Category: Florida Weather
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On Writing & Storytelling: TGIF! The Endpoint of Chapter 11, Scene One is in Sight
Late Morning, Friday, August 4, 2023, Lithia, Florida “I believe someone made a grievous mistake when summer was created; no novitiate or god in their right mind would make a season akin to hell on purpose. Someone should be fired.” ― Michelle Franklin Ah. Another summer day is here, and another work week is ending.…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, July 28, 2023, or: To Write or Not to Write…A Sleepy Writer Wonders After a Restless Night
Late Morning, Friday, July 28, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hello, Dear Reader. It’s another sweltering summer day in the Tampa Bay area on this last Friday of July 2023. As I write this, noon is still over one hour away, and even though the official temperature is 85°F/29°C under sunny conditions, the feels-like factor is 93°F/34°C.…
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On Writing & Storytelling: It’s a Wrap for Chapter 10, Scene Two of ‘Reunion: Coda’!
Hey, Dear Reader, I’m back! It’s late evening here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, July 27, 2023, and as I write this, the sunset is about 30 minutes away. It’s still hot outside – 83°F/29°C is the official temperature, but the feels-like factor, even under mostly cloudy skies and a setting sun, is 85°F/30°C. That…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Despite a Change of Plans, ‘Hump Day’ Was Productive
Late Evening, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, again, Dear Reader. It’s just after sunset here in the Tampa Bay area as I begin this post. Even though the sky is getting dark, it’s still hot outside; the temperature is “only” 81°F/27°C under mostly cloudy skies, but since we had no rain – at…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Today on the ‘Reunion: Coda’ Agenda…Switching a Scene from Script to Novel
Late Morning, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hello, Dear Reader, and welcome to my 1,197th post on A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s “Hump Day” – the last Wednesday of July 2023, and the third day of the workweek. It is, of course, also a summer day in west-central Florida. Not surprisingly, it’s…
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On Writing & Storytelling: My Action Plan for Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Creative Writing, Family History, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Movie Magic Screenwriter 6, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in FloridaLate Morning, Tuesday, July 25, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hey, there, Dear Reader. This being summer, and this being west central Florida in summer, it’s shaping up to be another sweltering day in the Tampa Bay area. As I start writing this, the temperature outside is 86°F/30°C under sunny skies. Thanks to a combination of a…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Quickie Reviews for ‘Reunion,’ and Hopes and Aspirations for My Workday
Morning, Monday, July 24, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, Dear Reader. Well, as I write this, it’s late morning on the first day of the last work week of July 2023. It is, of course (this being Florida), another stifling hot, if perhaps not as sunny, summer day. The current temperature is 87°F/31°C under mostly…
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More Musings, More Thoughts for Thursday, July 20, 2023, or: On Writing, Stress, Grief, Stormy Weather, and Stark Realities
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Creative Writing, Family History, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida, Victoria Eugenia Pineros Restrepo (Vicky)Evening, Thursday, July 20, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, again, Dear Reader. It’s still light outside – sunset is about an hour or so away – as I begin writing this second post of the day. And after a batch of thunderstorms passed through the area between 5 and 6 PM Eastern Daylight Time, the skies…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, July 20, 2023, or: Grief, Stress, and Writing
Early Afternoon, Thursday, July 20, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, Dear Reader. Well, it looks like today is going to be one of the hottest days of the still young summer; as I write this, the temperature (outside, of course) is 91°F/33°C under mostly cloudy conditions. With humidity at 64% and a barely moving (3…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, July 18, 2023, or: Hello…and Goodbye (An Unusually Quick Hit-and-Run Post )
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in 1983-2023, A Certain Point of View Too, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Creative Writing, Depression, Family History, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, WordPressLate Morning, Tuesday, July 18, 2023, Lithia Florida Hi, there. It’s another muggy and possibly stormy summer day in the Tampa Bay area on this, the second workday of the week. As I begin this, my 1,185th post on A Certain Point of View, Too, the temperature (outside, of course) is 84°F/29°C under mostly sunny…