Monthly Archives: July 2017

Current Reading: M. C. Beaton, Val McDermid

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Rick Robinson

It’s been hot and will be getting hotter: in the 90s now and 106 expected in a couple of days. I really hate this kind of heat, and it drains all the energy out of me. I don’t even feel … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Dunstall, Macdonald, Cornwell

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Rick Robinson

After finishing the Patricia Moyes mystery, I was in the mood for some science fiction, so I decided to read Linesman by S. K. Dunstall, a mass market paperback I bought last year. I liked it quite a lot, both for … Continue reading →

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Friday Forgotten: A Six-Letter Word For Death by Patricia Moyes

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Rick Robinson

This is the 262nd in my series of forgotten or seldom read books A Six-Letter Word For Death by Patricia Moyes, Henry Holt (an Owl Book) 1985 mass market paperback I have long been a fan of the mystery novels of … Continue reading →

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The Summer Garden

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Rick Robinson

It’s peak Summer garden time, and I took some photos Sunday. Our Lilies are especially magnificent this year. Lots of pictures for you. Click to see larger image.

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Current Reading: Foster, Moyes, Sandford

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Rick Robinson

I finished Icerigger by Alan Dean Foster, which I first became aware of through a blog review, though I don’t recall which blog. I enjoyed it. It’s nothing literate or thought-provoking, just a fun SF novel about a group of people who … Continue reading →

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Ow!

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Rick Robinson

Having a bad day – the old devil migraine.

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Current Reading: Edwards, Heywood, Foster, Sandford

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Rick Robinson

Two books read this time, in addition to the Civil War book I reviewed for my FFB. Miraculous Mysteries, edited by Martin Edwards, is a collection of “locked-room murders and impossible crimes”. An anthology of 16 stories, published recently by British … Continue reading →

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Friday Forgotten: The Coming Fury by Bruce Catton

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Rick Robinson

this is the 262nd in my series of forgotten or seldom read books The Coming Fury – Centennial History of the Civil War, Volume I, by Bruce Catton, Doubleday hardcover (1961) 565 pages – Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National … Continue reading →

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Computer Adventures

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Rick Robinson

Okay, I bought the new iMac. It’s 27-inch with the Retina display. It has a quad‑core 3.3GHz Core i5 processor, a 2TB Fusion Drive, and a 2GB AMD Radeon R9 M395 graphics processor.  I upgraded the RAM at the point … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Krueger, O’Brien, Nesbø

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Rick Robinson

While having computer problems and ultimately buying a new one, then doing all the setup and organizing required to have a working system and LAN, I did less reading, but finished a couple of things. I decided to get current … Continue reading →

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