Month: November 2020
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More Musings, More Thoughts for Tuesday, November 10, 2020, or: Stalled Novel & Stormy Weather
Hello, again, Dear Reader. It’s now a bit past 6 PM Eastern in New Hometown, Florida, and it is a gloomy evening. Even though the sun won’t set for about 37 minutes, a thunderstorm came and went through our area. It’s gone now, but while it was overhead, the storm darkened the sky and shattered…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, November 10, 2020, or: Of Distant Storms…and All Quiet on the NaNoWriMo Front
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s noon here in New Hometown, Florida on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Currently, the temperature outside is 83˚F (28˚C) under mostly sunny skies. With humidity at 82% and the wind blowing from the east southeast at 14 MPH (22 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 92˚F (33˚C). Today’s forecast calls for partly…
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Music Concert Video Review: ‘John Williams: Live in Vienna (Limited Deluxe Edition CD + Blu-ray)
John Williams/ Wiener Philharmoniker/ Anne-Sophie Mutter John Williams – Live in Vienna (Limited Deluxe Edition CD + Blu-ray) On August 14, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon (a Berlin-based subsidiary of Universal Music Group and the oldest surviving recording company in the world) released John Williams/ Wiener Philharmoniker/ Anne-Sophie Mutter John Williams – Live in Vienna (Limited Deluxe…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, November 9, 2020, or: Why I Voted for Joe Biden Redux
Author’s Note: Parts of this blog post originally appeared on my personal Facebook page. Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s mid-morning (almost 7 AM Eastern as I start this post) here in New Hometown, Florida. Currently, the temperature is 75˚F (24˚C) under partly cloudy skies. The sun rose just one minute ago, so there’s not much…
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Election 2020: Why I Voted for Joe Biden
In the first week of October, knowing that Postmaster Louis DeJoy, a wealthy Republican and Trump supporter, was doing everything he could – including cutting U.S. Post Office employees’ work hours, removing mailboxes for “replacement,” and dismantling sorting machines and other equipment – to hinder voting by mail efforts made necessary by the global COVID-19…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, November 7, 2020, or: Blue Skies vs NaNoWriMo 2020….
It’s night here in New Hometown, Florida on this Saturday, November 7, 2020. It is nice and cool outside; the current temperature is 76˚F (24˚C) under partly cloudy skies. With the wind blowing from the east-northeast (with emphasis on the east) at 18 MPH (28 KM/H) and humidity at 78%, the feels-like temperature is 76˚F…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, November 6, 2020, or: The NaNoWriMo Project vs. Biden-Trump Heebie-Jeebies
Hi, there, Dear Reader. As I start this post, it is just a bit past noon on Friday, November 6, 2020 here in my tiny corner of Florida. Currently, the temperature is 82˚F (28˚C) under mostly sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the east-northeast at 13 MPH (22 KM/H) and humidity at 71%, the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, November 5, 2020, or: Trying to Get Back into the Swing of NaNoWriMo 2020…and Other Trivial Thoughts
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Thursday, November 5, 2020. The current temperature is 78˚F (25˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the east-northeast at 10 MPH (16 KM/H) and humidity at 73%, the feels-like temperature is 78˚F (25˚C). Today’s forecast calls for partly sunny skies,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, November 4, 2020, or: Taking a Rest Day on Account of Election Anxiety
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s Wednesday, November 4, 2020, and it’s mid-afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida. Currently, the temperature is 79˚F (26˚C) under mostly sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the east-northeast at 16 MPH (25 KM/H) and humidity at 53%, the feels-like temperature is 79˚F (26˚C). Tonight’s forecast calls for clear skies…
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My Adventures as a NaNoWriMo 2020 Participant: Day Three Recap
Hi, Dear Reader! It’s Day Three of the NaNoWriMo 2020 writing challenge, an annual Internet contest in which tens of thousands of participants from around the globe vie to write a 50,000 novel in 30 days for the sheer fun of it. It’s not the easiest writer’s challenge in the world; on the other hand,…
A Certain Point of View, Too 