Category Archives: plants

  1. 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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  2. 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: , , , , ,

  3. 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: , , ,

  4. 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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