Monthly Archives: December 2014

  1. Old Water, Tear Topography, and Why Geezers Grin

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    December 25, 2014 by libroshombre

    “Water is the driving force of all nature,” observed Leonardo da Vinci, and earth’s water predates the sun, according to …
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  2. Phantoms, Idiots, and Restrooms

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    December 18, 2014 by libroshombre

    Old Fort Phantom’s remains stand on a rise just north of Abilene, Texas, where I grew up. We boys usually …
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    Category: amnners, health, history, libraries, manners, public libraries, restrooms, science | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

  3. Hormones, Peccadillos, and Other Annoyances

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    December 11, 2014 by libroshombre

    One of my favorite hormones was featured in a recent Mental Floss article by Jessica Hullinger titled “6 Fascinating Facts …
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  4. Tyrannio the Rapscallion Librarian

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    December 7, 2014 by libroshombre

    “Tyrannio” would be a great name for a library director, and, in fact, it was. His real name was Theophrastus, …
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