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Laughing at Pandemics, Kings, and Abracadabra
Leave a commentJanuary 14, 2021 by libroshombre
Merriam-Webster.com has announced that, “based upon a statistical analysis of words that are looked up in extremely high numbers …
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Castigators, Correcters, and Compassion
Leave a commentJanuary 10, 2021 by libroshombre
Anti-democracy insurgents are storming the Capitol Building and holding Congress hostage as I write this, while the President refuses …
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Mercenaries, Landmarks, and Marginalia
Leave a commentJanuary 2, 2021 by libroshombre
LIBRARIAN COLUMN Contact Greg Hill, 479-4344 December 31, 2020 Xenophon, the Greek mercenary and historian, left a fascinating account …
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Cons, Curses, and the CBC
Leave a commentDecember 24, 2020 by libroshombre
Once Marco Rubio said, “Donald Trump is a world-class con artist. He conned all these people that signed up for …
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Harems, Parties, and Understanding
Leave a commentDecember 17, 2020 by libroshombre
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “A man’s library is a sort of a harem,” and booklovers know a person’s …
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Cannibals, Spies, and Rogue Librarians
Leave a commentDecember 12, 2020 by libroshombre
In “You Only Live Twice,” the recently deceased Sean Connery portrayed his iconic James Bond spy character pretending to …
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Ogmios, Psychopomps, and Steve Reeves
Leave a commentNovember 26, 2020 by libroshombre
Saying Grannybelle Dunlap, my maternal grandmother, was a conservative Christian, is putting it far too mildly. To her the …
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Splogs, Abjads, and Con Nags
Leave a commentNovember 23, 2020 by libroshombre
Intriguing words popped up this week, namely “splog,” “lox,” “abjad,” and “nom sang.” My mom sprang splog on us …
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Hotdogs, Vaccinations, and Tree Bending Poets
Leave a commentOctober 16, 2020 by libroshombre
Dipping a toe into the Internet’s torrent of real and unreal information is all that’s required for a full …
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Founts, Gags, and Reality
Leave a commentOctober 2, 2020 by libroshombre
A “fount of knowledge” is “a person, organization, book, etc. that provides reliable information, advice, or ideas,” according to …
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