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Khipus, Goldfish, and Memorable Mimosas
Leave a commentApril 29, 2016 by libroshombre
LIBRARIAN COLUMN Contact Greg Hill, 479-4344 April 21, 2016 Khipus, knotted string records, were the data collection technology preferred by …
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Tigernuts, Shopping Lists, and Animal Skin
Leave a commentApril 19, 2016 by libroshombre
Tigernut Sweets may be on my menu soon. I read about this extremely old recipe on AncientNile.co.uk, where I …
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Rudeness, Cakewalks, and Library Fines
Leave a commentApril 13, 2016 by libroshombre
This era of political and cultural rudeness is certainly nothing new. In the latter 1600s French philosopher Jean de …
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Stimulations, Contraction, and Boney-eared Assfish
Leave a commentApril 11, 2016 by libroshombre
Some periodicals provide close to the same serendipial stimulation browsing the shelves as a well-stocked library. But where the library’s …
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Extremes, Restraint, and Mae West
Leave a commentMarch 30, 2016 by libroshombre
Extreme language constantly assaults us these days, and last week an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) colleague and I …
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Cheeks, Civility, and Locofocos
Leave a commentMarch 21, 2016 by libroshombre
Cats and dogs are very different creatures, yet, with some exceptions, they can get along together civilly, as evidenced …
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Prisons, Libraries, and Coaches Eating Bugs
Leave a commentMarch 17, 2016 by libroshombre
Several interesting points emerged during my time in the Arizona Territorial Prison, once known for being either a “hell …
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Snow White’s Slaves, Scotland’s Pharaoh, and Urban Myths
Leave a commentMarch 13, 2016 by libroshombre
LIBRARIAN COLUMN Contact Greg Hill, 479-4344 March 3, 2016 “Consider your origins,” the poet Dante suggested, adding “You were not …
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Grammar, Style, and Nonpologies,
Leave a commentMarch 13, 2016 by libroshombre
“Many English speakers cannot understand basic grammar” was the headline of a ScienceDailyNews.com article several years ago citing research …
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OMG, Dord, and Circumflex Perplexion
Leave a commentFebruary 23, 2016 by libroshombre
Sometimes lawlessness works. Compare the practically unfettered, free-for-all English language with the highly-regulated French language. New words enter English …
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