Category Archives: General

The Last 10 Books Tag

Posted on July 24, 2025 by smellincoffee

This has been a quiet review week, in large part because I am trudging through a book I don’t like but have spent too much time trying to read to abandon it. Good ol’ sunk cost fallacy, how can I … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday & Teaser Tuesday

Posted on July 22, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is books set in _______, so I’m going to fill in the blank with….the American Civil War! “I have even made attempts to see if I could finance a psychiatrist, not because I really do think I am … Continue reading →

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Favorite Quotes & WWW Wednesday

Posted on July 16, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “Favorite Quotes from Books“, which is ridiculously unfair. I am a quote-hoard. But while I despair of winnowing out ten standouts from my collection, here’s the WWW. WHAT have you finished reading … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: American-style chess

Posted on July 15, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is books with honorifics like Doctor, Mrs, etc. I went back through my booklists all the way to 2018 to find enough titles. First up, though, a tease! Another times, [Franklin] was playing with his equal, … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday and Visiting Literary Worlds

Posted on July 9, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Friends Divided, Gordon S. Wood. This book is why I’ve been so review-quiet the last week: it’s a beefy boy. WHAT are you currently reading? I’m listening to Kenneth Branagh read The Magician’s Nephew, … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books I’d Like to Re-Read

Posted on July 8, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s topic makes me sigh a bit on the inside,because one of my intended themes for 2025 was “The Great Re-Read”, in which I’d re-read a few books that played substantial parts in changing my thinking 10-15 years ago. So … Continue reading →

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The changing look of “reference”.

Posted on July 3, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today while looking through library photos in hopes of finding shots that would make it possible for me to find where we buried a time capsule in 1995, I saw one that begged for a “Then and Now” type framing. … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on July 2, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Uncharted, a history of the 2024 campaign; and kinda sorta Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. I listened to most of the audiobook read by Stephen Fry, finished it in print, and am continuing … Continue reading →

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Teasin’ Tuesday and June 2025 in Review

Posted on July 1, 2025 by smellincoffee

Gloriosky, is it July already? June is gone, and with it, half of 2025. Today I’m going to combine my monthly wrap-up with Tuesday meming — first the tease, then the top ten! Teaser Tuesday The strongest version of a … Continue reading →

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Moviewatch: June 2025

Posted on June 30, 2025 by smellincoffee

I’m reasonably sure I won’t be watching a movie tonight, so here’s this month’s movie list! Edit: I watched a movie, but you’ll have to wait an entire month to find out which one. She’s All That, 1999. Another movie … Continue reading →

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