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Jackrabbits, Pecans, and Colophons
Leave a commentMarch 28, 2019 by libroshombre
Reading in the newspaper about Dubai having “the largest artificial tree in the world” harkened me back to the first …
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Demagogues, Scoundrels, and Tyrants
Leave a commentMarch 18, 2019 by libroshombre
Reading history often provides useful insights into why people behave as they do, and, while it’s left me wondering about …
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Righting Wrongs, Writing Wrong, and the Power of Mistakes
Leave a commentMarch 18, 2019 by libroshombre
Martial arts maestro Bruce Lee wrote in his book, “Striking Thoughts,” that “Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the …
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Saints, Milk, and Commas
Leave a commentMarch 18, 2019 by libroshombre
You want to keep your Saint Isidores straight when you’re talking about commas. Or is it “Saints Isidore”? Either way, …
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Bodacious, Babylon, and Glottophobia
Leave a commentFebruary 22, 2019 by libroshombre
Bodacious, the legendary bucking bull in the Professional Bull Riding (PBR) Hall of Fame, brings many associations to mind, including …
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Zippy, Joyce, and Margaret
Leave a commentFebruary 21, 2019 by libroshombre
LIBRARIAN COLUMN Contact Greg Hill, 479-4344 January 31, 2019 A recent Zippy the Pinhead comic strip reminded me of how …
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Blue Teeth, Vatican Jocks, and Crossroads of Civilizations
Leave a commentFebruary 6, 2019 by libroshombre
A computer meme has me thinking about libraries even more than usual. There’s much to consider, because libraries and librarians …
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Bats, Wirts, and Stout
Leave a commentJanuary 9, 2019 by libroshombre
It’s the same sad story. A certain topic, like literary pseudonyms, intrigues me, and before you know it I’m knee-deep …
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Pronouns, John Wayne, and Opposites
Leave a commentNovember 26, 2018 by libroshombre
Did you celebrate International Pronoun Day on October 17? Perhaps consideration of pronouns is beneath your dignity, but even the …
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Nazis, Blockheads, and Libraries’ 5 Laws
Leave a commentNovember 24, 2018 by libroshombre
“Consider what you have in the smallest chosen library,” Ralph Waldo Emerson once suggested. “A company of the wisest …
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