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Friendships, Moons, and Jousting
Leave a commentNovember 6, 2021 by libroshombre
Michel Montaigne had a lot to say about friendship. In his essay, “On Friendship,” a paean to his deceased …
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Conning, Theivery, and Goatish Retribution
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“Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires intelligence, vigilance, dedication …
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Fables, Roadmaps, and Dancing Masters
Leave a commentMay 13, 2021 by libroshombre
Streets intersect, as do thoughts; mine recently crossed place names, sunflowers, and libraries. It began with watching my spouse’s …
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Fables, Roadmaps, and Dancing Masters
Leave a commentMay 7, 2021 by libroshombre
When I recently found myself reading something titled “Political Uses of Theaesopic Fable,” who else could I blame than …
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Conspiracies, Communications, and Truth Sandwiches
Leave a commentApril 29, 2021 by libroshombre
LIBRARIAN COLUMN Contact Greg Hill, 479-4344 April 29, 2021 Michelle Cottle, a member of the NYTimes editorial board, …
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Pecans, Emus, and Vertebrae
Leave a commentApril 22, 2021 by libroshombre
You’d think after three decades in Alaska my hackles wouldn’t still rise when someone pronounces “pecan” as if they’re …
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Neanderthals, Dogs, and the Love Hormone
Leave a commentApril 19, 2021 by libroshombre
Philosopher Immanuel Kant liked to remind us that, “All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the …
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Browsing with Mimi, Trina, and Beverly
Leave a commentApril 8, 2021 by libroshombre
My daughter Mimi was eight the winter of 1997 when she received a letter from Trina Schart Hyman, the …
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