Category Archives: General

Progress report of sorts

Posted on August 7, 2020 by smellincoffee

A few weeks back, I read an article from Leo Babauta, of Zen Habits,  which  offered readers both an observation and a challenge: You can go to the latest memes and viral videos (which are fun!) … or you can … Continue reading →

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Literary humor in RDR2

Posted on August 1, 2020 by smellincoffee

I’m currently wrapping up my fourth playthrough of RDR2, and am continuing to discover new things.  Recently while looting the body of some poor unfortunate (he had a case of bad manners, which I remedied with liberal application of fisticuffs) … Continue reading →

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How do you read? A bookish meme

Posted on July 29, 2020 by smellincoffee

Ruth from A Great Book Study recently posted a survey I thought of interest, so I’m participating.  Feel free to join in! Do you have a certain place at home for reading? I favor a cozy chair in the living … Continue reading →

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Ten Books that I haven’t bought (yet)

Posted on July 27, 2020 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is a freebie, so I’m looking at books I’ve previewed (that is, had Amazon send me a kindle freebie of) but haven’t bought. Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History, Dan Flores. This was more of a  “I … Continue reading →

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Classic Meme 2.0

Posted on July 15, 2020 by smellincoffee

The Classics Club is bringing back their monthly question, beginning with: Which classic author have you read more than one, but not all, of their books and which of their other books would you want to read in the future? … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books That Make Ya Smile

Posted on July 14, 2020 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is….books that make us smile! 10. David Liss.  A writer of political & business thrillers, often set in the age of discovery,  Liss’ sense of humor snared me “You have my word as a gentleman.” “You are no … Continue reading →

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Related Videos: Losing an Enemy

Posted on July 12, 2020 by smellincoffee

A few months ago I read Losing an Enemy, written by Trita Parsi on the Joint Plan of Action, also known as “The Iran Deal”.     I just discovered a ten-minute clip from Parsi in a TED talk reviewing the history … Continue reading →

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(Not) the Top Ten Authors I’ve Read Most

Posted on July 7, 2020 by smellincoffee

This week’s TTT, bloggers are sharing the top ten authors they’ve read the most books by….but my top ten won’t have changed too much since the last time we did this in ’15 (lots of kid-lit heavyweights), so I’m going … Continue reading →

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Music to dump tea by

Posted on July 4, 2020 by smellincoffee

  Once an honest man could go from sunrise to its set Without encountering agents of his state or government But a sorry cloud of tyranny has fallen across the land Brought on by the hollow men who did not … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books I Read and Read Again

Posted on June 23, 2020 by smellincoffee

Today Top Ten Tuesday is celebrating its tenth birthday. I’ve been participating off and on since a month or so after its inception, and I’ve enjoyed it over the years. Today its host is asking readers to revisit or expand … Continue reading →

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