How is the USA faring on COVID-19 compared to our European partners?  From the  New York Times  this morning: We have had more deaths because we have more people.  On a per/capita basis, the UK seems not to be faring well.  Reasons? Government policy to keep the economy going. Spotty vaccination rate and mask-wearing. Decline of vaccine effectiveness. I had this posting ready yesterday, but the news of the day got in the way.  Anyway, my Sundays are predictable.  I could have watched the World Series, PGA and an assortment of NFL games.  So I did something totally different.  Has to do with WILD THINGS. First, though, my meals this past week.  Once a month, 15 Craigside has something called Manuahi Market.  Manuahi means free, meaning that there is an assortment of snacks and stuff provided by the dining room.  Thought I'd try something different by orchestrating a dinner with their offerings using local liquor: Manapua, edamame ( boiled soybeans ), konbu maki( macroalgae and pork

  From  Worldometer  (new deaths yesterday):          DAY    USA    WORLD     Brazil      India      South Africa June     9     1093     4732       1185        246        82 July    22     1205     7128        1293      1120       572 Aug    12     1504     6556       1242       835       130 Sept     9      1208    6222        1136      1168        82 Oct     21     1225     6849         571       703         85 Nov     11     1479     10178         564       550        60            17     1615     10502        676       472        118            18     1964      10970       754       587       124             19     2065     10758       644       584       115            25     2304     12025       620       518       118            30     1238       8291        317       482        58 Dec       1      2611      11891        697      500       109              2     2833     12356       669      498        65 Summary:   The USA just broke it's one day high for COVID-19 deaths w