Category Archives: public libraries
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Ouija Boards, Gratitude, and Dogs
Leave a commentDecember 10, 2019 by libroshombre
After my column about Ouija Boards, a curious reader asked me to elaborate on the name’s origin. Smithsonianmag.com wrote, “Contrary …
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Gilgamesh, Co-op Fees, and Comfy Libraries
Leave a commentNovember 19, 2019 by libroshombre
Ancient epic literature appeals most when it reveals how people long ago lived their daily lives and how they thought. …
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Ignorant Economists, Amazon Bookstores, and Public Libraries
Leave a commentAugust 9, 2018 by libroshombre
Martin Luther King, Jr. was spot-on when he said, “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance …
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Sagan, Occam, and the Muse of Curiosity
Leave a commentDecember 16, 2016 by libroshombre
“All About Words: An Adult Approach to Vocabulary Building” is a solid additional to any bathroom’s library. Mine, for …
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Gobbling, Garbling, and Gobbledygook
Leave a commentDecember 16, 2016 by libroshombre
Why can’t we all get along? After all, every human on Earth is related. A research group at Germany’s …
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Obscure Sorrows, Crosswords, and Amyloids
Leave a commentJuly 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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Flowers, Fireflies, and Frequentatives
Leave a commentJune 3, 2016 by libroshombre
A recent visit to central Texas revealed that sensible rains have returned there after a half-decade of severe drought. The …
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