Category Archives: General

Corona Diary #8

Posted on June 18, 2020 by smellincoffee

Well, the partial re-opening lasted exactly a month. In the face of skyrocketing ‘rona rates across the state, and particularly in the county,  the library today shifted back to curbside-only.   (Since May 18th, we have been following a split schedule:  … Continue reading →

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Tully WAS known as the Roman king of coke

Posted on June 12, 2020 by smellincoffee
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In Remembrance

Posted on June 6, 2020 by smellincoffee

It’s a day quickly only remembered by historians, but I can’t see June 6 without thinking of that night and morning in which young men threw themselves into darkness and death to fight against a genuine enemy of civilization.  In … Continue reading →

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It’s not a problem, it’s…a…passion….?

Posted on May 29, 2020 by smellincoffee
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Corona #7…and Flowers

Posted on May 18, 2020 by smellincoffee

Things have been loosening up in Alabama in the last week,  though it’s not a return to life pre-pandemicmonium.  Right now we’re in a frustrating transition space, where stores are  getting increased demand at much-reduced capacity.   Nonprofits and the like … Continue reading →

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Offtopic but I couldn’t resist

Posted on May 15, 2020 by smellincoffee

  I’d lay odds that whoever designed that flag is a Trek  fan…

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Would You Rather….

Posted on May 8, 2020 by smellincoffee

Sarah of All the Book Blog Names are Taken has tagged me in a survey/game thing! I’m  tasked with answering her questions and then posing some of my own. 1. Would you have rather have been at court with Eleanor … Continue reading →

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Farewell and adieu, ye fair English book-reads

Posted on May 4, 2020 by smellincoffee

So ends another April, and with it — Read of England.   Perhaps this April should have been watch of England, since I did re-watch Fawlty Towers (for the 856th time, I think), began exploring Sherlock and Outlander, revisited most of … Continue reading →

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COVID Diary #6

Posted on May 1, 2020 by smellincoffee

As the expiration date for the governor’s stay-at-home order approaches, we in the Heart of Dixie have been waiting expectantly to see what will happen. The governor declined to open early last week, when the states surrounding us did, and … Continue reading →

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Some favorite bits of corona culture

Posted on April 28, 2020 by smellincoffee

This is just a quick post to share some of my – — well, it’s there in the title.  Presented in the order that they come to mind. “One Day More” “Sh%t Southern Women Say in a Pandemic” “When this … Continue reading →

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