Monthly Archives: February 2015

  1. The Secrets of Painters, Bank Robbers, and Social Workers

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    February 23, 2015 by libroshombre

    “We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents,” was one of many Zen-like observations of Bob Ross, host of PBS’ …
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  2. Shakespeare’s Tongue, Dog Listeners, and Gregarious Cockroaches

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    February 17, 2015 by libroshombre

    David Crystal’s book, “Think on My Words: Exploring Shakespeare’s Language,” has been on my reading table lately. The section on …
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    Category: animals, English, insects, language, shakespeare | Tags: , , , , , ,

  3. Poprocks, Paraprosdokians, and Kindness

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    February 10, 2015 by libroshombre

    Voltaire’s 18th century warning remains valid. “It is dangerous,” he wrote, “to be right in matters on which the established …
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    Category: civility, communication, Guys Read, health, manners | Tags: , , , , , ,

  4. Torturous Aphibologies, Poor Webster, and Scrooge McDuck’s Taxes

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    February 3, 2015 by libroshombre

    Judging by our national debate over the subject, “torture” is one of those terms whose meaning seems to depend on …
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    Category: dictionaries, parts of speech, punctuation, words | Tags: , , , , , ,

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