Category: Family History
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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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Thoughts & Musings for Saturday, July 15, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Late Morning, Saturday, July 15, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s almost noon as I begin this, my 1,181st post on A Certain Point of View, Too. Here in the Tampa Bay area, it is a scorching summer day. Outside, the temperature is 89°F/31°C under partly sunny conditions. But even with quite a…
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Tempus Fugit: Adieu, le 14 juillett 2015!
Author’s Note Mid- to late July is the hardest time of year for me. My mother died on Sunday, July 19, 2015, and the period between July 10 and the Dreaded Anniversary always hits me especially hard, no matter how hard I try to not dwell on it. It was around this time, eight years…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, July 13, 2023, or: Making Up for Lost (Writing) Time…..
Late Morning, Thursday, July 13, 2023, Lithia, Florida It’s a hot, muggy summer day in my corner of the Tampa Bay area. As I write this, the temperature outside is 87°F/31°C under – for the moment – mostly sunny skies. However, with humidity at 64% and a slow breeze of 2 MPH/3 KMH, the heat…
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On Music: Melodies to Chase Away the Dreaded Mid-July Blues
Late Morning, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there. I’m off to a later-than-usual start on this hot (88°F/31°C) summer day in the Tampa Bay area. I slept OK, I guess, but I haven’t felt like writing anything (not for the blog, not for the manuscript) till just now. I’m still tired, stressed, and,…
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Late Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, July 9, 2023, or: My Sunday Was Not Necessarily ‘Funday’ (But it Wasn’t Necessarily a Bad Day, Either)
My Sunday Wasn’t Exactly a “Fun Day” Sunday Afternoon, July 9, 2023. Lithia, Florida It’s now late afternoon on this hellishly torrid summer day. Outside, it is mostly sunny – a line of rain showers did make their way to the Tampa Bay area, but I don’t think they had much of an impact with…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, June 17, 2023, or: Commencement + 40 Years – A Tempus Fugit Piece
It’s mid-afternoon on Saturday, June 17, 2023. It’s a hot (90°F/32°C – but feels like 114°F/45°C!) early summer day in Lithia, Florida. We’ve already reached the forecast high of 90°F/32°C), and although the forecast for the Tampa Bay area calls for light showers, it’s still mostly sunny and worse, extremely humid outside. Definitely a stay-indoors-unless-it’s-absolutely-necessary…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, June 16, 2023, or: Tempus Fugit – Vague Memories of the Day Before Commencement ’83
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Family History, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, South Miami Senior High School, Tempus fugitGreetings, Dear Reader. Here in Lithia, Florida, it is afternoon on Friday, June 16, 2023. Outside, it is a cloudy and hot (90°F/32°C) early summer day. This being the subtropics, it’s still getting warmer and stickier – the forecast for today called for partly sunny skies and a high of 91°F/32°C. There’s no precipitation expected,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, June 14, 2023, or: Then…and Now
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in 1983-2023, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Family History, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, South Miami Senior High School, Tempus fugitIt’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. It’s a hot – and getting hotter – day in the Tampa Bay area; the current temperature in my neighborhood is 90°F/32°C (but feels like 98°F/36°C) under partly sunny conditions. There’s no rain or stormy weather in the forecast, but it’s going to…
A Certain Point of View, Too 