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Politicians, Lawyers, and Winnings Arguments
Leave a commentNovember 1, 2022 by libroshombre
The Atlantic magazine referred to Ambrose Bierce, the civil war veteran and author as “The American Cynic,” and for …
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Ice, Dirt, and Experience
Leave a commentAugust 5, 2022 by libroshombre
Albert Einstein once said, “The only source of knowledge is experience,” but there are many methods of gaining experience, …
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Diapers, Jokes, and Mercy Seats
Leave a commentAugust 5, 2022 by libroshombre
She was known as Maud to the Saxon serfs, and Matilda in the Latin by the nobility, but either …
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Scherpstekendevliegs, Anticipation, and Unreadable Books
Leave a commentJuly 9, 2022 by libroshombre
Anticipation can be excruciating, but also sweet, as A.A. Milne illustrated in writing “‘Well,’ said Pooh, ‘what I like …
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Tolerance, Trousers, and Egyptian Bar Jokes
Leave a commentJuly 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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Annotations, Ink Drinkers, and Pleasure Reading
Leave a commentJuly 9, 2022 by libroshombre
Knowing I’d just returned from a Seattle trip, a friend needlessly asked if I’d visited any bookstores. Well, I …
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Griffonage, Chins, and Satchmo
Leave a commentJuly 9, 2022 by libroshombre
There’s plenty that you and I don’t know. As expressed by Donald Rumsfeld in his typically tortured manner, “As …
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Tolerance, Trousers, and Egyptian Bar Jokes
Leave a commentJune 18, 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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Peeves, Persiflage, and Portmanteaux
Leave a commentJune 18, 2022 by libroshombre
“Foist,” “to introduce surreptitiously,” is a word I like, perhaps because librarians enjoy foisting books and information, albeit overtly, …
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