Category: Life in Florida
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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 temperature…
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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).…
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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 forecast…
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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 on…
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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 the…
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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 the…
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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 only…
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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,…
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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, right…
A Certain Point of View, Too 