I ended with a rainbow yesterday, so today will start with a spiritual one: From the New York Times , all the important news of the day and week: On Saturday, Naomi Osaka defeated Jennifer Brady, becoming   the first woman to win each of her first four Grand Slam finals   in more than 30 years. Brady, appearing in her first final,   went down fighting . Roughly one year since the first known coronavirus-related death was reported in the U.S.,   an unfathomable toll is nearing — the loss of half a million people . As of Sunday,   the pandemic death toll was 497,403 , higher than in any other country. More Americans have died from Covid-19 than on the battlefields of World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined. Nationwide, nearly half of Americans would refuse a shot if offered one immediately,   polls suggest . Vaccination skepticism is   even higher   among Black and Hispanic people, white people without a college degree, registered Republicans and lower-income households. W

Although I've now been retired for more than 20 years, Friday remains as my best day of the week.  My apartment is cleaned, bed remade and towels replaced. I tend to have my best meal of the week on Friday nights.  I once golfed a lot on this day.  I'm happier on Fridays. This morning I awoke, turned on the TV to Classic Arts Showcase, and first on were Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli singing Con Te Partiro.   That was Tuscany in 1997.  Did you know she's already 60 years old?  He is 62 and became blind from a football ( soccer ) accident at the age of 12.  His duet with Celine Dion of The Prayer came the following year. The World is today a better place because the U.S. not only just rejoined the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, but also the global humanity.  President Joe Biden virtually met with other G7 leaders and made progress on pandemic recovery and vaccine plans. Next, NASA success.  The Perseverance rover landed exactly where it was supposed to on Mars, and