Monthly Archives: April 2016

  1. Khipus, Goldfish, and Memorable Mimosas

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    April 29, 2016 by libroshombre

    LIBRARIAN COLUMN Contact Greg Hill, 479-4344                                                        April 21, 2016 Khipus, knotted string records, were the data collection technology preferred by …
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    Category: brain, memory, plants, Uncategorized | Tags: , ,

  2. Tigernuts, Shopping Lists, and Animal Skin

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    April 19, 2016 by libroshombre

      Tigernut Sweets may be on my menu soon. I read about this extremely old recipe on AncientNile.co.uk, where I …
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    Category: cookbooks, cookery, cooking, literacy, public libraries, recipes, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , ,

  3. Rudeness, Cakewalks, and Library Fines

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    April 13, 2016 by libroshombre

      This era of political and cultural rudeness is certainly nothing new. In the latter 1600s French philosopher Jean de …
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    Category: dancing, grammar, library fines, library rules, manners, public libraries, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , ,

  4. Stimulations, Contraction, and Boney-eared Assfish

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    April 11, 2016 by libroshombre

    Some periodicals provide close to the same serendipial stimulation browsing the shelves as a well-stocked library. But where the library’s …
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    Category: English language, invective, language, magazines, names, Uncategorized, words | Tags: , , , ,

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