Category Archives: General

Advent hello

Posted on November 29, 2021 by smellincoffee

A close relative of mine was rushed to the hospital last week and discovered to have kidney (!) cancer, so it’s been a stressful few days. Their offending kidney has been removed and they’re recovering nicely. Who knew such little … Continue reading →

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Germans: terror and tedium

Posted on November 9, 2021 by smellincoffee

In the past week I’ve read or mostly-read, in the case of The Vampire Economy, two books with a German connection. The first, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, was by far the most interesting of the two. I read this … Continue reading →

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October 2021

Posted on November 1, 2021 by smellincoffee

“October should be a fun month,” I said. Hah! It certainly went a different way than I expected, but I didn’t let a little ol’ thing like medical incarceration keep me down. Despite or perhaps because of my near-two week … Continue reading →

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Something’s coming, something good

Posted on October 26, 2021 by smellincoffee

I love West Side Story. I was exposed to the “Tonight” quartet in high school music appreciation, and after checking out a VHS tape from the library, I promptly watched it five times in two weeks and began looking for … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday Freebie: Frightfully Good Reads

Posted on October 26, 2021 by smellincoffee

Today is a freebie, and I’m going with Halloween-appropriate books because ’tis the season. Spook, Mary Roach.  A playful examination of scientific attempts to discover our fate after death. Night of the Living Trekkies,  David Anderson.  Easily the funniest zombie book I’ve ever read, … Continue reading →

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For mudpuddle

Posted on October 22, 2021 by smellincoffee
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View from Room 327

Posted on October 13, 2021 by smellincoffee

Annnnnnnnnnnd I’m out! Free! Very much walking wounded, very much in possession of a radically altered life — but I’m out, out in the air and under the sun, free to walk without a beeping, hissing IV bag following me, … Continue reading →

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update

Posted on October 8, 2021 by smellincoffee

Hi, all. I am still in the hospital, typing on a phone and limited to an LTE connection. I have acute and chronic kidney failure, and when I was rushed in on Monday, was a seizure risk. I’m on an … Continue reading →

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in hospital

Posted on October 5, 2021 by smellincoffee

I am in a hospital for renal issues unexpectedly. Will be a few days. Finished Chernobyl…very good. Working on Good reasons for bad feelings. Promising. Need to buy laptop, not a phone typer. 😉

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The Evolution of My Reading (borrowed)

Posted on October 2, 2021 by smellincoffee

Borrowed from Cyberkitten who likewise got it from Bookolive. When did you get into reading?I literally grew up reading; my parents barred television from the home, something I hated then but am very thankful for now. Was it something you … Continue reading →

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