Category: Life in Florida
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Remembrance of Things Past: ‘He Once Met a Girl Named Maria…’ (1987)
From January of 1985 to December of 1989, I attended what was then Miami-Dade Community College – South Campus.[1] I majored in Journalism/Mass Communications, and since I took so many history courses during my time there, you could make a good argument that I minored in that subject as well. For most of my frustrated…
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Condominium Review of East Wind Lake Village: Notes From a Long-Time Resident
I lived in East Wind Lake Village from February 1978 to April 2016. My mom bought a 3 bedroom/2 bath townhouse from plans in the fall of 1977 and did the closing in mid-February of ’78, two months after the promised completion date. So this pretty much is as authoritatively a review as East Wind…
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Old Gamers Never Die: ‘Cold Waters’ – One Campaign, Two Endings
Hello there, Dear Reader. It’s late afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Right now the temperature is almost summerish: 81˚F (27˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the west at 10 MPH (17 KM/H) and humidity at 53%, the heat index is 82˚F (28˚C). Today’s forecast calls for…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, March 12, 2021, or: Why I Miss My Old Home Town (While Reconciling Myself to Reality)
Hello, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon here on Friday, March 12, 2021. It’s a nice day in New Hometown, Florida; the temperature – outside – is 80˚F (27˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 48% and a northeasterly breeze blowing at 6 MPH (9 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 80˚F (27˚C). Today the high…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, March 9, 2021, or: Of Subs and Scripts
Hello, everyone. It’s midafternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 76˚F (24˚C) under mostly cloudy skies. With the wind blowing from the east at 14 MPH (22 KM/H) and humidity at 42%, the feels-like temperature is 75˚F (24˚C). The forecast for today calls for mostly sunny skies…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, March 6, 2021, or: Another Trip Around the Sun – #58 – Ends, Another Begins
Hi, Dear Reader. Here in New Hometown, Florida it is almost mid-afternoon on Saturday, March 6, 2021. It’s chilly outside – at least by Florida standards – and a bit gray and almost gloomy. The temperature is 64˚F (18˚C) under mostly cloudy skies. The forecast for today – scattered rain showers and a high of…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, March 4, 2021, or: Look What Amazon Prime Left at My Doorstep!
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon on Thursday, March 4, 2021, and it’s a nice late winter day here in New Hometown, Florida. Currently, the temperature is 73˚F (23˚C) under sunny skies, but with the wind blowing from the north-northwest at 7 MPH (12 KM/H) and humidity at 50%, the feels-like temperature is 72˚F…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, March 3, 2021, or: Why I’m Not Looking Forward to Friday
Hello, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. It’s a mild late winter day by Florida standards; the temperature is 71˚F (22˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 68% and the wind blowing from the west-northwest at 11 MPH (19 KM/H), the feels-like factor is 71˚F…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, March 1, 2021, or: Another Chapter in the Never-Ending Saga of the Sleep-Deprived Writer
Hello, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Monday, March 1, 2021. It’s a mildly warm if perhaps grey-tinted day; the temperature is 82˚F (28˚C) under cloudy skies. With humidity at 71% and the wind blowing from the southwest at 12 MPH (19 KM/H). the feels-like temperature is 85˚F (29˚C). The…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, February 26, 2021, or: The Saga of the Involuntary Early Riser Continues
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning in New Hometown, Florida on Friday, February 26, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 67˚F (20˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 3 MPH (5 KM/H) and humidity at 75%, the feels-like temperature is 64˚F (18˚C). Today, our area can expect partly sunny skies…
A Certain Point of View, Too 