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Reviews... and covid...

No Space prompt today so I ramble.

1. I will not reach my NaNo goal of 30k by tomorrow. I don't care. If I just write 500 words daily in December I'll go over. Officially I'm at 20k but I haven't included a couple recent pieces yet.

2. I want to travel. If I can get the vaccine? I'll be eligible but not before January or even later. Until then I could go to Costa Rica. But I'd need insurance and insurance is expensive and doesn't reduce my risk. Their infection rates are high but not as high as here. Montana ranks #7 in the US with 5.3% infected. North Dakota continues to led at 10.3%.

3. Are all White Dakotans covidiots? Well... obviously not. Are Trumpsters all anti-maskers? No... but... of the top 10 states in percentage of positive-cases/population 8 of them voted for him (the exceptions are Wisconsin and Illinois). Conspiracy that! The truth? This wave is hitting rural areas hard but yes, anti-maskers and freedom-to-die advocates lead the way. Gov. Noem of #2 South Dakota is a prime example (Sturgis on a bun with a side of snot, anyone?). On the other-hand, Vermont... which is quite rural too is #51 at 0.66%. The lowest 'red' state #45 is West Virginia at 2.6%. Isolation? Fewer deniers? Perhaps. Regardless, don't get sick in the Dakotas. They may not have a bed for you.

4. Reviews. I've posted 17 recent ones. Some I submitted as private and others I forgot to link to Space Blog group. My bad. I was more careful once I realized my mistakes (there's no way to correct that). I really don't like reviewing. I do mini-reviews in my blog. Few get the word that way. But my email sure lit up when I submitted my opinions (because that's what they are) to the review page.

5. I rated from 2.5 to 4.7 basically. I understand that everyone wants to get a 4.0 and a bunch of 5s feels even better; but, if I were a professor I would not have accepted many without a rewrite. I don't like flunking people, especially since most have sincerely tried... and failed. Which reminds me of Spanish in high school. Straight As. In college, straight Cs. In Costa Rica? I went mute. But now... I think in Castellano and at times prefer speaking it to English. Pues... depende...

Best of November's reviewed items is a gem that reminded me of Shel Siverstein:

A girl  (E) A person is more than they seem #2238511 by Angelina Wilson

According to the Rule of 5 I've reached my limit for today. I have lots of writing to do while I sit by the window with the sun on my bare back. I've had my cups of coffee (one is never enough) and eaten a cheeseburger with lettuce (I never buy lettuce!) and if I work diligently I may take a walk. Took one yesterday. Felt good to be out.

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