Things I DIDN’T Do Today It’s now mid-afternoon here in what I call New Hometown in Florida, and it’s a hot and rainy Monday. Presently, the temperature outside is 88˚F under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 66% and the wind blowing from the east-northeast at 6 MPH (with maximum gusts of 10 MPH), theContinue reading “Odds & Ends: or, Even More Musings & Thoughts for Monday, October 5, 2020”
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More Musings, More Thoughts (Some of them Cheery!) for Monday, October 5, 2020
Hello again, Dear Reader. It is almost 9 AM as I start this[1], my second blog post for Monday, October 5, 2020. Outside of my window, it is a gray, cloud-filled day; it’s not raining, but the forecast for today calls for scattered showers throughout the day, courtesy of Tropical Storm Gamma, which is hundredsContinue reading “More Musings, More Thoughts (Some of them Cheery!) for Monday, October 5, 2020”
Musings & Thoughts for Monday, October 5, 2020: Up Before the Dawn
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”
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”
A Certain Point of View, Too 