Saturday, May 23, 2020

TEE UP. MR. PRESIDENT!

The golf links lie so near the mill, 

That almost every day,

The laboring children can look out,

And see the men at play!*



CRISIS?  WHAT CRISIS?
COVID-19? WHO CARES?


FORGET COVID-19
THIS IS THE REAL CRISIS

* by Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn, 1876-1959.  
Here is an interesting student paper about this poem and it's author, a peace, suffrage and labor activist.  http://cwcs.ysu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Golf-Links.pdf
Her style reminds me of the work of William Blake.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

HOW ANOTHER PRESIDENT MANAGED A SERIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAK

ROOSEVELT AND POLIO: CLICK THE LINK FOR THIS ACCOUNT AND COMPARE AND CONTRAST WITH TODAY!

This link is well worth reading!
http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/174983


YOU THINK YOU'VE SEEN HORSE RACES?

You think you've seen horse races?
A COVID-19 race like you've never seen (or actually heard) before!  CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE THE EXCITING RACE!
https://joanscovid19blog.blogspot.com/2020/05/a-horse-race-like-you-havent-seen-before.html