Category Archives: General

What I Read Before

Posted on January 1, 2019 by smellincoffee

This “post” is an index page linking to previous “Books I Read in 20__” posts, with a favorite from each year. What I Read in 2007 What I Read in 2008 What I Read in 2009 What I Read in … Continue reading →

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2018 Roundup: Best-Of and Pie

Posted on December 31, 2018 by smellincoffee

Well, dear readers, another year has come and gone. It’s been a good year here, though not as active as usual. My goal is 150 books a year, and I barely made that this year, with 154 books read. I blame The Sims … Continue reading →

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What I Read in 2018

Posted on December 31, 2018 by smellincoffee

Books in bold were superior favorites.  — January — 1. The Rooster Bar, John Grisham 2. Star Trek the Fall: Ceremony of Losses, David Mack 3. Star Trek the Fall: The Poisoned Chalice, James Swallow 4. Poetry Night at the Ballpark, Bill Kauffman 5. Lessons from a Lemonade … Continue reading →

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So I uh, may have to turn those captchas on….

Posted on December 27, 2018 by smellincoffee

Lot more of those overnight, too. At least blogger lets me mass-delete!

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All of my holds came in at once.

Posted on December 20, 2018 by smellincoffee

I had a bunch of holds set up at the library, and thought they were fairly staggered — I was 4th on one list, 8th on another, etc.  Instead, all of them were fulfilled within a few days of each … Continue reading →

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Science Report Card 2018

Posted on December 17, 2018 by smellincoffee

The last couple of years I’ve imposed a little order on my science reading, forcing myself to read across fields more deliberately; so far I’ve enjoyed it and will continue the structure in the future. I just finished the last … Continue reading →

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Quick admin note on comments

Posted on November 14, 2018 by smellincoffee

Reader mudpuddle recently mentioned that he and other users were finding themselves unable to comment on blogs without being Google users themselves.  I don’t know if that was a result of Google making a change, but I suspect it must … Continue reading →

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Triumph!

Posted on November 11, 2018 by smellincoffee

Considering I’ve only made it to the end of NaNoWriMo twice before, I’m enormously  pleased to have reached the goal even before the two-week mark this year. While my story isn’t finished, I’m in the final act of it and … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2019

Posted on November 1, 2018 by smellincoffee

It’s November first, and that means it’s National Novel Writing Month!   Every November for the last nineteen years, hundreds of thousands of people across the world devote themselves to the goal of writing a 50,00 page story.   I … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Trek Episodes for Halloween

Posted on October 30, 2018 by smellincoffee

Star Trek and its iterations have produced many kinds of shows — adventures, romances, mysteries, action thrillers, spy dramas — but  its horror episodes are particularly memorable. Since we’re nearing Halloween, I thought it would be fun to share some the … Continue reading →

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