Category: Winter in Florida
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Musings and Thoughts for Sunday, December 14, 2025
Sunday, December 14, 2025, Orlando, Florida It’s a warm and sunny day in my small corner of Central Florida. The temperature – as I write this – is 77°F under mostly sunny conditions, but since we’re in the subtropical zone and there’s a lot of humidity in the atmosphere, it feels like 83°F. It’s also…
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Another Workweek, A New Month, and Another Season
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in ACX, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Audible, Blogging, Brandon Padilla, Bryan Haddock, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Stefan (Steve) Lee, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, Winter in FloridaMonday, December 1, 2025 – Orlando, Florida Another Monday, another new workweek, another new month—and, meteorologically speaking, another new season. (It’s also rent day, though thankfully my landlady is considerate and understanding of my circumstances. Compared to the steep payments I made during my ten months in Miami, this arrangement feels far less onerous.) It’s…
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A Rainy Monday Musicale!
Midday, Monday, February 24, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi there! It’s a cool and rainy late February day in South Florida. The current temperature is 74°°F (23°°C), and unfortunately, it’s not an ideal day for tourists hoping for sunshine and fun in the Magic City. Today’s forecast predicts more rain in the afternoon, and the high…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Balancing Writing and Daily Chores
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Books, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Uncategorized, Winter in Florida, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftLate Morning/Midday, Wednesday, February 19, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s a beautiful, sunny late winter day here in South Florida. As I sit down to write this, the morning is just about to give way to noon, with the temperature sitting at a comfy 82°F (28°C) under mostly sunny skies. This afternoon, it’s supposed to get…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: My ‘Lost’ Monday…and My Plan for a More Productive Tuesday
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in A Certain Point of View (Blogger), Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Madison (NH), Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), MicroProse Software, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, Winter in FloridaLate Morning, Tuesday, January 28, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, all. It’s a sunny and cool winter morning in the Sunshine State. In my corner of South Florida, the temperature is 71°F (22°C) under sunny skies. The rest of the day promises to be comfortable, with sunny skies, a light breeze, and a high of 77°F…
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Finding Creativity When Under the Weather
Midday/Early Afternoon, Friday, December 6, 2024, Miami, Florida Hey there, Constant Readers! It’s a balmy early winter day here in sunny South Florida. The temperature is a delightful 78°F (25°C) under those clear blue skies, making it a perfect day for sipping iced tea and pretending it’s still summer. Meanwhile, in Madison, NH, it’s a…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, December 10, 2023, or: My Last Sunday in Florida (Crack of Dawn Edition)
Morning, Sunday, December 10, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there. As I begin to write this – my 1,357th post for A Certain Point of View, Too – it is shortly before 6 AM and still dark outside. I’ve been awake for almost 90 minutes – I had to go to the bathroom and couldn’t go…
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A Winter Afternoon in Florida, January 2023 (A Haiku)
Pewter-colored clouds Hover heavily overhead. Outside, cold winds blow.
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Lithia, 11:46 AM, 01.05.23 (A Haiku)
Rain clouds shroud the sky In a veil of grey darkness Boom! Thunderbolt strikes
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, December 17, 2022, or: Chilly Day in Tampa Bay Area Triggers Memories of Sevilla in 1988
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in Blogging, College Life, Family History, Florida Weather, Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in South Florida, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami-Dade Community College, Personal Thoughts, Semester in Spain Program, Semester in Spain Program – CCIS, Student Journalist, Student Newspaper, Winter in Florida“Fare thee well, and if for ever Still for ever fare thee well.” ― George Gordon Byron Today I woke up to an even chillier – by Florida standards, anyway – morning than I did the day before; the sun had only just risen, so it was still semi-dark outside, with temperatures in the low…