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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, August 12, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First – Hellishly Hot Edition
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Amazon Prime Video, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, MicroProse Software, Movies, Personal Thoughts, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, Summer in FloridaLate Morning/Early Afternoon, Saturday, August 12, 2023, Lithia, Florida Another Hellishly Sweltering Day in the Summer of ‘23 Hi, there. Well, here we are again, on a stifling midsummer day in Florida, starting one of those weird “meh” weekends where I must figure out if I’m going to take the day off from working on…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, August 6, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
Late Morning, Sunday, August 6, 2023, Lithia, Florida “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Another Sunday morning, another unbearably hot summer day in the Tampa Bay area. As I begin writing this, my 1,213th post in this blog, I’m listening to Samuel Barber’s Adagio…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, August 5, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
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in Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray Collection, Boston Pops Orchestra, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, John Williams (Composer), John Williams in Vienna, John Williams Live in Vienna (2020 Album), John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leap of Faith, Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, MicroProse Software, Movies, Music, Personal Thoughts, Pops in Love: John Williams & the Boston Pops, Regiments (2022), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in FloridaLate Morning, Saturday, August 5, 2023, Lithia, Florida “The month of August had turned into a griddle where the days just lay there and sizzled.” ― Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees Another hot Saturday, another day in hellishly hot Florida. It’s late morning here in the Tampa Bay area, and even though…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, July 29, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Blogging, Books, Computer Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Movies, Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, To Be Read (TBR) StackEarly Afternoon, Saturday, July 29, 2023, Lithia, Florida Well, here I am at my desk – which is where I usually am, regardless of whether I am working on something or just trying to keep from being bored out of my skull – and still trying to figure out how to spend my Saturday. Clearly,…
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More Musings, More Thoughts for Friday, July 21, 2023, or: My Unexpected Mental Health Break Day
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Blogging, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), MicroProse Software, Personal Thoughts, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Regiments: Second Wave, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaLate Afternoon/Early Evening, Friday, July 21, 2023, Lithia, Florida Well, Dear Reader, it’s still quite hot outside. According to my computer’s Weather app, the current temperature is 92°F/33°C under mostly sunny conditions. That heat advisory I mentioned earlier today is still in place – the heat index (at 5:32 PM EDT) is 100°F/37°C. That’s hellishly…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, July 17, 2023, or: Wrapping Up the Weekend Update While Prepping for the Writing Workday
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Books, Creative Writing, Family History, Hell to Pay: Operation DOWNFALL and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Military History, Operation Downfall, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida, World War II (1939-1945)Late Morning, Monday, July 17, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, folks. It’s another scorching summer day here in the Tampa Bay area. As I start my 1,183rd post on A Certain Point of View, Too, it’s 87°F/30°C under sunny skies, but with humidity at 78% and a weak southwesterly breeze of 3 MPH/5 KMH, the feels-like…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, July 16, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Amazon Prime Video, Blogging, Creative Writing, Family History, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaLate Morning, Sunday, July 16, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hey, there, Dear Reader. It’s almost 11 AM here in my corner of the Tampa Bay area as I begin writing what I expect will be the only thing that I write today. This being Florida, and this being summer, it’s already a hot searing mid-July day.…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Breaking News! I Kicked Off Chapter 10 Today with a First Scene
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in Acting Lessons, Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Books, Computer and Video Games, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Fire & Steel: The End of World War Two in the West, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leap of Faith, MicroProse Software, Peter Caddick-Adams, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaIt’s now late afternoon (almost 5 PM Eastern Daylight Time) here in the Tampa Bay area on Monday, June 19, 2023. It’s also hot as hell outside according to my Weather app. Currently, the temperature is 90°F/30°C under mostly sunny skies. With humidity at 62%, the heat index is 99°F/37°C – definitely not my idea…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, June 18, 2023, or: Weekend Wrap-up, Part the First
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Depression, East Wind Lake Village, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Personal History, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida, UncategorizedHi, there, Dear Reader. It’s midday (or almost midday) here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, June 18, 2023. As I begin this – my 240th blog post for 2023 and 1,140th overall – it is a hot (83°F/28°C) early summer day in the Tampa Bay area. Right now, there’s not a heckuva lot of sun…
