Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s Monday, January 16, 2023 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day here in the United States – and here in Lithia, Florida, it is late morning. It’s chilly – 57°F/14°C under sunny skies – and even though it’s going to warm up to 67°F/19°F and the afternoon will be sunny and nice, I will hold off on writing the long-promised review of Code-Name Downfall until the temperature rises a bit more. The even chillier temperature before sunrise woke me up – at 5:33 AM – to answer the call of nature, and even though I was able to get an additional two hours of sleep after my return from the bathroom, it was still an unpleasant wakeup.
So instead of a review, today’s post will be a “coming attractions” sort of thing. After all, the cold snap will end and temperatures will rise to the mid-70s/20s by Thursday, and even though I am not the kind of writer who likes formal outlines or ironclad plans, I do like having a general idea about what I’ll want to write about in A Certain Point of View, Too.
Obviously, the one “sure” item on my agenda is the review of Code-Name Downfall; I have already set my mind to writing that, and I’ve done some preliminary (and boring, and time-consuming) work on it. All I need is warmer weather and I’ll be good to go, so to speak.
Other likely blog posts will include:
- A review of a Star Wars The Black Series six-inch scale action figure
- Remembering the start of Operation Desert Storm (January 17, 1991)
- A possible discussion of the various Mobile Defense skirmishes I have played on Regiments
- A tentative review of Groundhog Day, which I watched on 4K UHD disc yesterday
I will cut this post short here; I ate some Honey Nuts Cheerios earlier, but I have not brewed any coffee yet. Cold weather often – not always – makes me drowsy or less inclined to be active, and I’m not fully functional unless I have had at least one cup of coffee in the morning. So I will soon be in the kitchen brewing some Folger’s Coffee and maybe reading or watching TV for a while.
So, until next time, Dear Reader, stay safe, warm, and healthy, and I’ll catch you on the sunny side of things.
A Certain Point of View, Too 
I just wrote a challenging and somewhat boring book review myself. I reviewed “The idea of the world” by Bernardo Kastrup. What made it a chore is the fact even though his idea was intriguing he was promoting it using questionable arguments including what I believe was misinterpretations of quantum physics. To defend my three star review (interesting idea, not so good arguments) I had to delve into some of that, which made for a long review. Some reviews are tough to write, at least if you want to explain yourself.
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I read your review on Amazon. The review was good; the Kastrup book, however, is in a genre I do not read.
My nose is a bit runny now, and my hands are a bit cold, so as much as I’d love to just get that Downfall book’s review started, I’m too distracted to concentrate.
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I hope you feel better soon.
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Today was a better day than most, but I still feel ill.
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