Category Archives: memory

  1. Worries, Words, and Monikers

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    July 31, 2024 by libroshombre

                “Don’t worry about the horse being blind,” coach John Madden instructed, “just load the wagon.”  His point was to …
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    Category: health, libraries, memory, names, Newspapers, psychology, pubic libraries, publishing | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

  2. Memories, Rats, and Hair Books

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    January 16, 2022 by libroshombre

    P.G. Wodehouse, the greatest humor writer of the twentieth century, claimed that “Memories are like mulligatawny soup in a cheap …
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    Category: ancient history, animals, books, children's books, history, libraries, library collections, memory | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  3. Khipus, Goldfish, and Memorable Mimosas

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    April 29, 2016 by libroshombre

    LIBRARIAN COLUMN Contact Greg Hill, 479-4344                                                        April 21, 2016 Khipus, knotted string records, were the data collection technology preferred by …
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  4. Ironic Mindfulness, Forgetting to Remember, and Samuel Smiles’ Helpfulness

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    May 28, 2015 by libroshombre

    The world’s rich in irony if you’re aware of it. Take the word “mindfulness,” for example. A recent KUAC radio …
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    Category: memory, self-help | Tags: , , , ,

  5. New Books To Foist Off Alzheimer’s

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    July 3, 2014 by libroshombre

    “The Wells Fargo wagon is a-coming” theme from “The Music Man” always resounds in the background as I drive home …
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