Category Archives: General

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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Top Ten Screenshots that Leave Ya Wonderin’

Posted on April 9, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is a freebie, so I’m going to go completely off topic with game screenshots that….well, leave a player asking questions. These are all my personal screenshots, from 2004 to now. (…I’m a data hoarder…) But first, a tease! … Continue reading →

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Sunspotting

Posted on April 8, 2024 by smellincoffee

I’ve never experienced a solar eclipse before (the one from a few years back was barley noticable in my neck of the woods), but I naively thought that 85% coverage would translate to something approaching dusk. Turns out the noonday … Continue reading →

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If Books Threw a Party

Posted on April 4, 2024 by smellincoffee
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Aged Veterans of the virtual TBR

Posted on April 3, 2024 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “Books that have been on our TBR the Longest”. I dealt with my physical TBR last year, so I’m going to take a look at my Kindle library, sort by “Oldest”, and … Continue reading →

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Tudor teasing

Posted on April 2, 2024 by smellincoffee

To us, many of the flowers in an Elizabethan garden would look more like wild flowers than our carefully hybridised varieties, since modern varieties have been bred to maximise flower size and length of season, often at the expense of … Continue reading →

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Moviewatch: March

Posted on April 1, 2024 by smellincoffee

There was a….bit of a theme to this month’s movie watching, at least for the ones I watched solo. See if you can guess what it is. I bet you can! The Scout, 1994. Albert Brooks plays a scout who, … Continue reading →

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March 2024 in Review

Posted on March 31, 2024 by smellincoffee

Well, the year is one-fourth spent already. Criminy! March was fairly…all over the place. Didn’t do well with Lenten reading at all, but Opening Day was a solid performance, I think, and I even got a head start on Read … Continue reading →

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Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know

Posted on March 26, 2024 by smellincoffee

Years ago I stumbled upon a podcast called “Great Works in Western Literature” by a man named Joseph Pearce, and immediately a became fan of it. Pearce’s love of literature was infectious, especially seeing I was just beginning to read … Continue reading →

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