Tag Archives: Eisenhower

The Thirty-First of March

Posted on July 21, 2026 by smellincoffee

I begin the first of presumably several books on LBJ by peering into his office as he made the decision to not run for office again in 1968. The door is opened by Horace Busby, a newspaperman-turned-speechwriter and confidant for … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday & “Would You Go Sky-Diving?”

Posted on July 15, 2026 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short reviews is, “Would you go sky-diving?”. Ever since kindergarten when the janitor made our merry-go-round go super-super fast and I got flung onto the grass throwing up, I have been very sensitive to motion … Continue reading →

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June 2026 Moviewatch

Posted on July 1, 2026 by smellincoffee

Another long moviewatch post, this time mainly because I was very chatty about the movies when I made my notes. Ella Enchanted,  2004.  I saw Anne Hathaway. I clicked “play”. Simple as.  Then I heard Eric Idle offering narration and … Continue reading →

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Ike and Dick

Posted on May 4, 2026 by smellincoffee

I increasingly find Richard Nixon a fascinating personality, and stumbled onto this while looking for Nixon books: I’ve been reading it along with Being Nixon the last week or so. Ike and Dick focuses on the relationship between these two … Continue reading →

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