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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, December 31, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second (New Year’s Eve Edition)
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Christmas 2023, Creative Writing, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), John Williams (Composer), Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), Movies, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Weather in New Hampshire, Winter 2023-2024Late Morning, Sunday, December 31, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone. I hope that you are doing well today, which is (depending on where you are right now) either the last day of 2023 or the first day of 2024. For me, it’s late morning on the last Sunday (and day) of 2023. It’s a…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, December 30, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First (Snow Day Edition)
Late Morning, Saturday, December 30, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire “I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice’s…
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A Quick Life Update from Madison, New Hampshire: A Trip to Market Basket on 2023’s Last Friday
Afternoon, Friday, December 29, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire It’s now afternoon – somewhere between early and mid-afternoon – here in my corner of New England on the last Friday of 2023. The weather outside, while not frightful, is…naturally, gray and wintry without being oppressively cold or rainy. As I write this at 2:38 PM EST,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, December 29, 2023, or: Here Comes the Rain Again….
Late Morning, Friday, December 29, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire (M-Day + 17) “The thing about dark skies and rainy days is that, if you wait long enough, the sun will always shine again.” ― Leah Atwood, After the Rain It is a dark, rainy, and frigid morning here in my corner of Madison, New Hampshire.…
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Thoughts Upon a Rainy New England Afternoon, December 28, 2023
Things to Be Grateful For: A List The Weather Outside is Frightful Speaking of Bogota, the weather up here in New Hampshire is not Christmas-like. It’s reminiscent of the climate in Colombia’s capital, which I last visited exactly 30 years ago. We didn’t have snow – which I am not emotionally prepared for right now…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, December 28, 2023, or: Notes on a Rainy Day in New England
Late Morning, Thursday, December 28, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire “Let it rain on some days, Let yourself shiver on some cold nights, So when it’s Spring you’ll know why it was all worth going through.” ― Sanhita Baruah Hi, there, folks. Well, here we are, three days after Christmas, three days before New Year’s Eve,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, December 27, 2023, or: The Settling-In Saga Continues…and a Quick Writer’s Life Update
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Creative Writing, From Lithia (FL) to Madison (NH), Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing as a CraftLate Morning, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, there, folks. It’s just past 9 AM Eastern Standard Time here in my corner of New England. Currently, the temperature in my neighborhood is 37°F/3°C under light rain and snow showers; the feels-like temperature outside – which is where I don’t want to be right…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, December 26, 2023 – Post-Christmas Day Edition
Late Morning, Tuesday, December 26, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, there, and welcome to another installment of A Certain Point of View, Too. As I write these words, the temperature in the Madison area is 34°F/1°C under mostly sunny skies. The feels-like temperature is 43°F/6°C, and the forecast for today calls for mostly sunny skies…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, December 25, 2023: A Brief Post for Christmas Day from Madison, New Hampshire
Late Morning, Monday, December 25, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone, and welcome to the 1,372nd post I write for this blog. As the heading states, it’s late morning here in my small corner of New Hampshire. It’s a grey, chilly morning here; the current temperature is 36°F/2°C under cloudy skies, and the feels-like factor…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, December 24, 2023, or: A Quick Pre-Christmas Life Update from Madison, New Hampshire
Late Morning, Sunday, December 24, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, there, folks. It’s Sunday morning here in my small – and chilly – corner of “almost Canada” (as one of my Facebook friends calls New Hampshire). It’s also the day before Christmas, so if you celebrate the holiday (be it as a religious or secular…
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