Category: Life in Florida
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, March 6, 2022, or: On Muted Birthday Observations and Other Topics
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, March 6, 2022. It is a warm ˚spring day in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature is 87˚F (30˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 38% and the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 13 MPH (21 KM/H), the feels-like…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, March 5, 2022, or: How I Spent My 59th Birthday
So, today is my 59th birthday. Last night, The Caregiver took me to a nearby hairstyling place so I could get a haircut and a beard trim. After all, three months had passed since my last trip to a barber, and The Caregiver has become rather lackadaisical about, well, caregiving. So I looked like a…
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Focus on the News: Ukraine Defies Russian Invasion with Blood and Guts
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, February 27, 2022. It is a warm Florida winter day in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature is 78˚F (26˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 64% and the wind blowing from the south-southeast at 4 MPH (6 KM/H), the heat index…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, February 17, 2022, or: Hot Weather, Sad Memories
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning/early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida on Thursday, February 17, 2022. It is a balmy “winter” day in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature is 79˚F (26˚C) under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 75% and the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 13 MPH (21 KM/H), the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, February 14, 2022, or: You’ve Heard of TBR Lists? Well, Now I Have a TBW List!
Hello, Dear Reader. It’s almost noon here in Lithia, Florida on Monday, February 14, 2022. It is a chilly winter’s day – by Florida standards, anyway – in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature is 55˚F (13˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the north-northeast at 11 MPH (18 KM/H) and humidity…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, February 6, 2022, or: The Ups and Downs of a Movie Collector
Hi there, Dear Reader. It is early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, February 6, 2022. It is a chilly and gray Florida winter day. Presently, the temperature is 61˚F (16˚C) under cloudy skies. With humidity at 91% and the wind blowing from the north-northwest at 6 MPH (9 KM/H), the wind chill factor…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, February 1, 2022, or: On the Passage of Time (and Other, Trivial Topics)
Greetings, Dear Reader. It is mid-morning here in Lithia, Florida on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. It is another chilly winter day in the Tampa Bay area, although there is a bit of a warming trend today. Presently the temperature is 51˚F (11˚C) under sunny conditions, although with the wind blowing from the east at 5…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, January 21, 2022, or: Closely Watched Packages – ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ CD Edition
Hi, there. Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, January 21, 2022. It is a chilly day here in the west-central part of the state. Currently, the temperature is 71˚F (21˚C) under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 77% and the wind blowing from the northeast at 3 MPH (4 KM/H0,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, January 20, 2022, or: The Package is in the Mail…and Other Weighty Issues
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in A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump’s Testing of America, Blogging, Books, Creative Writing, Fiddler on the Roof – 50th Anniversary Remastered Limited Edition, I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year, La-La Land Records, Life in Florida, Movie and TV Soundtracks, Movie Magic Screenwriter 6, Movies, Personal Thoughts, Ronnie and the Pursuit of the Elusive BlissGreetings and salutations, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida on Thursday, January 20, 2022. It is a cool – but not freezing – day here in the Sunshine State; currently, the temperature is 70˚F (20˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the southeast at 1 MPH (2 KM/H) and humidity…
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Tempus Fugit – Baby, Yes, It’s Cold Outside…But It’s Not Snowing in Florida Like in 1977!
Greetings, Dear Reader. It’s mid- to late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. It’s a cold winter day here in west-central Florida. Currently, the temperature is 53˚F (12˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 85% and the wind blowing at 3 MPH (4 KM/H), the wind-chill factor is 51˚F (10˚C). Today’s…
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