Monthly Archives: January 2025

  1. Idioms, Polyglots, and Polymaths

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    January 3, 2025 by libroshombre

                A delightful little (7 x 5 inch) library book titled “I’m Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears,” came my way …
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  2. Giants, Presses, and Gall

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    January 3, 2025 by libroshombre

    Phrases.org defines “Standing on the shoulders of giants” as “Using the understanding gained by major thinkers who have gone before …
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  3. Jack’s House, Montaigne’s Essays, and Florio

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    January 3, 2025 by libroshombre

                It’s confession time; I’m an annotator (a person who adds explanatory or critical notes to a text) and often write …
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