Monthly Archives: September 2016

  1. Sherman, Grant, and the Library of America

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    September 27, 2016 by libroshombre

      A 1990 New York Times review of “Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman” spoke of how “Ulysses S. Grant and …
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    Category: autobiography, books, generals, language, presidents, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , ,

  2. Parrots, Programming, and the Bleeding Edge

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    September 27, 2016 by libroshombre

      Old Alexander Pope was on to something when he described good conversation as “the feast of reason and the …
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    Category: advertising, communication, computers, technology, translations, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , ,

  3. Russian Reticence, Doggie Brains, and the Dewey Decimal System

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    September 14, 2016 by libroshombre

      The Russian government could use some lessons in polite communications. Beside their proclivity for hacking, leaking, and mendaciousness, they’re …
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  4. John Wayne, Harry Potter, and Oscar Wilde

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    September 14, 2016 by libroshombre

      John Wayne once said, “I’ve loved reading all my life,” and on that score soul mates. However, I’m especially …
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    Category: comics, reading, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

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