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January 2023 in Review

Posted on February 1, 2023 by smellincoffee

Well, so ends January — and it’s got the year off to a good start! The Big Reads: The Jewish Annotated New Testament: I’ve read through Matthew and began reading some of the accompanying essays, but no major strides just … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Reasons to Destroy Mount Doom

Posted on January 31, 2023 by smellincoffee

I’m currently under a book-buying interdict until such time as the mountain of unread books in my bedroom no longer attracts selfie-taking tourists wearing North Face jackets.   As incentive to hastening my conquest of said mountain, though, I’m using … Continue reading →

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Top Ten New-to-Me Authors from 2022

Posted on January 24, 2023 by smellincoffee

This week’s top ten Tuesday is “Favorite new-to-me-authors from 2022”. I encountered a lot of authors, but how many will I revisit? Let’s see… (1) Sean Dietrich. Sean of the South visited my library in December, and I was gifted … Continue reading →

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Unread Shelf Assignment #3: TBR Priorities

Posted on January 19, 2023 by smellincoffee

The first Unread shelf assignment for this year was to list all unread titles and move them into one location; the second was to purge The Unwanted. I did the first but a sudden outbreak of tornadoes in my area … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Seeing from outside

Posted on January 17, 2023 by smellincoffee

Science is not just about seeing. Science is about measuring — preferably with something that’s not your own eyes, which are inextricably conjoined with the baggage of your brain: preconceived ideas, post-conceived notions, imagination unchecked by reference to other data, … Continue reading →

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At the dawn of recovery

Posted on January 17, 2023 by smellincoffee

Well. After a weekend of frantic work, now the rain is moving in and we’re pondering all the work that remains. An amazing amount of work has been done in the last few days to clear the road and make … Continue reading →

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A less quick note posted from a borrowed chair in a quiet Walmart aisle

Posted on January 14, 2023 by smellincoffee

Selma is officially a disaster area, with visits from Governor Meemaw and our senators. My grandmother passed away the night before the tornado hit, so some other displaced relatives and I are rooming at the family place. It has heat … Continue reading →

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quick note

Posted on January 13, 2023 by smellincoffee

Tornado hit Selma badly yesterday. Some areas, including the library and my home, won’t have power for days. Will post it when possible. Now I hav no distractions to keep me from Mout Doom.

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Note to self, read LeGuin

Posted on January 8, 2023 by smellincoffee
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An Incomplete Census of the Residents of Mount Doom

Posted on January 7, 2023 by smellincoffee

In the hopes of vanquishing Mount Doom before its height brings it down upon my head and vanquishes me, I’ve  signed up at The Unread Shelf this year. Our first ‘assignment’ is to list all of the books in our … Continue reading →

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