Author: Alex Diaz-Granados
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On Music: My Top 10 John Williams ‘Star Wars’ Themes
I have been a fan of John Williams’ symphonic scores ever since I saw the original Star Wars – aka Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope – in the autumn of 1977[1] For me, Williams’ swashbuckling, neo-Romantic themes and action cues sold the rest of George Lucas’s out-of-this-world space-fantasy about “a boy, a girl,…
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On Books: Examining ‘Shattered Sword’ and ‘The Battle of Midway’
Ever since I read a young reader’s edition of a book about the Battle of Midway (June 4-7, 1942) when I was a fourth grade student at Tropical Elementary School in the early 1970s, I have been fascinated by this pivotal chapter in world history. It is a story that is full of drama and…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, February 26, 2021, or: The Saga of the Involuntary Early Riser Continues
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning in New Hometown, Florida on Friday, February 26, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 67˚F (20˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 3 MPH (5 KM/H) and humidity at 75%, the feels-like temperature is 64˚F (18˚C). Today, our area can expect partly sunny skies…
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Old Gamers Never Die: Winning My First Campaign in ‘Cold Waters’
Well, Dear Reader, I did it. I successfully completed a Campaign game in Killerfish Games’ 2017 submarine combat simulation, Cold Waters. And not only did I complete the Campaign – which has a default skill-level setting of Hard and balances out the American Navy’s advanced submarines vis a vis the submarines fielded by the People’s…
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‘Cold Waters’ Campaign Update: The War Heats Up in the South China Sea as USS Hampton Enters Fray
Hello again, Dear Reader, and welcome to another post in A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. The current temperature is 71˚F (23˚C) under partly sunny skies; with the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 4 MPH (6 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, February 23, 2021, or: Milestones, Subs, and Other Flights of Fancy
Hello, there, Dear Reader. It’s mid-afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 78˚F (26˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 46% and the wind blowing from the west-northwest at 8 MPH (13 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 78˚F (26˚C). We exceeded the forecast high of 77˚F…
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Old Gamers Never Die: or, Undersea War is Hell in ‘Cold Waters’ South China Sea Campaign
Hello, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Monday, February 22, 2021. It’s a mildly cool day outside; the temperature is 73˚F (23˚C) under partly sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the southeast at 14 MPH (22 KM/H) and humidity at 78%, the feels-like temperature is 72˚F (22˚C). The forecast…
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Old Gamers Never Die: Campaigning in ‘Cold Waters’ is Fun, But Not Easy
Hi, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida, and as I said in my previous post, I am taking the weekend off from working on the screenplay I’m writing for Juan Carlos Hernandez and his team at Popcorn Sky Productions. I need to recharge my batteries before I can get more into…
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Old Gamers Never Die: Playing My First Campaign in ‘Cold Waters’
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s early evening here in New Hometown, Florida on Saturday, February 20, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 66˚F (19˚C) under sunny skies – local sunset won’t happen until 6:23 PM Eastern. With humidity at 44% and the wind blowing from the northeast at 11 MPH (17 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is…
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Adventures in Screenwriting: Starting Here, Starting Now….
Hello, Dear Reader, and welcome to another post here on A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s early afternoon on Friday, February 19, 2021, and it’s almost summery here in New Hometown, Florida. Currently, the temperature is 80˚F (27˚C) under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 75% and the wind blowing from the west-southwest at…
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