Author: Alex Diaz-Granados
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Are Happy Days Here Again? Trump Era Ends (Hopefully) as Joe Biden Becomes America’s 46th President
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s Wednesday, January 20, 2021, which started as the last day of the Donald Trump Presidency and the Inauguration of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as the 46th President of the United States of America. It’s 72˚F (22˚C) here in New Hometown, Florida under sunny skies. With the wind…
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Book Review: ‘Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’
On October 1, 2019, with the premiere of Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker a little over two months away, Disney-Lucasfilm Press released Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, an illustrated book for young readers that sums up the first eight Episodes in the main Skywalker Saga film series. Written by Delilah S. Dawson…
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Book Talk: ‘Old Friends in the Bookshelves’, or: Books That I Love to Revisit Again and Again
“Old stories are like old friends, she used to say. You have to visit them from time to time.”― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords If you are a true bibliophile or, as Stephen King likes to call his loyal fans, a Constant Reader, chances are that you have in your personal library one…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, January 17, 2021, or: My 4K UHD/Blu-ray Collection Gets ‘Bourne’…and Trump’s Final Days in Office Are Nigh
Hola, Dear Reader. It’s Sunday, January 17, 2021, and it’s late in the afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida. Right now the temperature is 61˚F (16˚C) under mostly cloudy skies; with humidity at 59% and becalmed winds, the feels-like temperature is 61˚F (16˚C). The forecast for the rest of the afternoon calls for mostly cloudy…
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After the Assault on the Capitol: Right-Wing Delusion – the Saga of Alleged Trump Rioter Jenna Ryan
“For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.”― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Well, here we are, 10 days after a mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed into the U.S. Capitol in an…
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Old Gamers Never Die: Altering History in ‘Strategic Command WWII: World at War’ is Fun, Challenging
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s mid-afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Friday, January 15, 2021. Right now it’s a mild early winter day; the temperature is 75˚F (24˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the west-southwest at 15 MPH (15 KM/H) and humidity at 50%, the feels-like factor is 75˚F (24˚C). The…
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After the Assault on the Capitol: Trump Impeached AGAIN…But Will There Be a Senate Trial?
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s midafternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Right now the temperature is 66˚F (19˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind becalmed and humidity at 49%, the feels-like temperature is 66˚F (19˚C), which is slightly higher than the original forecast high of 63˚F (17˚C). Tonight, we can…
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After the Assault on the Capitol: Impeachment Debate Begins in U.S. House of Representatives
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Presently, the temperature is 55˚F (13˚C) under cloudy skies. With the wind blowing from the west-northwest at 5 MPH (8 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 55˚F (13˚C). Today, the forecast calls for rain and a high of 61˚F…
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Book Review: ‘The Star Wars Archives: Episodes I-III, 1999-2005’
Movies are an illusion. Cinema is the art of the moving image; the moving image isn’t more truthful than are cave paintings, or hieroglyphics, or the Sistine Chapel. What the artist finds is the truth behind the “truth.” Art portrays the aspirations of the society in which it is made.- George Lucas, The Star Wars…
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After the Assault on the Capitol: Trump Faces Second Impeachment Even As Supporters Engage in ‘Whataboutism’
Hello, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida, where the temperature is 72˚F (22˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 53% and the wind blowing from the south-southeast at 11 MPH (18 KM/H), the feels-like factor is 72˚F (22˚C). Today’s forecast: Partly sunny skies and a high of 74˚F (23˚C). Tonight, we…
A Certain Point of View, Too 