Category: Life in Central Florida
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Tempus Fugit: One Year After ‘Reunion: Coda’
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Meanwhile, in My Backyard: Artemis II
Thursday, April 2, 2026 — Orlando, Florida Hi there. It’s another spring day, earnestly auditioning for a role in summer’s wardrobe. As I write, the temperature is a balmy 80 °F (27 °C), basking beneath sunny skies. Humidity is holding steady at 58%, while an east‑southeast breeze clocks in at 8 mph (13 km/h), nudging the “feels like” temperature…
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On Writing and Storytelling: A Dispatch from the Battle of the Errant Subheads
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Halfway Through the Heat: Notes From the Editing Trenches
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A Bridge, a Bomb, and a Birthday Treat
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A Goldilocks Saturday in Central Florida
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Remembering the Springs I’ve Known
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A Wednesday Reboot
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, Orlando, Florida It’s another pleasantly crisp morning in Central Florida as the workweek settles into its comfortable middle. Right now we’re sitting at 64°F (18°C) under generous sunshine. Spring’s chilly cameo is already packing up—today is a full ten degrees warmer than yesterday, so this cold snap won’t be sticking around.…
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Catching the Cool Side of Spring
Tuesday, March 17, 2026, Orlando, Florida Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Spring in Florida is nothing if not indecisive. One day we’re flirting with summer, the next we’re rummaging for sweaters. Just this past weekend we were dealing with heat, humidity, and a round of strong thunderstorms that barreled through on Sunday and Monday — the…
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An Unstructured Sunday
Sunday, March 15, 2026, Orlando, Florida Ah, spring in Florida. According to yesterday’s forecast, today was supposed to be a rainy, even stormy Sunday, with menacing clouds and thunderstorms brooding over Central Florida. But as is often the case in the subtropics, the atmosphere had other plans. As I write this, it’s 79°F (26°C) under…
A Certain Point of View, Too 