There are two kinds of travelers. There is the kind who goes to see what there is to see, and the kind who has an image in his head and goes out to accomplish it.  The first visitor has an easier time, but I think the second visitor sees more.  Paris to the Moon  Adam Gopnik    

Tall poppy  (TAWL pop-ee)  noun   Someone conspicuously successful, especially one likely to attract hostility.  From tall, from Old English getæl (quick, prompt) + poppy, from Old English popæg/popig.  Earliest documented use:  1858.  The word poppy has been used for a prominent person for a long time.  The earliest example in the OED is from a 1641, a use by John Milton.  Making it “tall poppy” is just a little inflation (or elongation).

rose-colored  (ROZ-kuhl-uhrd)  adjective  1.  Optimistic or cheerful, especially naively or to an unrealistic degree.  Often used in the form “to see through rose-colored glasses”.  2.  Of a bright pink or red color.  From Latin rosa (rose), from Greek rhodon (rose).  Yes, a rhododendron is a rose tree, literally speaking.  Earliest documented use:  1526.  A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg

From:  David Walker  Subject:  tall poppy  I was born in Colorado and raised in Nebraska, cowboy country.  You mentioned, “. . . too big for their boots” as a synonym for tall poppy.  I’ve always liked the western cowboy phrase, “All hat, no cattle.”

From:  Peggy Bilbro  Subject:  tall poppy  Here in the south we have the expression tall cotton.  If someone is doing really well, or has gotten a promotion, or has the opportunity to hang out with important people, they are said to be in tall cotton.  It is an expression of admiration and appreciation and maybe just a little envy for the other person’s good fortune.  AWADmail Issue 1054 

From:  Frank L. Chance  Subject:  rose-colored glasses 
Art history buffs will resonate with this term and be reminded of the works of Claude Gelee, known as Claude Lorrain.  This 17th-century painter produced landscapes so glowingly idealized that eventually Claude glass(es) were sold so the real world could also come across in the gentle tones of his pictures. 
From:  Lee Entrekin  Subject:  rose-colored glasses 
This topic reminded me of the classic country song by John Conlee:  video (3 min.)  lyrics.  AWADmail Issue 1053 

third rail  (thurd rayl)  noun  1.  A topic believed to be too controversial or charged to discuss.  2.  A rail that runs near a railroad track to supply high-voltage power to an electric train.  From third, from transposition of Old English thridda + rail, from Old French raille.  Earliest documented use:  1903 (figurative), 1867 (literal).  “They call Disney the third rail of politics in Florida.”  The Washington Post  2022.  A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg  

The Forest Agency of Japan began promoting forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, in the 1980s as a response to the stresses of urban living and long work hours.  This nature-oriented mindfulness practice, which is rooted in the traditional Japanese reverence for the natural world, has since become popular all over the world, bringing joy and improved mental and physical health to millions of people.  https://apm.activecommunities.com/montgomerycounty/Activity_Search/66561

A portmanteau is a word that is formed by combining two different terms to create a new entity.  Through blending the sounds and meanings of two existing words, a portmanteau creates a new expression that is a linguistic blend of the two individual terms.  For example breathalyzer is the portmanteau word formed from combining breath and analyzer, while blog is derived from the source words web and log.  The term portmanteau was first used by Humpty Dumpty in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass.  https://www.vappingo.com/word-blog/86-great-examples-of-portmanteau/  Interestingly, the word portmanteau itself is also a blend of two different words:  porter (to carry) and manteau (a cloak).

Bibliopole is derived from Latin bibliopōla (“bookseller”), from Ancient Greek βῐβλῐοπώλης (bibliopṓlēs, “bookseller”), from βῐβλῐ́ον (biblíon), βυβλίον (bublíon, “book; letter; tablet; strip of papyrus; writing”) (from βῠ́βλος (búblos, “papyrus plant; writings on papyrus; book”), from Βῠ́βλος (Búblos, “city of Byblos”), a source of papyrus) + -πώλης (-pṓlēs, suffix denoting a retailer, shop owner, etc.) (from πωλέω (pōléō, “to sell”)). From bibliopole (“bookseller”) +‎ -poly (suffix denoting sellers in a market).  Noun  bibliopoly (uncountable)  (literary) Bookselling. quotations ▼ Synonyms: (rare) bibliopolism, (archaic) bibliopolery  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bibliopoly#English

September 28 is the International Day for Universal Access to Information, which is recognized by the United Nations to emphasize the importance of public access to information. 

http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com  Issue 2570  September 28, 2022