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About smellincoffee

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

Damned Un-English

Posted on August 6, 2024 by smellincoffee

Gilbert Maltravers, of His Majesty’s Ship Hindustan, has just been promoted to full lieutenant and has decided to jump ship. The Hindustan, anyway, not the Navy, though he has his doubts about his future there unless there’s a war. Gilbert … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Series Favorites

Posted on August 6, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s theme is interesting: our favorite books from ten different series. Have I read ten different series? But first, a tease! “A thousand years! The Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets will last forever, Gilbert!” “It will need a … Continue reading →

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When Dixie was the Southwest

Posted on August 5, 2024 by smellincoffee

Everett Dick’s The Dixie Frontier offers a fascinating glimpse into the early days of the American Southwest, providing a colorful and informative account of life on the frontier. Following the end of the Revolutionary War, Americans poured westward, venturing all … Continue reading →

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What happened after Star Trek: The One with the Whales?

Posted on August 2, 2024 by smellincoffee

Have you seen Star Trek IV: A Voyage Home? It’s easy to remember — it’s the funny one, with whales and Admiral Kirk not recognizing 20th century slang. The Enterprise crew have to go back to 1986 to pick up … Continue reading →

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July 2024 in Review

Posted on August 1, 2024 by smellincoffee

July is the beginning of the Great Sticky Siege that is an Alabama summer, as we all flee inside to worship the freon god and hope our AC units can hold the line until relief breaks in October. It continued … Continue reading →

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Moviewatch: July 2023

Posted on July 31, 2024 by smellincoffee

July was an unusal month in that I literally only watched one movie by myself, Father Stu. The rest were watched with (and chosen by) friends. Manhattan Murder Mystery, 1993. Woody Allen’s wife Diane Keaton is suspicious about the death … Continue reading →

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Haunted house BNB? + WWW Wednesday

Posted on July 31, 2024 by smellincoffee

There’s a blogging event that happens on Wednesdays in which readers answer these questions three: Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is, “Would you stay in a haunted house”, to which I say — sure, as I don’t believe … Continue reading →

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Brutal Reckoning

Posted on July 30, 2024 by smellincoffee

I live in a place named for people no longer present: the Alibamu[*], part of the Creek confederacy which was driven from the southeast after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. I loved history even as a child, and it was … Continue reading →

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Teasing Tuesday

Posted on July 30, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s treble-T is things we wish _______ had more of. I can’t really think of a topic, so here’s a trio of teases instead. Oh, for those who were anticipating Blast from the Past II this week, I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Right! Stop that! It’s getting a bit silly!

Posted on July 27, 2024 by smellincoffee

…and a bit suspect, I think. I’m surprised they’re not leading off with the Gorn cliffhanger, buuuuuuut I can see why they thought the fans would get a kick out of this. It’s more Lower Decks style, though….not as if … Continue reading →

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