But on the Bright Side ...

This has been a long and difficult week, but there have also been some bright spots. 

My SiL and her husband were involved in a fairly serious wood-stacking accident. He sustained a large gash on his head and had to adhere to a concussion protocol for three days after being knocked down by a cord of falling wood and a large iron pipe. She dislocated her shoulder and broke her ulna in her lower arm, but she's a family practice physician who is tougher-than-nails and maneuvered her own shoulder back into the socket after suturing her husband's head and worked a whole day at her office before getting her arm x-rayed and splinted.

But on the bright side, the local hospital is closing its respiratory assessment tent today after a decrease in patient volume. They have treated more than 520 patients in the last month, and that helped alleviate much of the strain on the ER.

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It took me almost four hours to procure food yesterday and I had to travel to three different stores to do it.

But on the bright side, the last store I visited was well-stocked with most things, the shoppers were adhering to regulations by wearing face masks and staying six feet apart, and now I know where to shop in the future.

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The weather here has been generally terrible with rain, flood watches, and 40 mph winds.

But on the bright side, the governor is re-opening state parks tomorrow, and there is no rain predicted for Saturday or Sunday.

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New Jersey's coronavirus numbers are horrendous, with more than 116,000 people testing positive and almost 7,000 deaths. 

But on the very faint glimmer of hope side, our horrible numbers may be plateauing, with only 2,400 new cases reported yesterday. 

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And because it looks like there may actually be more good news than bad, I'll leave you with three last bits of good news.

Ryan sent me this; it was delicious and gave me a new positive outlook this morning.

I saw a rose-breasted grosbeak at the feeder while I was typing this. 

And I caught an oarfish in Animal Crossing. Yes, I realize this is a game, but it's a rare fish and aside from grocery shopping, this may be my biggest accomplishment this week. 

Here's to a non-rainy weekend and a week ahead full of accomplishments for all of us.