Thursday, October 28, 2010

A Cockamamy Nugget


I always envied the spontaneous Yiddish terms some can throw into conversation, but soon I too will be speaking Yiddish. This easy to understand dictionary has the phenetic spelling, and a helpful rhyming word. Some definitions offer a small explaination,
"deliver the kh as if clearing a breadcrumb from the roof of your mouth."
Support our Library, and pick it up at the next Barrett Memorial libary Book Sale.
SHOLEM ALEICHEM

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Indian Talk

Here at the Barrett Memorial Library we are bilingual, as some of you may know. Mrs. Stilin, our children's librarian, knows sign language. We will be quizzing Mrs. Stilin on Indian signs all week, so stop in.

Besides authoring this delightful book, Iron Eyes Cody had an extensive movie career. Look him up on IMDb, and see for yourself. But the most fascinating part of the story is that Iron Eyes cody wasn't even an American Indian. As stated on his Wikipedia page, he was a full blooded Sicilian. You can't judge this book by it's cover, or this indian.

Check it out today at the Barrett Memorial Library.

Monday, October 11, 2010

1958 Parenting Advice

A book came into the library today that made me feel a bit nostalgic. Since I'm an old man who has lived through many a generations, I can look back at the 1950's as a memorable time. This little nugget brought me back to my fourth marriage, to Linda Sue in 1955. We got married and soon after had a baby, so think book brought me back. Here are a few parts that stood out to me as I reread the book.

"This existence [pre-baby], which in retrospect always seems idyllic, cannot continue forever. As it must to almost all men, birth comes to cut short the idyl."

"New babies bear little resemblance whatsoever to anything living, and to not very many things that are dead. What they really look like is the drawings in the maternity books of horrid little tadpoles, bent over into circles inside their mothers...His inital thought is that the squalling, naked little creature is emabrrassingly premature-not read yet, by a long shot, to be exposed to the human eye."

Get ready for parenthood the 1950's way. Check it out today at the Barrett Memorial Library, "that is if you can get away form your wife long enough."


Wednesday, October 6, 2010

101 Cat Questions

We here at the Barrett Library are mourning a loss today. Our dear friend Ditto has passed. To honor him, we have found a cat book with lovely little tid-bits. Here are just some of the questions a cat might ask.

64. Sometmies I get this unpleasant feeling in my gut, start heaving, and vomit up a massive hairball. Is there anything I can do to prevent this happening?

70. How can I make sure I don't get lost?

52. I like sleeping with strangers, especially humans, what is it about their armpits that thrills me so?

All of your cat questions are answered in this book, pick it up today at the Barrett Memorial Library.