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Poor Judgment, Nasty Metaphors, and Intolerance
Leave a commentSeptember 20, 2015 by libroshombre
Let’s consider “visa” and “vis-a-vis.” According to the Inline Etymology Dictionary, the word “visa” comes from the Latin “charta visa,” …
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Sparky Sweets, Hungry Women, and Duck Fat
Leave a commentSeptember 10, 2015 by libroshombre
A pal of mine recently passed along an article about Thug Notes, a YouTube series in which classic literature is …
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Justice, Grammar, and Yahoos
Leave a commentSeptember 4, 2015 by libroshombre
When grammar rules arise, I reflect upon Federal Judge William Wayne Justice, a forward-thinking, progressive jurist who from the early …
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Admiral Wrangell, Word-Lists, and Venery
Leave a commentAugust 24, 2015 by libroshombre
Fishing in Alaska with Outside college buddies can be challenging for librarians, whom many people believe contain all knowledge when …
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Prisoners, Language Disrupters, and the Beach Boys
Leave a commentAugust 20, 2015 by libroshombre
“Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary,” according to Khalil Gibran. …
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Tourists, Mistresses, and the People’s University
Leave a commentAugust 17, 2015 by libroshombre
Outside friends visiting must be one of the greatest aspects of life in Alaska. That’s when many of us finally …
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Rat Dreams, Book Lungs, and Wicky-Wacky-Woo
Leave a commentAugust 17, 2015 by libroshombre
Sometimes sentences require a bit more thought, like two headlines from recent articles: “Rats Dream About Places They Wish to …
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Love, Mistakes, and Marilyn Monroe
Leave a commentJuly 23, 2015 by libroshombre
So tell me: Who wrote the book of love? You might say the 1950s doo-wop group, the Monotones, the …
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Lazy Men, Ugly Men, and Human Books
Leave a commentJuly 16, 2015 by libroshombre
It’s hard to peruse Dorothy Johnson’s “Bedside Book of Bastards” without musing ruefully on mankind, specifically the man part. True, …
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Little Words, Ngrams, and Emoji
Leave a commentJuly 7, 2015 by libroshombre
“It’s the little details that are vital,” according to legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, who added, “Little things make …
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