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Citizen, librarian, reader with a boundless wonder for the world and a curiosity about all the beings inside it.

Mind’s Eye

Posted on May 31, 2017 by smellincoffee

© 2014 Douglas E Richards362 pages A man wakes in a dumpster, covered in blood. He has no idea who he is, but there are men trying to kill him.  This dumped stranger isn’t completely defenseless, however. he wakes to … Continue reading →

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La Regresa

Posted on May 29, 2017 by smellincoffee

Well, dear readers, I have returned from two twelve-hour days walking around St. Augustine, bracketed by two seven hour drives. I have stood in the waves and watched the sun set over the city,  climbed a lighthouse fourteen stories above … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Zero Day

Posted on May 27, 2017 by smellincoffee

Countdown to Zero Day:  Stuxnet and the Launch of the World’s First Digital Weapon© 2014 Kim Zetter448 pages A couple of years ago I created a new label, ‘digital world’, in recognition of the fact that the Internet is no … Continue reading →

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Off to St. Augustine

Posted on May 26, 2017 by smellincoffee

Dear readers, you may remember a few months back I read a slew of books on colonial Florida’s history. I did so with purpose, for I’d then scheduled a four-day trip down to the Florida coast, with the aims of … Continue reading →

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Ten potters, one brain of clay

Posted on May 25, 2017 by smellincoffee

If we are the books we read, then for the last ten years I have been growing and changing under a public eye. Nothing I’ve read has been hidden; most of it has been commented on, if ever so lightly. … Continue reading →

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The Dark Net

Posted on May 25, 2017 by smellincoffee

The Dark Net: Inside the Digital Underworld© 2015 Jamie Barlett320 pages In middle school, the Internet was a distinct place, a world apart from ‘real life’.  Now it has grown so ubiquitous that it’s as exciting as the paved street … Continue reading →

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Visiting Harper Lee

Posted on May 21, 2017 by smellincoffee

On Saturday I visited the boyhood home of Hank Williams in Georgiana, and then decided — since I was in the neighborhood — to drive a bit further into the woods and go to Monroeville, the hometown of Harper Lee. … Continue reading →

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Best 100 Books I’ve Read in the Last Decade

Posted on May 21, 2017 by smellincoffee

Dear readers, today is a special today — the tenth anniversary of my writing about books!  In the next few days I will have some reflective posts,  but today I’d just like to thank my regular readers for your digital … Continue reading →

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Hank Williams

Posted on May 21, 2017 by smellincoffee

Hank Williams: The Biography© 1994 Colin Escott320 pages “You don’t have to call me Mister, mister —  the whole world calls me Hank.” Hank Williams is the legend of country music. I’d heard of him long before I ever heard him;  my … Continue reading →

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Podcast of the Week: Butterfly Spanish

Posted on May 17, 2017 by smellincoffee

My podcast time in recent weeks has been largely devoted to listening to lessons on YouTube;  I’ve been trying to restore my high school Spanish for several months now, using an app called DuoLingo on a daily basis and studying … Continue reading →

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