Category Archives: politicians

  1. Roger, Venn, and Confiscius

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    November 2, 2025 by libroshombre

                We swim in a sea of symbols: acronyms, emojis, icons of all sorts, etc.  As old Confucius declared, “Signs and symbols …
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  2. Clichés, Word Banning, and Cherries

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    May 21, 2025 by libroshombre

                “Keep your eye on the ball” has to be one of baseball’s most fundamental clichés in teaching batting skills, …
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    Category: African American, baseball, grammar, history, libraries, Library of Congress, politicians, politics, sports | Tags: , , , , ,

  3. Politicians, Lawyers, and Winnings Arguments

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    November 1, 2022 by libroshombre

                The Atlantic magazine referred to Ambrose Bierce, the civil war veteran and author as “The American Cynic,” and for …
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  4. Tolerance, Trousers, and Egyptian Bar Jokes

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    June 18, 2022 by libroshombre

                International Tolerance Day won’t roll around until November 16, but it’s increasingly obvious we ought to celebrate “sympathy or …
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