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Catherine O'Donnell
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March 13, 2020Journal of a Plague Semester
On March 13, 2020, at 3:55PM, Catherine O'Donnell asked the question that generated Journal of a Plague Year. Within 5 minutes, Mark Tebeau & Richard Amesbury replied, and we were on zoom within 10 minutes. Within the next hour, Mark Tebeau had registered with Omeka.net and implemented the first iteration of Journal of a Plague Year, using Omeka Classic via the hosted Omeka site (at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media.). Even though we all recognized the importance of the moment, the title reveals how ephemeral she thought it might be. -
03/28/2020Bleeding Hearts
A blood drive on Phoenix, with social distancing imposed so we don't harm each other while trying to save each other. Seemed a little on the nose -
2020-03-22Clear Skies
The Salt Riverbed, reclaimed wetlands leading west from Tempe Town Lake to the airport, is always gorgeous. But the skies are usually a line of airplanes. Today scarcer than waterbirds. -
2020-03-20Victory
Colleague learns of a shipment of household supplies to the nearest CVS, returns triumphant. But not hoarding, he'd like to point out. -
2020-03-18Help wanted/We need help
This ice cream store on Mill Avenue, near ASU's campus, still has a sign announcing itsy hiring. But the newer sign explains they're closed except for deliveries--and most of the students are no longer here to request them.