Category Archives: books

  1. Typos, Pottery, and ABZs

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    November 26, 2024 by libroshombre

                There’s Murphy’s Law coined by American aerospace engineer Edward A. Murphy, Jr. in 1948, “Anything that can go wrong will …
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  2. Rabbit Holes, Fairy Tales, and Wilhelms

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    November 26, 2024 by libroshombre

                “…. suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her ….. when the Rabbit actually took a watch …
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  3. Tomfoolery, Justice, and Imprisoning Librarians

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    September 21, 2024 by libroshombre

                Around 2,000 years ago Cicero, the Roman lawyer and statesman, called justice “the crowning glory of the virtues.”  If so, how …
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    Category: books, censorship, civility, crime, justice, law, librarians, libraries, public libraries, punishment, school libraries, theft | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  4. Reasonable Resolutions, Personal Transformation, and Starting Over

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    January 23, 2024 by libroshombre

                An app called Blinkist costs $12.99 a month and is designed to help you achieve your New Year resolution …
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    Category: book reviews, books, librarians, libraries, libraries and librarians, race, races, racism, rare books | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  5. Nailing Jello, Sifting Slang, Observatory Books

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    November 4, 2023 by libroshombre

    Some things are simply impossible, or the next thing to it, like nailing jello to the wall.  Cursory research didn’t …
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  6. Grammar, Forgery, and Forgotten Books

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    November 4, 2023 by libroshombre

                Once upon a time, around 150 BCE, there were two great kingdoms in the eastern Mediterranean that each possessed …
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    Category: archeology, book theft, books, forgery, libraries, library collections, reading, school librarians | Tags: , , , , ,

  7. Riots, Festivals, and Paperbacks

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    July 21, 2023 by libroshombre

                Many great minds have contemplated the dynamics of large groups of humans.  H.L. Mencken once said, “No one in …
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    Category: books, demagoguery, festivals, fiction, hardbacks, magazines, paperbacks, public libraries, publishing, science fiction | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  8. Lynchings, Black Holes, and Horny Toads

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    July 10, 2023 by libroshombre

             There’s been some interesting overlapping on my radar that involve lynching, black holes, horny toads, and the frightening rise …
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    Category: book banning, books, libraries, race, races, racism, reptiles | Tags: , , , , , ,

  9. Relationships, Warm Puppies, and Happiness

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    May 3, 2023 by libroshombre

                A four-panel Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz that was destined for immortality ran on April 25, 1960.  First …
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  10. Lynchings, Black Holes, and Horny Toads

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    May 3, 2023 by libroshombre

                There’s been some interesting overlapping on my radar that involve lynching, black holes, horny toads, and the frightening rise …
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    Category: animals, Black history, book banning, books, censorship, crime, libraries and librarians, library school, public libraries, school librarians, school libraries | Tags: , , , ,

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