Category Archives: General

Encompassing Flagstaff: Red Rock State Park

Posted on July 22, 2018 by smellincoffee

The red cliffs of Sedona, taken from the air on my flight into Flagstaff. I thought this was the Grand Canyon, and…so did most everyone else on the plane. I realized my mistake once I’d driven northwest to the Grand Canyon … Continue reading →

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Flying over the Grand Canyon

Posted on July 21, 2018 by smellincoffee

In April I visited Arizona for the sole purpose of seeing the Grand Canyon, and took a helicopter tour that left me as awe-struck and mesmerized as I have ever been. Tonight I put together a video of some of … Continue reading →

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Resistance is Futile? State of the Kindle

Posted on July 18, 2018 by smellincoffee

(Image borrowed from here) A few weeks ago I walked into my usual Chinese place for lunch and the proprietor immediately inquired: Where’s your book?  She’s seen me walk in every week for the last six years and get comfortable … Continue reading →

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Just a coincidence!

Posted on July 14, 2018 by smellincoffee

“Whaat?  No, I’m totally sick. In bed. reading a new book. “ Cartoon was posted in “Into the Wardrobe”, a Lewisian/bookish facebook group.

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What I Read in 2007

Posted on July 14, 2018 by smellincoffee

Although these days I’m a fairly organized reader, with a Excel spreadsheet and everything,  when I first started yakking about books in 2007, I didn’t even list them. I just posted rambling towers of paragraphs on MySpace.  I’ve been wanting to … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books of 2018, So Far

Posted on July 10, 2018 by smellincoffee

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by the Artsy Reader Girl, is the best books we’ve read in 2018. In order of my reading them… Star Trek the Fall: Ceremony of Losses, David Mack Poetry Night at the Ballpark, Bill … Continue reading →

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Related Videos: How To Watch TV News

Posted on July 3, 2018 by smellincoffee

A few years ago I watched an eerie compilation of local newscasters from around the United States all reading the same exact script.  I don’t think this is the same video, but it has the same creep-inducing effect. A comedian-singer … Continue reading →

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The survivor

Posted on July 2, 2018 by smellincoffee

When I visit towns I like to poke around their libraries, and I recently discovered a book in a public library — city undisclosed for the book’s protection — which  astonished me. It’s hard to make out from this graphic, … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Summer TBR

Posted on June 20, 2018 by smellincoffee

This week, the Artsy Reader Girl inquires: whaddya reading at the beach? Or this summer, anyway.  This was to have gone up yesterday, but what’s 24 hours between friends? 1. Something in American lit, because I’m…a little behind on my … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s News: Shrinkwrapped Sunbather

Posted on May 17, 2018 by smellincoffee

“It takes a lot of sand to wear this costume, which is 80 per cent cellophane. The other 10 percent is bathing suit. It’s the newest fad at Malibu beach, playspot of the Hollywood film colony. June Clyde is shown … Continue reading →

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