1. Nailing Jello, Sifting Slang, Observatory Books

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    November 4, 2023 by libroshombre

    Some things are simply impossible, or the next thing to it, like nailing jello to the wall.  Cursory research didn’t …
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  2. Grammar, Forgery, and Forgotten Books

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    November 4, 2023 by libroshombre

                Once upon a time, around 150 BCE, there were two great kingdoms in the eastern Mediterranean that each possessed …
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    Category: archeology, book theft, books, forgery, libraries, library collections, reading, school librarians | Tags: , , , , ,

  3. Riots, Festivals, and Paperbacks

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    July 21, 2023 by libroshombre

                Many great minds have contemplated the dynamics of large groups of humans.  H.L. Mencken once said, “No one in …
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    Category: books, demagoguery, festivals, fiction, hardbacks, magazines, paperbacks, public libraries, publishing, science fiction | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  4. Lynchings, Black Holes, and Horny Toads

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    July 10, 2023 by libroshombre

             There’s been some interesting overlapping on my radar that involve lynching, black holes, horny toads, and the frightening rise …
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    Category: book banning, books, libraries, race, races, racism, reptiles | Tags: , , , , , ,

  5. Alephs, Acrostics, and April

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    May 3, 2023 by libroshombre

                My handwriting’s always been bad, but these days it’s bordering on awful.  Perhaps I’m channeling my inner Phoenician for …
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  6. Relationships, Warm Puppies, and Happiness

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    May 3, 2023 by libroshombre

                A four-panel Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz that was destined for immortality ran on April 25, 1960.  First …
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  7. Jackanapes, Crambazzled, and So Long

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    May 3, 2023 by libroshombre

                There are several reasons I like the Online Etymology website: it’s accurate, thorough, and often entertaining.   For example, consider …
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  8. Lynchings, Black Holes, and Horny Toads

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    May 3, 2023 by libroshombre

                There’s been some interesting overlapping on my radar that involve lynching, black holes, horny toads, and the frightening rise …
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    Category: animals, Black history, book banning, books, censorship, crime, libraries and librarians, library school, public libraries, school librarians, school libraries | Tags: , , , ,

  9. Lynching, Black Holes, and Horny Toads

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    April 18, 2023 by libroshombre

    There’s been some interesting overlapping on my radar that involve lynching, black holes, horny toads, and the frightening rise in …
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    Category: animals, banned books, book banning, books, libraries, library school, pubic libraries, race, racism | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  10. Relationships, Warm Puppies, and Happiness

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    April 18, 2023 by libroshombre

                A four-panel Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz that was destined for immortality ran on April 25, 1960.  First …
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    Category: comic strips, love, pets, public libraries | Tags: , , , ,

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