Author: Alex Diaz-Granados
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Life in the Time of COVID-19: Death Toll Continues to Rise – Here’s One Reason Why
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s a cold late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Thursday, February 4, 2021. How cold is it? Well, the current temperature is 57˚F (14˚C) under sunny skies. With the breeze blowing from the east-southeast at 5 MPH (8 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is also 57˚F (14˚C) The rest of…
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On Music: My Top 10 Favorite Movie Themes (Not Composed by John Williams)
If you are a regular reader of A Certain Point of View, Too or its Blogger antecedent, A Certain Point of View, or if you know me “in real life”, you’re probably aware that one of my favorite music genres is the symphonic film score. And although I didn’t start collecting movie soundtracks until I…
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On Music: My Top 10 Favorite Billy Joel Songs
Hello, Dear Reader, and welcome to another edition of On Music, the part of A Certain Point of View, Too where I share my favorite songs and other musical compositions across the various genres that I enjoy. Today I’ll be featuring my Top 10 Favorite Songs by Billy Joel, who happens to be (a) my…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, January 31, 2021, or: A ‘Lazy Sunday’ Indeed
Hello again, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 75˚F (25˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the south-southeast at 14 MPH (22 KM/H) and humidity at 57%, the feels-like temperature is 75˚F (25˚C). Today we can expect partly sunny skies…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, January 30, 2021: Another Weekend in My Corner of Paradise
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s midafternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Saturday, January 30, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 72˚F (22˚C) under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 43% and the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 6 MPH (9 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 72˚F (22˚C). The forecast for the rest of the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, January 29, 2021: A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s a chilly late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Friday, January 29, 2021. The current temperature is 57˚F (14˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 51% and the wind blowing from the northeast at 6 MPH (9 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is also 57˚F (14˚C). Today’s forecast calls for…
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On Music: My 10 Favorite Non-Star Wars Themes by John Williams
I have been a fan of composer/conductor John Williams since I first watched Star Wars in a crowded theater in October of 1977 at the Concord Mall in South Florida. I didn’t know it at the time – I was a 14-year-old at the time and rarely paid attention to the “Music by” credits in…
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After the Assault on the Capitol: Accused Rioter Jenna Ryan Gets 2 Additional Federal Charges, But Remains Vocal, Unrepentant
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, though by the time I post this it will be early afternoon.[1] Currently, the temperature is 73˚F (23˚C) under cloudy conditions. With the wind blowing from the south-southwest at 9 MPH (13 KM/H) and humidity at 78%, the…
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On Music: My Top 10 Favorite John Denver Songs
I was born in the early 1960s; growing up in South Florida in the 1970s and ’80s, the music of singer/songwriter/environmental activist John Denver was (until 1982 or so) part of the soundtrack of my life. Like all great music superstars, Denver’s popularity had an arc, and he peaked around the time I was in…
