Tag Archives: OLLI

  1. OLLI, Yancey, and X

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    May 3, 2017 by libroshombre

      The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), one of Fairbanks’ intellectual jewels like our public library, offers a wide array …
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    Category: etymology, interlibrary loan, language, Learning, libraries, Uncategorized, words | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  2. Extremes, Restraint, and Mae West

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    March 30, 2016 by libroshombre

      Extreme language constantly assaults us these days, and last week an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) colleague and I …
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    Category: education, language, restraint, Uncategorized, words | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  3. Frustration, Anxiety, and Guff

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    October 19, 2015 by libroshombre

    “I was an accomplice in my own frustration,” the English playwright and screenwriter Peter Shaffer once wrote, and to some …
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    Category: libraries, shakespeare | Tags: , , , , ,

  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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