Category: Blogging
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, June 13, 2023, or: It Was 40 Years Ago Today…(A Tempus Fugit Story)
It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 13, 2013. It’s a sunny early summer day in the Tampa Bay area; it’s warm (86°F/30°C) but it feels warmer, and it’s going to get hotter as the hours tick by. Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high of 93°F/33°C. Today I…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, June 11, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
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in Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Books, Computer and Video Games, Computer Games, Creative Writing, John Williams: Live in Vienna, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, MicroProse Software, Movies, Music & Concert Specials, Personal Thoughts, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Regiments: Second Wave, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaHi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, June 11, 2023. It’s a warm (80°F/27°C) early summer day here in the Tampa Bay area. It’s sunny, humid, and it’s going to be a hot and more humid day, with the forecast calling for a high of 91°F/32°C and mostly sunny…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, June 10, 2023, or: Weekend Update – Part the First*
* Alternate Title: On Writing & Storytelling: Man, I Really Need a Day (or Two) Off! “Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future. Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit…
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On Writing & Storytelling: SITREP on Tasks Accomplished – and Tasks to be Done
Hi, there! It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. It’s relatively cool outside on this seventh day of the month and seventh day of meteorological summer (traditional summer is still two weeks away); the temperature is 74°/23°C under sunny conditions. This being Florida, it won’t stay this mild for long.…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Sleepy or Not, I Got Some Editing Done Today
It’s midafternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 – the 79th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, one of the pivotal battles of World War II. It’s a hot (86°F/30°C), sunny day outside, but happily there are no rain showers or thunderstorms in the forecast. I’m still sleepy and tired even…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, June 6, 2023, or: Action This Day…& D-Day Plus 79 Years
Hi, there. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. It’s a cool (71°F/22°C) but rapidly warming morning in the Tampa Bay area, and the forecast for the rest of the day calls for sunny skies and a high of 90°F/32°C) – a reminder that yes, meteorological summer began less than…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, June 5, 2023, or: My Sunday Night at the Movies & My Plans for Today
It’s midmorning in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, June 5, 2023. As I write this, it’s relatively cool outside (69°F/20°C) under clear skies. Since its now early summer and Day 5 of the Atlantic hurricane season, it’s going to be warmer and stickier later; the forecast calls for partly sunny skies and a high of 86°F/30°C,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, June 2, 2023, or: A Writer’s SITREP on The New Story
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Atlantic Hurricane Season 2023, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in FloridaHi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, June 2, 2023. It’s a nice early summer day here in the Tampa Bay area: it’s sunny, warm (76°F/24°C) and clear right now, though it’s going to be cloudy, hot (86°F/29°C) and humid later in the day. Also, the National Hurricane Center…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A New Month Begins, and I Must Go On Writing, Come What May
“In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explodes, and every sunset is different.” ― John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, June 1, 2023. It’s a warm (77°F/25°C) first day of (meteorological) summer and the Atlantic hurricane season.…
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