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Stupid Thorns and Sassy Emoticons
Leave a commentFebruary 18, 2021 by libroshombre
Old BBC Britcoms provides excellent escape from the pandemic to carefree, less restrictive times for my cellmate and me. …
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Cons, Curses, and the CBC
Leave a commentDecember 24, 2020 by libroshombre
Once Marco Rubio said, “Donald Trump is a world-class con artist. He conned all these people that signed up for …
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Ogmios, Psychopomps, and Steve Reeves
Leave a commentNovember 26, 2020 by libroshombre
Saying Grannybelle Dunlap, my maternal grandmother, was a conservative Christian, is putting it far too mildly. To her the …
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Dogs, Sleep, and Dreams,
Leave a commentAugust 28, 2020 by libroshombre
Many dog owners agree with Charles Schultz, the famed Peanuts creator, that, “Happiness is a warm puppy,” and with …
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Guglers, Jogleurs, and Mad Charles’ Library
Leave a commentAugust 14, 2020 by libroshombre
Theodore Roosevelt said, “It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move …
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Oompah-Loompahs, Railroads, and Racism
Leave a commentAugust 10, 2020 by libroshombre
Perhaps the most important book I read in college was “James and the Giant Peach,” the first children’s novel written …
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Tits, Thoth, and Bias
Leave a commentAugust 10, 2020 by libroshombre
A hot-rodding uncle ensured my early exposure to Ed “Big Daddy” Roth’s Rat Fink, an “anti-Mickey Mouse” cartoon character of …
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Exhastipation, Proto-sloth, and Thunderclappers
Leave a commentAugust 10, 2020 by libroshombre
My just-before-bed reading is often one of Nero Wolfe’s mysteries narrated by the great detective’s henchman, Archie. Last night Archie …
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Zipf and Fungible Buttloads
Leave a commentAugust 10, 2020 by libroshombre
An FNSB Library Commissioner and I chatted recently, and he asked the meaning of “fungible.” No one knows every word, …
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Absurdity, Humor, and Faking It
Leave a commentAugust 10, 2020 by libroshombre
Absurdism, according to Webster’s, is “a philosophy based on the belief that the universe is irrational and meaningless and that …
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