Category Archives: brain

  1. Neanderthals, Dogs, and the Love Hormone

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    April 19, 2021 by libroshombre

                Philosopher Immanuel Kant liked to remind us that, “All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the …
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    Category: brain, dogs, libraries, senses, smells | Tags: , , ,

  2. States of Nature, Dark Triads, and Masking

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    January 21, 2021 by libroshombre

    LIBRARIAN COLUMN Contact Greg hill, 479-4344                                                               January 21m 2021             Confucius taught that “Without knowing the force of words, it …
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    Category: banned books, book banning, book burning, brain, censorship, happiness, health, words | Tags: , , , , , ,

  3. Tea, Twain, and Tomes

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    March 30, 2020 by libroshombre

    One’s personal collection of books, or lack thereof, is often interesting, hence my curiosity about other people’s libraries.  Perhaps a …
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    Category: books, booksellers, brain, drinks, libraries, library history, printers, tea, Uncategorized | Tags: , ,

  4. How Marilyn Monroe, Winston Churchill, and I Are Alike

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    August 14, 2019 by libroshombre

    LIBRARIAN COLUMN Contact Greg Hill 479-4344                                                   July 18, 2019 Robert Louis Stevenson claimed that, “To forget oneself is to be …
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    Category: aging, alzheimer's, books, boostacks, brain, reading, reading brain, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , ,

  5. Books, Books, More Books!

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    October 14, 2017 by libroshombre

      Long ago I took up the banner of bibliophile Winston Churchill: “If you cannot read all your books, at …
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    Category: books, brain, lirbaries, reading, reading brain, reading well, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  6. Flamingoes, Naked Mole Rats, and Sleepers

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    August 1, 2017 by libroshombre

      The age-old mystery of how flamingoes sleep on one leg without falling over has finally been resolved. Biologists at …
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    Category: brain, librarians, libraries, sleep, Uncategorized | Tags: , , ,

  7. 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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    Category: animals, brain, dogs, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , ,

  8. Obscure Sorrows, Crosswords, and Amyloids

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    July 28, 2016 by libroshombre

      A child of mine recently passed along the online Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows of neologisms, newly coined words, created …
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    Category: alzheimer's, brain, crosswords, dictionaries, libraries, neologisms, public libraries, Uncategorized, words | Tags: , , , , , ,

  9. Synesthesia, Misophonia, and Argle-Bargle

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    June 30, 2016 by libroshombre

      A number of articles about synesthesia have cropped up lately. Reading Vladimir Nabakov’s wonderful memoir, “Speak Memory,” revealed his …
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    Category: behavior, brain, synesthesia, Uncategorized, word origins, words | Tags: , , , ,

  10. Sleddogs, Songbirds, and Baby Brains

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    June 24, 2016 by libroshombre

      It’s no secret that I’m still not over last year’s passing of my sweet old dog, Fay. When I …
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    Category: babies, birds, brain, libraries, reading, Uncategorized | Tags: ,

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