tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post7413358720153964846..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: John O'Hara's pandemic story "The Doctor's Son" - If you wanted an ice cream soda you had to have it put in a cardboard containerAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-9122144385962482422020-08-02T21:30:06.146-05:002020-08-02T21:30:06.146-05:00The 1918 American Army stories are crazy - thousan...The 1918 American Army stories are crazy - thousands of deaths, the influenza sweeping through the continent, and then on to the armies of Europe, in just a couple of months, no one with any idea of what to do. Healthy young men dropping dead in a few days. Horrible.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-91861091004804404052020-08-02T18:09:58.710-05:002020-08-02T18:09:58.710-05:00There's an interesting personal diary from the...There's an interesting personal diary from the early 1900's, I believe it's called My Favorite Beau, which in one chapter deals with the Spanish flu hitting troops in basic training. The effects were vicious as it attacked these young men all pressed together in barracks, etc. <br />Rancher510https://www.blogger.com/profile/14343741339887603774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-26265696121709874292020-08-02T10:00:48.103-05:002020-08-02T10:00:48.103-05:00That graph suggests we have learned a lot, but in ...That graph suggests we have learned a lot, but in another sense of "we" and "learned," a lesson of literature is that the answer to your question is: no, we have not. What "we" think "we" know changes a lot.<br /><br />Still, doctors now keep their masks on, and in an environment of much lower risk, so that's a change.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-88118456971380276252020-08-02T08:55:46.861-05:002020-08-02T08:55:46.861-05:00It's hard to tell if putting an end to the use...It's hard to tell if putting an end to the use of the local bar as a medical clinic is an improvement or not. Right now, I think I'd be in favor of it!Biblio Mariahttps://twitter.com/biblio_marianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-18832587186737463262020-08-02T08:37:28.382-05:002020-08-02T08:37:28.382-05:00Just rolling my eyes at the mask reference. Have w...Just rolling my eyes at the mask reference. Have we learned NOTHING in the last 100 years? Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-88636315043132832262020-08-01T11:13:03.277-05:002020-08-01T11:13:03.277-05:00Yes, let's hope. Viruses run their course eve...Yes, let's hope. Viruses run their course eventually.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-34893352730316353402020-07-31T23:22:10.550-05:002020-07-31T23:22:10.550-05:00let's hope the current one is also just a spik...let's hope the current one is also just a spike instead of a trend...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.com