Category: Spanish Flu

How the Global Pandemic is Better than Last Time

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The Spanish flu killed a couple million people across the world in 1918-1919. We are now, a century later, mired again in a global pandemic, month number ten. But things aren’t quite as grim this time, unless of course, you are one of the science deniers who refuses to social distance, wear a mask, and… Continue reading How the Global Pandemic is Better than Last Time

Jack London — Was He a Racist?

Posted in Ayran, California, Call of the Wild, Coronavirus, Covid 19, culture, Dr. Seuss, Hitler, Jack London, John Wayne, pandemic, racism, racist, Spanish Flu, The Scarlet Plague, To Build a Fire, White Fang, white privilege, white supremacistLeave a comment

Who doesn’t love the story The Call of the Wild? I used to teach it and also Jack London’s doomsday story called To Build a Fire when I taught 7th grade in Council Bluffs, Iowa. White Fang is another Jack London story that my 8th grade remedial boys liked to check out from my personal… Continue reading Jack London — Was He a Racist?

Time to Get your Absentee Ballot for November

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It’s that bewitching hour after lunch where I need to sit and digest while I write a blog post. During the lockdown (here in California) I have learned a few things today: Our school district, along with six counties, has called off physical classes for the rest of the year. My county has 442 cases… Continue reading Time to Get your Absentee Ballot for November