Category: Blogging
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Thoughts and Musings for a Potentially Stormy Saturday
Saturday, September 5, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone — greetings from the sauna-with-palm-trees portion of Central Florida. It’s a hot, muggy early-autumn day here in my corner of Orange County. It’s almost noon, and the temperature has already climbed to 88°F (31°C) under partly sunny skies. Add 75% humidity and a 4 MPH (6…
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On Writing and Storytelling: An Excerpt from ‘Reunion: Coda’
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Autumn 2026, Autumn in Florida, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Life in South Florida, Reunion: Coda, South Miami Senior High School, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series)Friday, September 4, 2026 – Orlando, Florida It’s midafternoon on the first Friday of autumn 2026, but here in Central Florida, it still feels like high summer. As I write, it’s 93°F (34°C) under mostly cloudy skies, though the sun was blazing earlier. With humidity at a sticky 62% and a south wind at 8…
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Musings and Thoughts for Thursday, September 3, 2026
Thursday, September 3, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s a gray and somewhat damp early autumn afternoon here in Central Florida. As I write this, it’s 82°F (28°C) under cloudy conditions, although high humidity and a gentle 5 MPH (9 Km/H) breeze from the east make it feel like 92°F (33°C). Today’s forecast calls…
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A Quick Update
Hi, all. Yesterday afternoon I tripped and fell in the parking lot at the nearby Aldi’s supermarket. I got a bit banged up, mostly on my forehead and left hand. It wasn’t – obviously – life-threatening, but it was serious enough that I had to go to the nearest emergency room (Advent Health) to be…
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Musings and Thoughts for Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Audible, Autumn 2026, Autumn in Florida, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series)Tuesday, September 1, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi there, Dear Reader. Here we are on the first day of a new month and a new meteorological season. Fall has arrived, even though – unlike New England at this time of year – it feels like a typical late summer day in Central Florida. As I…
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Musings and Thoughts for Monday, August 31, 2026
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Depression, Florida Weather, Life in Florida, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer 2026, Summer in Florida, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two Movies, Writer’s BlockMonday, August 31, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, folks. Well, here we are on the last day of August, which is also the last day of meteorological summer. As I write this, it’s afternoon in my corner of Central Florida, and befitting the season, it’s cloudy, humid, and potentially stormy. I am not crazy about…
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Musings and Thoughts for Sunday, August 30, 2026
Sunday, August 30, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, there. It’s another late summer scorcher in my corner of Central Florida. As I write this, it’s almost midday, and even though the temperature is “only” 86°F (30°C), high humidity and a barely perceptible easterly breeze are combining to make it feel like 99°F (37°C). We may…
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Thoughts and Musings for Saturday, August 29, 2026
Saturday, August 29, 2026 – Orlando, Florida It’s early afternoon here in my corner of Orange County, Florida this last Saturday of August. The weather is typical of the late summer months in the subtropical zone; it’s hot, humid, and we’re expecting thunderstorms to pass through the area. I’m not surprised; I’m a native Floridian…
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On Writing and Storytelling: All Quiet on the Writing Front…Unfortunately
Friday, August 28, 2026 — Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s early afternoon on a hot late-summer day in Central Florida. Right now, it’s 91°F (33°C) and sunny, but with 61% humidity and a southwest breeze at 7 MPH (11 Km/H), it feels more like 101°F (38°C). I wish I could say everything is going smoothly,…
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On Writing and Storytelling: An Unexpected Boost in Sales!
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Epinions, Life in Florida, Movie Reviews, Movies, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer 2026, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series), Writing as a CraftWednesday, August 26, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone — and happy Wednesday from the land of iced drinks, sunscreen, and weather that still hasn’t gotten the memo about fall. Well, folks, summer may be winding down on the calendar — meteorological fall begins on September 1 — but here in Central Florida, the weather…
