1. Nanotechnology and Magic Libraries

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    November 27, 2014 by libroshombre

    “Your assumptions are your windows to the world,” Isaac Asimov once said. “Scrub them off every once in a while, …
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  2. Feckless Similes and P.G. Wodehouse

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    November 19, 2014 by libroshombre

    The origin of the word “feck” arose following mention of P.G. Wodehouse’s skilled use of back-formations in last week’s column. …
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  3. Quintilianus, Writing and Reading Well, Wodehouse, and a few Tricolons

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    November 13, 2014 by libroshombre

    Novelist Stephen King says this to those wanting to be writers: “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t …
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  4. Life-long Learning, Degorging, and Zeugmas

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    November 6, 2014 by libroshombre

    Our local Osher Life-Long Learning Institute is a joy. Learning for its own sake’s a rich experience, and skipping class …
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  5. Wampus Cats, Odd Diseases, and Medicinal Chocolate

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    October 30, 2014 by libroshombre

    The ebola scare and calls for quarantines remind me of a favorite word: “cattywampus.” People seem to favor certain words, …
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  6. Raymond Chandler and the Mystery of Libraries

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    October 23, 2014 by libroshombre

    One thing that really sets hard-boiled detective writer Raymond Chandler apart is his attention to details and quick, precise descriptions of …
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  7. Librarian Myths, Describing Windspeeds, and Magician Spies

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    October 16, 2014 by libroshombre

    Many popular assumptions about being a librarian couldn’t be more wrong. Take the most prevalent myth, that librarians spend their …
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  8. Gallivanting with Montaigne and Reading Deeply

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    October 9, 2014 by libroshombre

    “Gallivant” is my word for the week. It means “roaming about in search of pleasure, and that describes my general …
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  9. Demonyms, Pendants, and Reading for Fun

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    October 2, 2014 by libroshombre

    “Generous” and “thoughtful” were labels that came to mind when I received a book in the mail titled “Labels for …
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  10. Old Wives Tales, Malarkey, and the OED

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    September 25, 2014 by libroshombre

    “Do Blue Sheets Bring Babies? The Truth Behind Old Wives’ Tales,” by Thomas Craughwell, was a Gulliver’s used-book purchase I …
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