Category: Personal Thoughts
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Memory Lane: Off to Spain in ’88
In the fall of 1988, I participated in the College Consortium for International Studies (CCIS) Semester in Spain Program, in which I joined a group of 42 students from various colleges and universities from across the U.S. in a 12-week-long “accelerated semester” in Sevilla (Seville), Spain. From September 21 to mid-December of 1988, the members…
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If I Could Travel Back in Time…..
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s late afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Monday, November 16, 2020. Presently, the temperature is 80˚F (26˚C) under mostly sunny skies; with humidity at 71% and the wind blowing from the north-northeast at 7 MPH (11 KM/H), the heat index is 80˚F (26˚C). The forecast for tonight calls for…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, November 14, 2020, or: The Misadventures of a Sleep-Deprived Floridian
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s mid- to late afternoon here (almost 4 PM Eastern) as I write this in my claustrophobic corner of Florida. Presently, the temperature is 83˚F (28˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 68% and the wind blowing from the east at 9 MPH (14 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 88˚F…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, November 12, 2020, or: Eta’s Gone, But I’m a Zombie…or Feel Like One, Anyway
Hi, there, Dear Reader. Well, it’s early afternoon – just a bit past 2 PM Eastern – on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Currently, the temperature is 79˚F (26˚C) under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 88% and the wind blowing from the west-southwest at 15 MPH (24 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 79˚F (26˚C). The…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, November 11, 2020, or: A Tale of Wind, Rain, and Ennui
Hello, Dear Reader. It is early afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida, on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. It is a dark, blustery day here; the current temperature is 78˚F (25˚C) under rainy conditions. With humidity at 96% and the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 14 MPH (22 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 78˚F (25˚C).…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, November 10, 2020, or: Of Distant Storms…and All Quiet on the NaNoWriMo Front
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s noon here in New Hometown, Florida on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Currently, the temperature outside is 83˚F (28˚C) under mostly sunny skies. With humidity at 82% and the wind blowing from the east southeast at 14 MPH (22 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 92˚F (33˚C). Today’s forecast calls for partly…
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Election 2020: Why I Voted for Joe Biden
In the first week of October, knowing that Postmaster Louis DeJoy, a wealthy Republican and Trump supporter, was doing everything he could – including cutting U.S. Post Office employees’ work hours, removing mailboxes for “replacement,” and dismantling sorting machines and other equipment – to hinder voting by mail efforts made necessary by the global COVID-19…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, November 7, 2020, or: Blue Skies vs NaNoWriMo 2020….
It’s night here in New Hometown, Florida on this Saturday, November 7, 2020. It is nice and cool outside; the current temperature is 76˚F (24˚C) under partly cloudy skies. With the wind blowing from the east-northeast (with emphasis on the east) at 18 MPH (28 KM/H) and humidity at 78%, the feels-like temperature is 76˚F…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, November 6, 2020, or: The NaNoWriMo Project vs. Biden-Trump Heebie-Jeebies
Hi, there, Dear Reader. As I start this post, it is just a bit past noon on Friday, November 6, 2020 here in my tiny corner of Florida. Currently, the temperature is 82˚F (28˚C) under mostly sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the east-northeast at 13 MPH (22 KM/H) and humidity at 71%, the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, November 5, 2020, or: Trying to Get Back into the Swing of NaNoWriMo 2020…and Other Trivial Thoughts
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Thursday, November 5, 2020. The current temperature is 78˚F (25˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the east-northeast at 10 MPH (16 KM/H) and humidity at 73%, the feels-like temperature is 78˚F (25˚C). Today’s forecast calls for partly sunny skies,…
A Certain Point of View, Too 