Category Archives: libraries

  1. Political Women, Dog Whistles, and Lady Bird

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    August 17, 2016 by libroshombre

      “The Politics Book” popped up during a recent foray to the public library. My old librarian’s eye was attracted …
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    Category: Euphemisms, libraries, politics, pronunciation, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , ,

  2. Words, Colors, and OZ

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    August 2, 2016 by libroshombre

      Ronald Reagan was the source of “the glass is half empty or half full” line, according to the Random …
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    Category: colors, libraries, maxims, proverbs, Uncategorized, words | Tags: , , ,

  3. 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: , , , , , ,

  4. 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: ,

  5. Obnubilate Zinio, Y’all

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    June 7, 2016 by libroshombre

      The words from TheAtlantic.com fell on my ears like manna in the desert: “How y’all doing? A greeting as …
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    Category: dialects, dictionaries, English language, grammar, libraries, magazines, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , ,

  6. Dominant Languages, Oldest Libraries, and the Brain Atlas

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    May 31, 2016 by libroshombre

    “One does not inhabit a country,” the Romanian philosopher Emile Cioran once pointed out, “one inhabits a language. That is …
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    Category: brain, English language, internet, language, languages, libraries, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , ,

  7. Cheeks, Civility, and Locofocos

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    March 21, 2016 by libroshombre

      Cats and dogs are very different creatures, yet, with some exceptions, they can get along together civilly, as evidenced …
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    Category: animals, civility, libraries, library history, politics, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  8. Prisons, Libraries, and Coaches Eating Bugs

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    March 17, 2016 by libroshombre

      Several interesting points emerged during my time in the Arizona Territorial Prison, once known for being either a “hell …
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    Category: career, librarians, libraries, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , ,

  9. Snow White’s Slaves, Scotland’s Pharaoh, and Urban Myths

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    March 13, 2016 by libroshombre

    LIBRARIAN COLUMN Contact Greg Hill, 479-4344                                                              March 3, 2016 “Consider your origins,” the poet Dante suggested, adding “You were not …
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    Category: Knowledge, libraries, Origins, public libraries, Uncategorized, Urban myths | Tags: , , , , ,

  10. Yogi, Gene, and Norman

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    January 9, 2016 by libroshombre

      Once Yogi Berra was asked to explain a particularly awful Yankees outing. “We made too many wrong mistakes,” he …
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    Category: digital reading, Guys Read, Learning, libraries, reading, reading brain, reading well, research, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , ,

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