Tag Archives: Benjamin Franklin
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Thumbs, Maxims, and Regret
Leave a commentNovember 6, 2021 by libroshombre
“Doctors say that our thumb is our master-finger and that our French word for it, ‘pouce,’ derives from the Latin …
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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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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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