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Strange Catalogs, Labyrinthine Libraries, and Bookmobiles
Leave a commentDecember 6, 2016 by libroshombre
Once I visited merry England and unexpectedly found myself inside Chetham’s Library, the first English-language public library in the world. …
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Anu, Noah, and Beverly
Leave a commentDecember 2, 2016 by libroshombre
The term “culprit” has been on my mind since I lost most of a recent powerpoint presentation due to …
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Drunk Persians, Political Correctness, and Deceptive Advertising
Leave a commentNovember 23, 2016 by libroshombre
Herodotus reported that the ancient Persians preferred getting drunk when deciding something important, and the next day, after sobering …
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Stupidity, Waxed Tadpoles, and the Alamo
Leave a commentNovember 16, 2016 by libroshombre
A few years ago Australian journalist Ali Clarke wrote about the “six degrees of dumbness.” These included being born …
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Possums, Trees, and Chairs
Leave a commentNovember 11, 2016 by libroshombre
Possums and library trees have been on my radar a lot lately. Possums are certainly ugly creatures, but those …
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The Britannicas of the Dick Van Dyke Show
Leave a commentNovember 3, 2016 by libroshombre
“14 Unusual Items You Can Get at Libraries,” an article in a year-old issue of Mental Floss magazine, included …
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Writers, Editors, and Mean Parrots
Leave a commentOctober 31, 2016 by libroshombre
Stephen Ambrose, author of “Band of Brothers” and “Undaunted Courage,” once noticed that, “There are many more want-to-be writers …
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Scrabble, Persnicketiness, and the 5-Second Rule
Leave a commentOctober 18, 2016 by libroshombre
I can always start an argument with my wife by playing Scrabble with her. She’s a strict constructionist in English …
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Bad Apples, Tall Tales, and Internment Camps
Leave a commentOctober 12, 2016 by libroshombre
The autumn apple harvest is upon us, so it’s worth remembering that every barrel’s bound to have some bad …
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Sherman, Grant, and the Library of America
Leave a commentSeptember 27, 2016 by libroshombre
A 1990 New York Times review of “Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman” spoke of how “Ulysses S. Grant and …
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