courses and restaurants will be less crowded. The bike path and gym will be free of tourists. It will be just the regulars. The air will clear and the sky bright. In late September the trees become God’s canvass. He starts his masterpiece with bright reds and then adds yellows, oranges, greens, and more shades of reds by mid-October. The thistle is a gorgeous lavender and the ferns go from green to yellow to brown. On the golf course, the ball seems to fly farther, go straighter, and role more. On the bike trail, I seem to go faster without concerns about getting “all sweaty”. Grasshoppers are my only concerns.
Stay safe. Social distance. Wear your mask. Wash your hands regularly. Get your vaccine.
Orchid of the Day: The Taylor Little League Team
Onion of the Day: Congressman Peter Meijer, for taking an unannounced trip to Kabul airport to see first hand the evacuation of Americans from Afghanistan. His intentions were noble, but his timing was terrible.
Quote of the Day: I want to share this quote from the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization founded in 1917 that conducts service programs throughout the world. This was written prior to the U.S engagement in Southeast Asia in the mid-1960s. Unfortunately, it also applies to so much of what has happened in the last 20 years in Iraq and Afghanistan. “It is not the military credibility of the United States that is lacking, but the credibility in matters of rationality, political maturity and legal and moral responsibility. In the eyes of a large part of the world, the United States conduct in Vietnam has already brought its credibility with respect to those non-military qualities into question. Much can be done to restore American credibility and honor if the United States will abandon its clearly calamitous policy of reliance upon military means to achieve impossible political ends.