Author: Alex Diaz-Granados
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, November 24, 2023, or: Long Weekend Update, Part the First
Late Morning, Friday, November 24, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, folks. Here we are, the day after Thanksgiving; I hope my American readers all had a nice, drama-free holiday. My Thanksgiving experience was all right. The food was good. The company was also good. I was sad it would be the last holiday I’d celebrate…
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Music & Melodies for Thanksgiving 2023
Blogger’s Note: I don’t feel up to writing a blog post today; I have a lot on my mind today (some of it good, some not), and I can’t focus all that well on writing a blog post on any topic, so I’m just going to share some music videos for your listening pleasure. Some…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, November 22, 2023, or: Thanksgiving Eve News, Pre-Moving Mixed Emotions, and All That Stuff
Late Morning/Midday, Wednesday, November 22, 2023, Lithia, Florida Rain in Tampa – Rain & Snow in Madison Hey, there, folks. Well, here we are on the day before my last Thanksgiving here in the Tampa Bay area – and my last major holiday in my native state of Florida. And since we’re on the countdown…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, November 21, 2023, or: Moving Out – The Process Continues….
Late Morning/Midday, Tuesday, November 21, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, folks. Well, it’s a warm, almost summer-like late fall day here in the Tampa Bay area. As I start this, my 1,338th post for A Certain Point of View, Too, the temperature outside is 80°F/26°C under sunny skies. Of course, this being Florida, and since…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, November 20, 2023, or: Weekend Update Wrap-Up (No Hay Novedad….)
Late Morning, Monday, November 20, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, folks. It’s a somewhat warm late autumn morning in the Tampa Bay area. As I write these lines, the temperature outside is 76°F/25°C under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the east at 4 MPH/7 KMH and humidity at 77%, the heat index is a…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, November 19, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First (Countdown to M-Day Edition)
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Creative Writing, From Lithia (FL) to Madison (NH), Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaLate Morning/Midday, Sunday, November 19, 2023, Lithia, Florida Greetings! It’s a relatively mild late autumn day here in the Tampa Bay area. Outside, the temperature is 78°F/25°C under sunny conditions (but it feels like 89°F/31°C thanks to a weak sea breeze of 4 MPH/6 KMH blowing from the southwest and 60% humidity). Today should be…
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Book Review: ‘As Time Goes By: A Novel of Casablanca’
As Time Goes By: A Novel of Casablanca Author: Michael Walsh Publisher: Warner Books (Hachette Books), October 1, 1998 As Time Goes By: A Novel of Casablanca was ex-Time magazine music critic Michael Walsh’s second novel, and it serves as both a prequel and sequel to one of the most popular movies of Hollywood’s Golden…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, November 17, 2023, or: A Quick Update on the Preparations for M-Day
Late Morning, Friday, November 17, 2023, Lithia, Florida Greetings, folks. Well, it’s another cool, grey, and somewhat gloomy day in the Tampa Bay area. As I sit here at my desk, the temperature is 73°F/23°C under cloudy skies. According to the local forecast on my Weather app, we can expect mostly cloudy conditions and a…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, November 16, 2023, or: The Packing Process is Almost Complete, and an Update from the Writing Front
Late Morning, Thursday, November 16, 2023, Lithia, Florida “A person should always be willing to adjust for a rainy day. That was a good attitude in all of life, but was a reality to the way of life for those residing in Florida.” ― M. Reali-Elliott, Summer 20XX Hi, there, folks. As I write this,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, November 15, 2023, or: The Boxing-Up of Things Continues…So Does Work on the Novel….
Late Morning/Midday, Wednesday, November 15, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, everyone. As I start writing this new entry, it is a mild late fall day in the Tampa Bay area. Right now the temperature outside is 76°F/25°C under light rain. Like yesterday, it’s a gloomy, gray-tinged day, and – also like yesterday – it’s going…
