Category Archives: words

  1. Doozy, Ditto, and Spud

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    July 24, 2025 by libroshombre

                Three disappearing words popped up recently when I treated a couple of my oldest friends from Texas to a …
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    Category: automobiles, cars, language, libraries, mechanics, slang, wordplay, words | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  2. Xylariums, Razors, and Pogo Sticks

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    July 24, 2025 by libroshombre

                The poet John Dryden wrote, “Words are but pictures of our thoughts,” and a couple of new ones – …
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    Category: art, books, comic strips, comics, exercise, libraries, nature, philosophy, wood, words, xsports | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

  3. Baseball, Xenophobia, and Optimism

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    February 14, 2025 by libroshombre

                The Sage of Baltimore, H.L. Mencken, is largely forgotten these days, but as a magazine journalist writer, editor, and …
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    Category: American English, baseball, language, racism, reference books, word origins, words, xenophobia | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  4. Small Words, Fast Talking, and Bluestockings

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    February 5, 2025 by libroshombre

                Our public library possesses an enchanting array of rare and valuable books, but as John Lennon once said, “Possession …
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    Category: cats, collecting, collections, pubic libraries, women, word of the year, words | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  5. Sunken Worlds, P-Hacking, and Verifying

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    February 5, 2025 by libroshombre

                Though nearly 2,500 years apart, Einstein and Aristotle had the same thought: “The more you know, the more you …
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    Category: internet, libraries, misinformation, placenames, quotations, research, science, scientists, words | Tags: , , , , , ,

  6. Coziness, Rhombuses, and Positive Chiromonia

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    January 23, 2024 by libroshombre

                Things like Alaska Airlines door plugs popping off make reading “The Meaning of Life is Surprisingly Simple” even more …
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    Category: gestures, languages, librarians, libraries, oration, psychology, public libraries, speech, words | Tags: , , ,

  7. Alephs, Acrostics, and April

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    May 3, 2023 by libroshombre

                My handwriting’s always been bad, but these days it’s bordering on awful.  Perhaps I’m channeling my inner Phoenician for …
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    Category: alphabet, handwriting, libraries, poetry, poets, wordplay, words | Tags: , , , , , ,

  8. Jackanapes, Crambazzled, and So Long

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    May 3, 2023 by libroshombre

                There are several reasons I like the Online Etymology website: it’s accurate, thorough, and often entertaining.   For example, consider …
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    Category: dictionaries, word origins, words | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  9. Bad News, Hats, and Equity Language

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    March 31, 2023 by libroshombre

                   Hats have always adorned my noggin, and as my marvelous momma traveled the world she always inevitably returned with …
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    Category: fiction, hats, language, reading, reading brain, words | Tags: , , , , ,

  10. Tolerance, Trousers, and Egyptian Bar Jokes

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    July 9, 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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    Category: humor, jokes, language, wikipedia, words | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

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