Category Archives: plants

  1. Cactus, Serapes, and Friendship

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    December 5, 2025 by libroshombre

             Having a brother-in-law who’s also a friend is one of life’s true blessings.  Knowing of my obsession with Patrick O’Brian’s sea …
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    Category: books, botany, ecology, libraries, plants | Tags: , , , , ,

  2. Nougats, Milkys, and Santa Fe No. 9s

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    March 24, 2025 by libroshombre

                John Cheever once said, “Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house. John …
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    Category: candy, horticulture, libraries, peppers, plants, research, science, scientists, spices | Tags: , , , , , ,

  3. Tomato Screams, Whale Lips, and Civility

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    June 3, 2024 by libroshombre

    Epictetus, that old Greek Stoic, pointed out that “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen …
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    Category: communication, English language, libraries, music, plants, public libraries, speech | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  4. Banana Peels, White Wings, and Moby Dick

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    March 12, 2022 by libroshombre

                Eric Hoffer, the American longshoreman philosopher, noticed that “Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which …
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    Category: art, books, classics, fruit, illustrations, illustrators, librarians, libraries, plants, public libraries, reference librarians, trash | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  5. Evites, N-grams, and Bloody Tubs

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    May 21, 2021 by libroshombre

                “Mutable” is a good word that means “prone to change, inconstant,” according to Merriam-Webster, and it also describes all …
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    Category: democracy, elections, engineering, fascism, libraries, plants, public libraries, republic, word origins, words | Tags: , , , , ,

  6. Clyde, Bruce, and Tyson

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    July 22, 2017 by libroshombre

      Sweet-voiced Clyde McPhatter was “broke and despondent over a mismanaged career that made him a legend but hardly a …
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    Category: dogs, pain, plants, R&B, Rock 'N Roll, Uncategorized | Tags: , , ,

  7. 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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    Category: brain, memory, plants, Uncategorized | Tags: , ,

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