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Ignorant Guides

Ignorant Guides

Ignorant Guides

Most visitors coming to a new area seek out locals who have lived there for years so they can get an ‘inside’ look at the town from someone who has had plenty of time to explore. That makes a lot of sense.
Stuck in the middle with you

Stuck in the middle with you

Stuck in the middle with you

Are you ready for a linguistic adventure that blurs the lines of words and verbal volleyball? Buckle up, buttercup, because things are about to go to a-whole-nother level of morphological creativity. We’ll start with tmesis (pronounced tuh-MEEsiss).
The winner of the 1953 Little League season was the Dorsey-Yantis team. Back Row: Joe Dorsey, Roy Yantis, C.B. Barbee, Virgil Salyer. Center Row: Gilman, Mote, Mackie, Salyer, Weidner, Ethridge. Front Row: Grant, Richardson, McCarty, Landes, Price. Submitted photo

The winner of the 1953 Little League season was the Dorsey-Yantis team. Back Row: Joe Dorsey, Roy Yantis, C.B. Barbee, Virgil Salyer. Center Row: Gilman, Mote, Mackie, Salyer, Weidner, Ethridge. Front Row: Grant, Richardson, McCarty, Landes, Price. Submitted photo

Museum Matters

In 1953 there was a Dublin mens baseball team that played in the Bosque Valley Baseball League. The Dublin Shamrocks would play ball against teams in other communities. It must have been during this period that a discussion came up about having little league teams in Dublin.
How verbal hedges can get you out of yard work

How verbal hedges can get you out of yard work

How verbal hedges can get you out of yard work

At the dawn of every springtime, I make a list of things I want to do in my lawn and garden. This year, I hope to grow items to make salsa, increase the amount native perennials growing, add mulch, use compost, finish my brick edging project from last year and get the kids to help me.
Do you suffer from dontopedalogy?

Do you suffer from dontopedalogy?

Do you suffer from dontopedalogy?

At one of my previous jobs, we passed around a special trophy. The trophy had to be earned in an unusual way. It sported a marble base, a tall plastic column, and, adorning the top of the infamous award, the trophy featured a gold plastic backend of a donkey.

Movies to share

In case you didn’t turn on a phone, TV or computer in the last week, the 95th Academy Awards was this past Sunday. Wyndi and I had actually watched many of the nominees in animation, acting and writing/ directing with a friend this year, so we ended up watching the ceremony.

Library Log

The world of today is very different than the world of 50 years ago. While every family no doubt has precious keepsakes and photographs, it can be beneficial to have digital copies to share with family or in archiving your family’s history.
These words counting on you

These words counting on you

These words counting on you

I’ve always been a numbers guy. In elementary school, if anyone made fun of my disproportionately large head, I would withhold answers to math homework. Yes, I was an egghead in more ways than one. Of course, I love to think about the intersection of words and numbers.
“The Little Excavator” is currently on display at the Dublin Public Library’s Story Walk

“The Little Excavator” is currently on display at the Dublin Public Library’s Story Walk

Library Log

This is your reminder to set your clocks ahead on Sunday since it’s time to ‘Spring Forward’ in Daylight Savings. With Spring springing in, the Dublin Public Library has several activities for those looking to get outside.
Angie McWhorter

Angie McWhorter

Angie McWhorter

Angie McWhorter has worked in many different fields, from nursing to waiting tables to working as a safety manager. Now working in safety and human resources at a family-owned metal company, she’s found a job she wants to stay in for the rest of her career.