Category Archives: General

May the Forth was funner when it was an inside geek joke and not a Disney holiday

Posted on May 4, 2024 by smellincoffee

Just saying.

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April 2024

Posted on May 1, 2024 by smellincoffee

Well, April didn’t quite go the way I’d expected. A lot of equipment turnover at the library + beginning of big archives project at the library + end-of-term assignments meant that after a few history reads, the only thing I … Continue reading →

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Moviewatch: April 2024

Posted on April 30, 2024 by smellincoffee

Bonnie and Clyde, 1963. Two poor teenagers set forth on a fund-raising tour of the midwest. Highly romanticized, but fun, with a great soundtrack.    Harold and Maude, 1971.       A morbid young man who goes to funerals for … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Reasons We’d DNF’d a Book

Posted on April 30, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is picky reasons we’ve DNF’d books. Despite the number and variety of books I read, I’m rather picky about the ones I commit to, let alone buy, so it’s rare for me to DNF a book. I will … Continue reading →

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April 23: Shakespeare and St George

Posted on April 23, 2024 by smellincoffee

April 23rd is the feast day of St. George, the patron saint of England, and for that reason I devote April’s reading to naught but English literature, English history, etc. I am not entirely sure how a man killing dragons … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Unread Books on my Shelf

Posted on April 22, 2024 by smellincoffee

….hmm. Well, I dispatched Mount Doom last year, so I don’t have that many. The Shahnameh and The Houses We Live In, plus The Origin of Feces is hiding somewhere. I think Taxi, a collection of interviews with Cairo cab … Continue reading →

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So I visited Whistle Stop….

Posted on April 19, 2024 by smellincoffee

Yesterday after a library conference (at which I was the only male attendee) I bolted over to Macon, GA, to hear one of my favorite musicians play. I was able to give her my librarian compliment (telling her I appreciated … Continue reading →

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If anyone needs me I’m in Georgia stanning for Morgan Wade

Posted on April 18, 2024 by smellincoffee

I’m an hour away from meeting the musician whose voice I’ve heard every day for the last two years. Had an interesting morning at a library administration conference, then a drive through strawberry, pecan, and peach orchards to Macon, GA. … Continue reading →

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Inie or outie?

Posted on April 17, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “Introvert or Extrovert: Which are You?” I don’t know that I’d identify with either, since my expressiveness can vary widely depending on whom I’m with. My best friend from school, for instance, … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Characters I’d Go on Vacation With

Posted on April 16, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is characters we’d go on vacation with. But first, some teases! And now, in a never-before-attempted bit of meta-metaphysical wizardry, the real Neil Patrick Harris will reappear to bedazzle you with a magic trick. And by “you,” we … Continue reading →

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