Bill Butler
@greatbooks.bsky.social
Old. Retired. Very happily married. Like to travel. Like to read. Like Film Noir. Like likable people.
Cake. Everyone is going to get a big beautiful cake. The biggest. We’re turning the Department of Education into the Department of Cake. And pie; military drones will be repurposed to fly pies to you. They’ll drop from the sky. Try not to look up too much.
May 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Cake. Everyone is going to get a big beautiful cake. The biggest. We’re turning the Department of Education into the Department of Cake. And pie; military drones will be repurposed to fly pies to you. They’ll drop from the sky. Try not to look up too much.
The numbers dropped dramatically after the introduction of the Salk vaccine in 1955, and even further with the Sabin oral vaccine in 1961, demonstrating one of the most successful public health interventions in history.
January 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The numbers dropped dramatically after the introduction of the Salk vaccine in 1955, and even further with the Sabin oral vaccine in 1961, demonstrating one of the most successful public health interventions in history.
These outbreaks caused widespread fear and led to the closure of swimming pools, movie theaters, and other public gathering places. Of those infected, roughly 1 in 200 cases led to permanent paralysis, and about 5-10% of those paralyzed died when their breathing muscles became immobilized.
January 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
These outbreaks caused widespread fear and led to the closure of swimming pools, movie theaters, and other public gathering places. Of those infected, roughly 1 in 200 cases led to permanent paralysis, and about 5-10% of those paralyzed died when their breathing muscles became immobilized.
1950: approximately 33,000 cases
1951: over 28,000 cases
1952: 57,879 cases (the peak year)
1953: about 35,000 cases
1954: approximately 38,000 cases
1951: over 28,000 cases
1952: 57,879 cases (the peak year)
1953: about 35,000 cases
1954: approximately 38,000 cases
January 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
1950: approximately 33,000 cases
1951: over 28,000 cases
1952: 57,879 cases (the peak year)
1953: about 35,000 cases
1954: approximately 38,000 cases
1951: over 28,000 cases
1952: 57,879 cases (the peak year)
1953: about 35,000 cases
1954: approximately 38,000 cases
During the early 1950s before the Salk vaccine was introduced in 1955, polio was a major public health threat in the United States. The disease peaked in 1952 with over 57,000 reported cases. On average, there were around 35,000 cases annually in the early 1950s, though the numbers varied each year:
January 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
During the early 1950s before the Salk vaccine was introduced in 1955, polio was a major public health threat in the United States. The disease peaked in 1952 with over 57,000 reported cases. On average, there were around 35,000 cases annually in the early 1950s, though the numbers varied each year:
Don’t search what Trump said or did today.
January 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Don’t search what Trump said or did today.
Yes, but it’s easier to toss in the trash.
January 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Yes, but it’s easier to toss in the trash.
It never rose to prominence.
December 31, 2024 at 12:32 AM
It never rose to prominence.
Thank you for the word I was seeking to describe my retirement.
December 31, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Thank you for the word I was seeking to describe my retirement.
It was so big it took me a while to see it. (Any parent who’s changed a diaper on a baby boy will have experienced peeface.)
December 31, 2024 at 12:29 AM
It was so big it took me a while to see it. (Any parent who’s changed a diaper on a baby boy will have experienced peeface.)
Hence…Pulp Fiction!
December 31, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Hence…Pulp Fiction!
Even a blind squirrel sometimes stumbles over an acorn.
December 30, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Even a blind squirrel sometimes stumbles over an acorn.
I don’t have an answer except to try and speak as you truly think and feel while not dismissing those who think and feel differently, treating them with respect. When you said “dialogue” you said it all.
December 30, 2024 at 4:13 PM
I don’t have an answer except to try and speak as you truly think and feel while not dismissing those who think and feel differently, treating them with respect. When you said “dialogue” you said it all.
That’s a good idea. I can’t believe MAGA sees a “demonstration” where there’s an attempted coup.
December 30, 2024 at 3:03 AM
That’s a good idea. I can’t believe MAGA sees a “demonstration” where there’s an attempted coup.
Wow! An inverse Christmas tree.
December 30, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Wow! An inverse Christmas tree.
A wonderful poem. Galway Kinnell became one of my favorite poets when I stumbled across “The Book of Nightmares” in the early ‘70s.
December 29, 2024 at 10:04 PM
A wonderful poem. Galway Kinnell became one of my favorite poets when I stumbled across “The Book of Nightmares” in the early ‘70s.
One of the earth’s most beautiful places.
December 29, 2024 at 9:45 PM
One of the earth’s most beautiful places.