Category Archives: reading well
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Librarian Myths, Describing Windspeeds, and Magician Spies
Leave a commentOctober 16, 2014 by libroshombre
Many popular assumptions about being a librarian couldn’t be more wrong. Take the most prevalent myth, that librarians spend their …
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Gallivanting with Montaigne and Reading Deeply
Leave a commentOctober 9, 2014 by libroshombre
“Gallivant” is my word for the week. It means “roaming about in search of pleasure, and that describes my general …
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Demonyms, Pendants, and Reading for Fun
Leave a commentOctober 2, 2014 by libroshombre
“Generous” and “thoughtful” were labels that came to mind when I received a book in the mail titled “Labels for …
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Mansplaining, 1616, and Buying Books
Leave a commentSeptember 18, 2014 by libroshombre
Cicero the Roman once wrote, “Old nature is by nature rather talkative,” and, being something of a chatterbox all my …
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Bathroom Libraries, Scottish War Cries and Language Mutations
Leave a commentSeptember 4, 2014 by libroshombre
The British writer Holbrook Jackson once said, “Your library is your portrait,” but he was speaking only of people who …
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Therapeutic Reading, Raymond Chandler, and the Library of America
Leave a commentAugust 28, 2014 by libroshombre
Some anonymous ancient wise guy once called his library “a hospital of the mind.” That applies to my personal library, …
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Musical Compulsions, Analog Reading, and Smelly Books
Leave a commentAugust 7, 2014 by libroshombre
“Preference” is defined in Ambrose Bierce’s “The Devil’s Dictionary” as “a sentiment, or frame of mind, induced by the erroneous …
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New Books To Foist Off Alzheimer’s
Leave a commentJuly 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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Pied Piper, Old Stewball, and Kobo
Leave a commentJune 5, 2014 by libroshombre
Michel Montaigne, the 16th century originator of the personal essay, is noted for his clear and levelheaded observations on life. …
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