tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12780015.post1375718438366151647..comments2023-10-21T02:54:19.549-07:00Comments on Muley's World: Random Observations and Trivial EventsMuleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882951100904694353noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12780015.post-30436536398892792942007-12-16T11:29:00.000-08:002007-12-16T11:29:00.000-08:00Thanks for the update about Baum, J.L. That whole ...Thanks for the update about Baum, J.L. That whole bimetallism thing seemed like a bit screwy issue to base a children's book on. Now, if he had been talking about going off the gold standard, or maybe protected tariffs -- well, now those things would make the imagination run absolutely wild.Muleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882951100904694353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12780015.post-7098981413302017162007-12-13T15:48:00.000-08:002007-12-13T15:48:00.000-08:00The NY Times has corrected that review you quoted....The <I>NY Times</I> has corrected that review you quoted. It now acknowledges that there's no evidence whatsoever that Baum supported bimetallism, much less that he wrote <I>The Wizard of Oz</I> around the idea.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12780015.post-49966038229777004372007-12-06T13:21:00.000-08:002007-12-06T13:21:00.000-08:00Sadly, I fear that English classes are even more s...Sadly, I fear that English classes are even more screwed up these days, what with all the need to get politically correct. And history, I'm afraid, often gets re-written as well, as there is the current trend against spening much time talking about the accomplishments of "dead imperialist white guys" and the like.Muleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882951100904694353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12780015.post-59083941422693251142007-12-01T06:58:00.000-08:002007-12-01T06:58:00.000-08:00Despite being a bit of a bibliovore, I avoided lit...Despite being a bit of a bibliovore, I avoided lit classes in college. I told friends I was afraid that if I studied literature, I would never be able to enjoy it again. <BR/><BR/>So I took history instead. :-) All the fun of having some historical perspective on my books and their authors, none of the drag of being programmed to look for hidden messages.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787892622804373968noreply@blogger.com