Category Archives: General

Kindles and Consumption

Posted on June 14, 2013 by smellincoffee

Earlier in the week I installed Kindle for the PC onto my computer, the second step of mine on the dark side that will eventually end in my possessing – gasp – a gadget.  I’m thinking about it seriously, not … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (28 May): Sugar, Sugar

Posted on May 28, 2013 by smellincoffee

First, the food companies themselves are hooked on salt, sugar, and fat. Their relentless drive to achieve the greatest allure for the lowest possible cost has drawn them, inexorably, to these three ingredients time and time again. Sugar not only … Continue reading →

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BTT: 50

Posted on May 9, 2013 by smellincoffee

Booking through Thursday asks this week for readers to turn to page fifty of their current read, and share the first fifty words. As luck would have it, my book started a new chapter on page fifty… New York City … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings

Posted on April 8, 2013 by smellincoffee

Every Monday, Should Be Reading posts a list of questions people can write on as they like. I don’t think I’ve ever participated before, but I usually enjoy reading others’ responses. The questions are: • Describe one of your reading … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (26 March)

Posted on March 26, 2013 by smellincoffee

One man from Nebraska even wrote us a couple of times, filling his envelopes with books and brochures. He apologized for always filling my mailbox and ended one of his letters with, “I’m just so excited that you’ll be coming … Continue reading →

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Spring Reading

Posted on March 12, 2013 by smellincoffee

This week, the Broke and the Bookish asks…what books will you be reading this spring? 1. Cycle JourneyI’m itching to read someone’s account of cycling across the United States, but there are so many out there I haven’t decided on … Continue reading →

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BTT: Libraries

Posted on February 23, 2013 by smellincoffee

BTT asks: How often do you visit a library? Do you go to borrow books? Do research? Check out the multi-media center? Hang out with the friendly and knowledgeable staff? Are you there out of love or out of need? I … Continue reading →

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Booking through Thursday: Bibliophilia

Posted on February 14, 2013 by smellincoffee

This day, Booking through Thursday asks….what do we love most about reading? In picking up a book, I can throw back the curtain of time and communicate with a person long dead. My mind can engage with their arguments, study … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (29 January)

Posted on January 29, 2013 by smellincoffee

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly event in which particpants share excerpts from their current reads. Play along at Should Be Reading! Now we aim — after some work — to connect in the reader’s mind, with a single thread, elements … Continue reading →

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The Best of 2012

Posted on January 8, 2013 by smellincoffee

Previous Wrap-Ups: 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011             Another year has come and gone, and once again it’s time to reflect upon the previous years’ reading. 2012 was a banner year for reading, with a flabbergastingly excellent array of books. It was nonfiction’s comeback … Continue reading →

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