Alex Diaz-Granados

Audiobook Review: ‘Red Storm Rising’ (2013 Bolinda Audio Edition)

Aug 7, 2020

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in Audiobooks, Red Storm Rising, Red Storm Rising (1986 novel), Tom Clancy (author)

The Coming “Red Storm” Reviewer’s Note: This review is not about Tom Clancy’s novel Red Storm Rising; it’s about the audiobook edition of that 1986 book. For an in-depth look at one of the 1980s’ runaway best-selling novels, you can read my review here: Book Review: Red Storm Rising. In the summer of 1986 –…

Adventures in Screenwriting: Mom Would Have Been Proud

Aug 6, 2020

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Creative Writing, Movies, Personal Thoughts, Ronnie and the Pursuit of the Elusive Bliss, Screenwriting

Mom Would Have Been Proud Way back in the late Seventies – circa early in 1978 – I told my mom, “You know what? Someday I’m gonna write a movie. I wanna write one, anyway.” I had just seen Star Wars during one of the three times that I watched it over its long run…

Movie Review: ‘The Hunt for Red October’ (1990)

Aug 5, 2020

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Movies, The Hunt for Red October (1984 novel), The Hunt for Red October (1990 film), Tom Clancy (author)

The Hunt for Red October (1990) Directed by: John McTiernan Written by: Larry Ferguson and Donald E. Stuart, John Milius (uncredited), David Shaber (uncredited) Based on: The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy Starring: Alec Baldwin, Sean Connery, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones, Joss Ackland, Richard Jordan, Peter Firth, Tim Curry, Courtney…

Thoughts & Musings for August 4, 2020

Aug 4, 2020

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Audiobooks, Cold Waters, Killerfish Games, Personal Thoughts, Red Storm Rising, Tom Clancy (author)

Hello, there, Dear Reader. It’s late afternoon here in my small corner of Florida, and on this fourth day of August, it is a hot one, at that. Right now, it’s 92˚F (33˚C) under mostly sunny skies; with humidity at 62% and a 9 MPH breeze blowing from the northwest, the feels-like temperature is 105˚F…

Book Review: ‘Red Storm Rising’

Aug 3, 2020

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Book Reviews, Books, Larry Bond (author), Red Storm Rising, Red Storm Rising (1986 novel), Red Storm Rising (1988 game), Tom Clancy (author)

On August 7, 1986, G.P. Putnam’s Sons published Red Storm Rising, a novel by Tom Clancy. Set sometime in the late 1980s – Clancy and his uncredited co-author Larry Bond never specifically mention a year in the text – Red Storm Rising is a military thriller that, as in The Hunt for Red October, Clancy’s…

Coming Soon to a Blog Near You…This Blog, to Be Exact

Aug 2, 2020

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Blogging, Book Reviews, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (TV Series), TV Series Reviews

I don’t know if I ever mentioned this outside my About the Author page, but once upon a time (from December of 2003 to February of 2014), I wrote reviews at the now-defunct consumer review-writing website Epinions. I wrote over 1,000 reviews (I don’t recall how many now) across a wide spectrum of categories; Books,…

Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, August 2, 2020: Storms and Other Pieces of My Mind

Aug 2, 2020

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Atlantic 2020 Hurricane Season, Family History, Hurricane Isaias, Personal Thoughts, Tropical Storm Isaias

Hello, there! Well, here we are on Sunday, August 2, 2020; it’s late morning in my little corner of Florida as I start this post – I’m not the world’s best or fastest typist, so it will be past noon when I finally post this – and, as usual for the Sunshine State in summer,…

Musings & Thoughts for August 1, 2020: Keeping a Weather Eye on Isaias…and Other Stray Thoughts

Aug 1, 2020

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Atlantic 2020 Hurricane Season, Hurricane Isaias, Personal Thoughts, Tropical Storm Isaias

Well, it’s late afternoon here in my quiet corner of Florida; it’s still sunny outside, and even though the temperature is lower than it was when I chimed in this morning, it’s still hot and muggy outside. Presently, the temperature is 83˚F (28˚C), although with humidity at 74% and northeasterly winds blowing at 14 MPH,…

Musings & Thoughts for August 1, 2020: or, Life in the Midst of Hurricane Alley and COVID-19

Aug 1, 2020

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Atlantic 2020 Hurricane Season, Hurricane Isaias, Uncategorized

Hi, there, Constant Reader, and welcome to another edition of Musings & Thoughts. It’s Saturday, August 1, 2020 , and man, is it hot outside! Right now, in my current corner of Florida, the temperature is 91˚F (33˚C) under sunny skies. With a nine MPH easterly breeze and humidity at 65%, the heat index is…

Documentary Series Review: ‘The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick’ (2017)

Jul 31, 2020

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in TV Documentaries, U.S. History

The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick Produced and Directed by: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick Written by: Geoffrey C. Ward Original Air Date(s): September 17-28, 2017 The Vietnam War drove a stake right into the heart of America. It polarized the country as it had probably never been polarized since before…

Author: Alex Diaz-Granados