Author: Alex Diaz-Granados
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, January 2, 2021, or: Meet the New Year…Same as the Old Year
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s Saturday, January 2, 2021, and it is early afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida. Right now, the temperature is 81˚F (27˚C) under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 66% and the wind blowing from the south-southwest at 8 MPH (13 KM/H), the heat index is 83˚F (28˚C). Today’s forecast calls…
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Book Review: ‘The Star Wars Archives: Episodes IV-VI, 1977-1983 (40th Anniversary Edition)
In the beginning, I was struggling with the plot, just figuring out what it was going to be. I had a sense of what the Force was, how it worked, and they could do with it, but the story didn’t have room for that – yet. – George Lucas to Paul Duncan, explaining how the…
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Life in the Time of COVID-19, or: Death Toll Rises as 2020 Comes to an End
Hi, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Thursday, December 31, 2020. Currently, the temperature is 70˚F (21˚C) under partly sunny skies; with the wind blowing from the east southeast at 8 MPH (13 KM/H) and humidity at 88%, the feels-like temperature is 70˚F (21˚C). The forecast for today calls for…
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Old Gamers Never Die: Ivan’s Got That Sinkin’ Feeling in ‘Cold Waters’
The time: 1100 Lima, 30 December, 1984 The place: Eastern Atlantic Ocean, near the Bay of Biscay The situation: In an alternate version of 1984, rising tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union have rapidly escalated over a series of incidents, including the shootdown of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 near the Soviet…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, December 29, 2020, or: More Books for My TBR Pile!
Hello, there, Dear Reader. It’s just past noon here on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, and it’s “seasonably” cool in New Hometown, Florida. The current temperature is 73˚F (23˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 50% and the wind blowing at 8 MPH (13 KM/H) from the east-northeast, the feels-like temperature is 73˚F (23˚C. According to…
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Documentary Review: ‘Empire of Dreams: The Story of the STAR WARS Trilogy’
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) Directed by: Kevin Burns, Edith Becker Written by: Ed Singer Starring: Robert Clotworthy (Narrator), George Lucas, Gary Kurtz, Walter Cronkite, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Alan Ladd Jr., Steven Spielberg, Irvin Kershner, Joe Johnston, Dennis Muren, Warwick Davis Harrison Ford: There’s a princess…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, December 27, 2020, or: A Few Words About ‘Pops in Love: John Williams & the Boston Pops’
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s Sunday, December 27, 2020, and it is early afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida. Currently, the temperature is 66˚F (19˚C) under partly sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the east at 9 MPH (15 KM/H) and humidity at 49%, the feels-like factor is 66˚F (19˚C). Today’s forecast calls for…
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Spotlight On: ‘JJ in Dobbs: A Film by Juan Carlos Hernandez’
JJ in Dobbs (2008) Written and Directed by: Juan Carlos Hernandez Produced by: Adria K. Hernandez Starring: Adria K. Hernandez, Anthony (A.J.) Hernandez, Juan Carlos Hernandez In 2008 – or maybe in 2009, I’m not sure – my friend and collaborator Juan Carlos Hernandez sent me a package to my former home in Miami from…
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Knick-Knacks
These are a few of the knick-knacks that I have in my possession. Clockwise, from top left: A porg (which I named Fred) that I received as a birthday present at Hollywood Studios’ Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction A card-holder and deck of cards that I bought in Sevilla, Spain for my mom in December…
A Certain Point of View, Too 