1. Alephs, Acrostics, and April

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    May 3, 2023 by libroshombre

                My handwriting’s always been bad, but these days it’s bordering on awful.  Perhaps I’m channeling my inner Phoenician for …
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    Category: words, libraries, alphabet, handwriting, poetry, poets, wordplay | Tags: , , , , , ,

  2. Relationships, Warm Puppies, and Happiness

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    May 3, 2023 by libroshombre

                A four-panel Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz that was destined for immortality ran on April 25, 1960.  First …
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  3. Jackanapes, Crambazzled, and So Long

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    May 3, 2023 by libroshombre

                There are several reasons I like the Online Etymology website: it’s accurate, thorough, and often entertaining.   For example, consider …
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  4. Lynchings, Black Holes, and Horny Toads

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    May 3, 2023 by libroshombre

                There’s been some interesting overlapping on my radar that involve lynching, black holes, horny toads, and the frightening rise …
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    Category: animals, Black history, book banning, books, censorship, crime, libraries and librarians, library school, public libraries, school librarians, school libraries | Tags: , , , ,

  5. Lynching, Black Holes, and Horny Toads

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    April 18, 2023 by libroshombre

    There’s been some interesting overlapping on my radar that involve lynching, black holes, horny toads, and the frightening rise in …
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    Category: animals, banned books, book banning, books, libraries, library school, pubic libraries, race, racism | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  6. Relationships, Warm Puppies, and Happiness

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    April 18, 2023 by libroshombre

                A four-panel Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz that was destined for immortality ran on April 25, 1960.  First …
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  7. Bad News, Hats, and Equity Language

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    March 31, 2023 by libroshombre

                   Hats have always adorned my noggin, and as my marvelous momma traveled the world she always inevitably returned with …
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  8. Alephs, Acrostics, and April

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    March 31, 2023 by libroshombre

                My handwriting’s always been bad, but these days it’s bordering on awful.  Perhaps I’m channeling my inner Phoenician for …
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  9. Fires, Bookmarks, and Leaky Privies

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    February 3, 2023 by libroshombre

                It’s sometimes interesting while reading a book to reflect upon the chain of prior readings that led you there.  …
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  10. King Ludd, Flow States, and Bill Russell

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    February 3, 2023 by libroshombre

                Flow states, switch-cost effect, and ludditeism have been worrisome lately; it started with a thought-terminating cliché, which is also …
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    Category: attention, computers, reading, reading brain, technology | Tags: , , ,

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