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Wednesday blogging prompt: a job I’d be bad at

Posted on August 2, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “A Job You’d Be Bad At“. I hate when my attention is demanded, especially by some electronic doo-dad.  Call it mindfulness for fixation, but I prefer doing one thing at a time: … Continue reading →

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A tease, a tease, a Tues-day tease…

Posted on August 1, 2023 by smellincoffee

From The Last Republicans: Afterward, the president-elect, Barbara, George W., Laura, and Barbara and Jenna boarded Air Force One to return to Washington. If Barbara Bush had any glamorous illusions about her new station as first lady in waiting, they … Continue reading →

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Wednesday blogging prompt and song of sixes

Posted on July 26, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s blogging prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “A Job I’d Be Good At”, which is…pretty easy. I’ve been told on multiple occasions in the past twenty years that I’d make a good monk, which is….not surprising given my … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Teaseday

Posted on July 25, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is the last ten books we DNFed, but I’m picky about the books I pick up and don’t DNF very often. So, I’m going to wander off the reservation a bit and go with “The Last Ten Books … Continue reading →

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LAS prompt: fun facts

Posted on July 19, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is an interesting fact the blogger knows. In keeping with this week’s Space Camp theme, I’m going to throw some astronaut trivia atcha! And so, some astronaut fun facts from previous and current … Continue reading →

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Top Ten One-Word Titles

Posted on July 18, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s top ten list from the Artsy Reader Girl is one-word titles, so I’m going to look back at the first three years of this blog to check out what I was reading back then. These from 2007 – 2009 … Continue reading →

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Wednesday blogging prompt: “fashion sense”

Posted on July 12, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is to ‘describe our fashion sense’. I’m tempted to say that I don’t have any, but I suppose I do dress in a deliberate matter, with an eye for simplicity, minimalism, and adaptability. … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Random Titles

Posted on July 11, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s TT is a freebie, and I can’t think of anything so I’m going to go with….ten random books. I asked Bing to supply a random number, which proved to be #73, so I’m going to go with the 73rd … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Move over, Gagarin

Posted on July 4, 2023 by smellincoffee

When he got the call, Kittinger knew he had enough oxygen to stay up a little longer, and he wasn’t keen to end the mission just yet. Now at ninety-six thousand feet, he had a view of the Earth that … Continue reading →

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Wednesday blogging prompt: recent song I’ve loved

Posted on June 28, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s topic from Long and Short reviews is a song that’s been stuck in our heads recently. “A” song. A SONG? Music and song have been a part of my everyday life as long as I have memories, so I … Continue reading →

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