Hello, there, Dear Reader. It’s early in the morning (4:20 AM Eastern) as I start this post on Monday, October 5, 2020. Outside, the temperature is 74 degrees Fahrenheit (23 degrees Celsius) under cloudy skies. Humidity is at 91%, and with a northeasterly breeze blowing from the northeast at 10 MPH/16 KPH, the feels-like temperatureContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Monday, October 5, 2020: Up Before the Dawn”
Category Archives: Life in Florida
More Thoughts, More Musings for Sunday, October 4, 2020: More Notes from My Fortress of Solitude
More Thoughts, More Musings for Sunday, October 4, 2020: More Notes from My Fortress of Solitude Hello – yet again – and welcome to my third post for this dismally gray, rainy, and cold Sunday. It’s now early afternoon, and although it is not pouring cats and dogs outside, it is still raining. Presently, theContinue reading “More Thoughts, More Musings for Sunday, October 4, 2020: More Notes from My Fortress of Solitude”
Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, October 4, 2020: A Song of Rain and Interrupted Slumber
Thoughts & Musings for Sunday, October 4, 2020 Hello, there, Dear Reader. It’s morning here in Somewhere in Florida, USA. As I start this, the temperature outside is 72˚F (22˚C) and it’s raining. With humidity at 95% and a breeze blowing from the northeast at 4 MPH/7 KPH, the feels-like temperature is also 72˚F (22˚C).Continue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, October 4, 2020: A Song of Rain and Interrupted Slumber”
More Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, October 3: Venturing Out…Then Coming Back In
Hello again, Dear Reader. It’s late in the afternoon here in my corner of Florida, and it’s cloudy, gray, and even a bit drizzly outside. Currently, the temperature is 79˚F (26˚C) under cloudy skies; with humidity at 78% and a northeasterly breeze blowing at 11 MPH/17 KPH, the feels-like temperature is 79˚F (26˚C). The forecastContinue reading “More Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, October 3: Venturing Out…Then Coming Back In”
Musings & Thoughts for October 3, 2020: Mom’s Kindle
I still have my mother’s 2nd Generation Kindle. I bought it for her as a surprise gift in July of 2009 when Amazon introduced the new model of its popular e-reader. According to my order history on Amazon, I paid $299.00 and is, to this day, the most expensive gift I ever gave Mom onContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for October 3, 2020: Mom’s Kindle”
Musings & Thoughts for Friday, October 2, 2020: A Note from My Fortress of Solitude
Hello, again, Dear Reader. It’s now late afternoon – I’m starting this, my 200th post on WordPress, shortly after 4 PM Eastern time – here in my little corner of Florida. It’s been a quiet, I would almost say tranquil, Friday, and it looks like the rest of the weekend will be more of theContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Friday, October 2, 2020: A Note from My Fortress of Solitude”
Life in the Times of COVID-19: Statistics, Worries, and Other Thoughts for October 1, 2020
Good morning, Dear Reader. Today is Thursday, October 1, 2020, and here in my corner of Florida late morning (9-11 AM) is well underway. Currently, the temperature outside is 74˚F (23˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 61% and the wind blowing from the north-northeast at 9 MPH/14 KPH, the feels-like temperature is theContinue reading “Life in the Times of COVID-19: Statistics, Worries, and Other Thoughts for October 1, 2020”
Even More Thoughts & Musings, Sunday, September 27, 2020
Hello again, Dear Reader. It’s now evening here in my corner of Florida as I begin this third post for Sunday, September 27, 2020. Outside, the sunlight is dimming; it’s 78˚F (26˚C) under partly sunny skies – though the light that is straining to pass through my blinds is grey and dim. Sunset is onlyContinue reading “Even More Thoughts & Musings, Sunday, September 27, 2020”
More Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, September 27, 2020: Traveling Back to Far Happier Times
More Musings & Thoughts for September 27, 2020: Remembering Seville ‘88 As I sit here in my sunlit, cozy, but somewhat lonely study, I find myself looking back at the past. Right now, as I deal with a breakup that I should have seen coming but didn’t, plus all of the feelings of anger, self-reproach,Continue reading “More Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, September 27, 2020: Traveling Back to Far Happier Times”
Musings & Thoughts for September 27, 2020: Absentee Ballots, Books, and Stormy Weather
Musings & Thoughts for September 27, 2020 Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning (past 9 AM) here on this last Sunday of September 2020. It’s going to be a hot, humid day; the current temperature outside is 80˚F (27˚C) under mostly sunny skies. With humidity at a sticky 92% and a becalmed wind, rightContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for September 27, 2020: Absentee Ballots, Books, and Stormy Weather”
A Certain Point of View, Too 