Category: Life in the Tampa Bay area
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, August 17, 2023, or: A Bit of Blogger’s Potpourri on a Stormy Day in Florida
Late Morning, Thursday, August 17, 2023, Lithia, Florida “The weather is nature’s disruptor of human plans and busybodies. Of all the things on earth, nature’s disruption is what we know we can depend on, as it is essentially uncontrolled by men.” ― Criss Jami, Killosophy Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s a gray, cloud-shrouded morning here…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, August 7, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Third (and… Some Remarks About My Writing for the Day)
Late Morning, Monday, August 7, 2023, Lithia Hi, everyone. Well, here I am, still bleary-eyed, sleepy, and unusually tired on another simmering midsummer day in the Tampa Bay area. And, of course, it’s Monday, which means that after taking it easy for the entire weekend – at least as far as working on Reunion: Coda…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, August 6, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
Late Morning, Sunday, August 6, 2023, Lithia, Florida “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Another Sunday morning, another unbearably hot summer day in the Tampa Bay area. As I begin writing this, my 1,213th post in this blog, I’m listening to Samuel Barber’s Adagio…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, August 5, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
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in Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray Collection, Boston Pops Orchestra, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, John Williams (Composer), John Williams in Vienna, John Williams Live in Vienna (2020 Album), John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leap of Faith, Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, MicroProse Software, Movies, Music, Personal Thoughts, Pops in Love: John Williams & the Boston Pops, Regiments (2022), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in FloridaLate Morning, Saturday, August 5, 2023, Lithia, Florida “The month of August had turned into a griddle where the days just lay there and sizzled.” ― Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees Another hot Saturday, another day in hellishly hot Florida. It’s late morning here in the Tampa Bay area, and even though…
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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 Saturday, July 29, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Blogging, Books, Computer Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Movies, Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, To Be Read (TBR) StackEarly Afternoon, Saturday, July 29, 2023, Lithia, Florida Well, here I am at my desk – which is where I usually am, regardless of whether I am working on something or just trying to keep from being bored out of my skull – and still trying to figure out how to spend my Saturday. Clearly,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, July 22, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Afternoon, Saturday, July 22, 2023, Lithia, Florida Another weekend – another scorching Saturday in July. It’s early afternoon here in my corner of Hillsborough County, and we are in a “heat advisory” situation until 7 PM Eastern Daylight Time. The current temperature – outside, anyway – is 93°F/34°C under mostly sunny conditions. With no rain…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, July 19, 2023, or: Adios, Mami – Eight Years Later (And My Writing Plan for the Day)
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Books, 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 Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaLate Morning, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, Dear Reader. Well, it’s “Hump Day” – Wednesday – morning, and not surprisingly, it’s shaping up to be another steamy late July day here in the Tampa Bay area. The sun has been up for only a couple of hours, and already the temperature is…
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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.…
A Certain Point of View, Too 