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Michael C Smith

Marshall, Texas lawyer. I post on things that attract my interest while puttering in my study. Mostly family, books, home, history, World War II and scale modeling.
Books Fiction

Saturn’s Children – Charles Stross

As I have posted previously, I have really enjoyed Charles Stross' Laundry novels, so I thought I'd try some more....

Michael C. Smith
July 28, 2013November 26, 2022
Books Fiction

Inferno – Dan Brown

I'm fairly sure I had a defective copy - it didn't have the ending.  I mean, am I missing something...

Michael C. Smith
July 28, 2013
Books Fiction

The Rosetta Key (Ethan Gage Adventure) – William Dietrich

This book is so old I started with the paperback before I started listening to books on audio.  There are...

Michael C. Smith
July 28, 2013November 26, 2022
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Star Trek Into Darkness – Alan Dean Foster (audiobook)

I just finished listening to this novelization of the new movie by Alan Dean Foster, read by Alice Eve (actress...

Michael C. Smith
July 28, 2013November 26, 2022
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English – John McWhorter

I just finished this as an audiobook and found it really interesting.  Lots of information about the odd characteristics of...

Michael C. Smith
July 28, 2013November 26, 2022
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Aegean trip

Jamie and I just got back from our short vacation starting in Istanbul and ending up in Athens.  We got...

Michael C. Smith
July 13, 2013

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