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Bubblegum, Pen Names, and Wild Bill Hickok
Leave a commentFebruary 4, 2022 by libroshombre
It began with “Little Arrows,” Leapy Lee’s 1968 (and only) hit that I heard recently for the first time …
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Humaning, Nero, and Obscure Sorrows
Leave a commentJanuary 16, 2022 by libroshombre
Once long ago my mother read to me every night at bedtime, and she also read to herself a lot: …
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Proofing, Generosity, and Sic
Leave a commentJanuary 16, 2022 by libroshombre
A recent online article, “The Language of Climate is Evolving From ‘Change’ to ‘Catastrophe’,” reminded me of the enormous debt …
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Memories, Rats, and Hair Books
Leave a commentJanuary 16, 2022 by libroshombre
P.G. Wodehouse, the greatest humor writer of the twentieth century, claimed that “Memories are like mulligatawny soup in a cheap …
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Radioactive Toys, Staple Removers, and Ubuntu
Leave a commentNovember 30, 2021 by libroshombre
LIBRARIAN COLUMN “The Rudest States in the United States,” an internet article by Kathy Morris, left me ruminating about anger …
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Thumbs, Maxims, and Regret
Leave a commentNovember 6, 2021 by libroshombre
“Doctors say that our thumb is our master-finger and that our French word for it, ‘pouce,’ derives from the Latin …
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Friendships, Moons, and Jousting
Leave a commentNovember 6, 2021 by libroshombre
Michel Montaigne had a lot to say about friendship. In his essay, “On Friendship,” a paean to his deceased …
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Conning, Theivery, and Goatish Retribution
Leave a commentJune 3, 2021 by libroshombre
“Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires intelligence, vigilance, dedication …
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