Author: Alex Diaz-Granados
-
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…
-

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…
-

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…
-

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…
-
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…
-
Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, February 18, 2021, or: Adventures in Screenwriting – Let the Prep Phase Begin!
Hello there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Currently, it’s cloudy outside, where the temperature is 77˚F (25˚C). With the wind blowing from the south-southeast at 11 MPH (18 KM/H) and humidity at 83%, the feels-like temperature is 77˚F (25˚C). Today we can expect partly sunny…
-
Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, February 17, 2021, or: Adventures in Screenwriting – The Tale of the Sleep-Deprived Scribbler
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s a cold and gray afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 64˚F (18˚C) under cloudy skies. With humidity at 87% and the wind blowing from the north-northeast at 4 MPH (13 KM/H). the feels-like temperature is 64˚F (18˚C). The forecast for the…
-
Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, February 16, 2021: My Top Five Pet Peeves
Hello, Dear Reader, and welcome once again to A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s late afternoon in New Hometown – and chilly, too. Currently, the temperature is 68˚F (18˚C) under cloudy skies. With the wind blowing from the west-northwest at 9 MPH (15 KM/H) and humidity at 53%, the feels-like temperature is 68˚F (18˚C).…
-
TV Miniseries/Blu-ray Set Review: ‘Band of Brothers’
On November 11, 2008 – Veterans’ Day – HBO Home Entertainment released the Blu-ray edition of Band of Brothers, a 10-part miniseries based on the 1992 book by Stephen Ambrose. Co-produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, Band of Brothers follows Easy (“E” in the U.S. Army’ 1944 phonetic alphabet) Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,…
-
Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, February 14, 2021, or: A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That
A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That Greetings, Dear Reader. It’s close to midafternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Sunday, February 14, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 82˚F (28˚C) under sunny skies; with humidity at 62% and the wind blowing from the southwest at 19 MPH (31 KM/H) the feels-like temperature…