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Neologisms, Numbers, and Niceness
Leave a commentOctober 14, 2017 by libroshombre
Me and Aristophanes, the Greek playwright, agree that, “By words the mind is excited and the spirit elated.” That …
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Swearing, Cursing, and Lying to Librarians
Leave a commentAugust 13, 2017 by libroshombre
You might not be surprised to learn that the famed Bodleian Library at Oxford University has a Twitter feed …
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Whores, Chops, and Measles
Leave a commentAugust 7, 2017 by libroshombre
In his “Histories,” Herodotus told of Psammetichus, an Egyptian king ruling around 650 BCE, who wondered what was the …
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Flamingoes, Naked Mole Rats, and Sleepers
Leave a commentAugust 1, 2017 by libroshombre
The age-old mystery of how flamingoes sleep on one leg without falling over has finally been resolved. Biologists at …
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Explicating Cussing and Cussing Book Tieves
Leave a commentAugust 1, 2017 by libroshombre
“Cussin’” arose the other day while discussing the differences between the terms “expletive” and explicative,” and this triggered a …
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Clyde, Bruce, and Tyson
Leave a commentJuly 22, 2017 by libroshombre
Sweet-voiced Clyde McPhatter was “broke and despondent over a mismanaged career that made him a legend but hardly a …
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Scunners, Squeamishness, and Biting Wax Tadpoles
Leave a commentJuly 4, 2017 by libroshombre
LIBRARIAN COLUMN Contact Greg Hill, 4790-4344 June 8, 2017 The public library’s such an endless source of unexpectedly interesting factoids. …
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Skunks, Pack Horse Librarians, and Emergency Rooms for the Mind
Leave a commentJuly 4, 2017 by libroshombre
There’s a set of values held in common by public librarians everywhere: a love of books and belief in …
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Kakistocracy. Raubwirtschaft, and Whipping Machines
Leave a commentJune 8, 2017 by libroshombre
When my beloved Texas Rangers baseball team established a new American League record recently for striking out at least …
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Odors, Cursive, and Reading
Leave a commentJune 8, 2017 by libroshombre
Reading a new library book by Keith Houston titled “The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the most Powerful Object …
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