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Moviewatch, October 2024

Posted on October 31, 2024 by smellincoffee

This month was fairly quiet because my movie-watching friend was in Texas for two weeks. We wound up focusing a bit on horror. Killer Joe, 2012.  A young adult who is in big trouble with bookies concocts a scheme: hire … Continue reading →

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October 2024 in Review

Posted on October 30, 2024 by smellincoffee

If you’re interested in reading about the building, here’s a page on it that shows how it looked prior to the “restoration”, as well as a photo of the Kirkpatrick mansion. It’s technically possible, but highly improbable that I finish … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on October 30, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews inquires: what superstitions do I have? To my knowledge, I don’t have any besides the strange compulsion to hold down the left shift key when I’m playing Civilization III, and tap it manically … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Suspense/Scary Movies I’ve Seen in 2024

Posted on October 29, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s treble-T is a Halloween freebie, so I’m going to highlight the ten most scariest/most suspenseful movies I’ve watched this year. But first! …the tease… The most exciting thing in my life at the moment is a five-gallon bucket full … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction November Kickoff

Posted on October 28, 2024 by smellincoffee

Although I’m planning on doing SciFiMonth in November, there are also two “Nonfiction November” events happening, and I figured I’d join in with hopes of giving my nonfiction reading a shot in the arm, since it’s been fairly overwhelmed by … Continue reading →

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Our hearts are in the trim!!

Posted on October 25, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today is the feast of St. Crispian, which means it’s time to share some Kenneth Branagh w’ ye all.

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Thinking about occupations and vocations

Posted on October 24, 2024 by smellincoffee

I am not a career-oriented person: when I was younger, I didn’t have a driving ambition to Become Something other than a husband & father: a career was simply something I would’ve done to support that vocation. When I was … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on October 23, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long & Short Reviews is: what do I do when I’m bored? Ehm…. I read, if I can, and if not I think about things or tell stories in my head — sometimes thinking about fiction I’m … Continue reading →

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Top Teddy Tuesday

Posted on October 22, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is how our reading habits have changed over time. First up, though, the ol’ Teddy Tease. Loeb made a small sound, and Roosevelt waited for more, saw his son Archie running past in pursuit. With a hint of … Continue reading →

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Against the Machine: a weekend of mysticism and wonder

Posted on October 20, 2024 by smellincoffee

This past weekend I had a rare opportunity to meet not two, but three authors, two of whom I’d read previously and one of whom I consider my favorites. Some months ago Rod Dreher, author of The Little Way of … Continue reading →

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