Hello, there! Well, here we are on Sunday, August 2, 2020; it’s late morning in my little corner of Florida as I start this post – I’m not the world’s best or fastest typist, so it will be past noon when I finally post this – and, as usual for the Sunshine State in summer,Continue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, August 2, 2020: Storms and Other Pieces of My Mind”
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Musings & Thoughts for August 1, 2020: Keeping a Weather Eye on Isaias…and Other Stray Thoughts
Well, it’s late afternoon here in my quiet corner of Florida; it’s still sunny outside, and even though the temperature is lower than it was when I chimed in this morning, it’s still hot and muggy outside. Presently, the temperature is 83˚F (28˚C), although with humidity at 74% and northeasterly winds blowing at 14 MPH,Continue reading “Musings & Thoughts for August 1, 2020: Keeping a Weather Eye on Isaias…and Other Stray Thoughts”
Musings & Thoughts, July 30, 2020: Keeping a Weather Eye on Isaias
Hello, there, Constant Reader. It’s mid-morning in my corner of Florida on this penultimate day of July 2020 (a month and year, even, that I would love to see in my rearview mirror, and soon). Right now, the temperature outside the house is 76˚F (24˚C) under mostly sunny skies; with humidity at 95% and anContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts, July 30, 2020: Keeping a Weather Eye on Isaias”
Thoughts & Musings for July 29, 2020
Bits and Pieces of My Mind Well, here we are on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. It is mid-morning here in my corner of Florida, though by the time you read this it will be close to noon. Right now the temperature outside is 78˚F under cloudy skies; the little daylight streaming through my window isContinue reading “Thoughts & Musings for July 29, 2020”
Odds & Ends for July 27, 2020
Odds & Ends for July 27, 2020 Hi, there. As I write this, it’s early afternoon here in my corner of Florida, and boy, it is hot outside. According to my phone’s AccuWeather app, the current temperature is 89˚F under mostly sunny skies. With humidity at 66% and a southwesterly breeze of 4 MPH (withContinue reading “Odds & Ends for July 27, 2020”
Odds & Ends for July 24, 2020
Odds and Ends: July 24, 2020 Hi, there, Constant Reader. I hope you are safe, healthy, and practicing safe social distancing on this penultimate Friday of July 2020. As I sit down to write this in my little corner of Florida, it’s almost 2 PM Eastern (not that it matters, since I can’t publish thisContinue reading “Odds & Ends for July 24, 2020”
Musings & Thoughts for July 21, 2020: A Quick Update
Hi, Constant Reader. I’m a bit pressed for time right now, but I just wanted to share an update about my toxic sibling Vicky. Yesterday, while I was checking my email accounts – yes, I have several – I found a response to an email I wrote in March to Vicky’s cousin Juan Manuel. InContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for July 21, 2020: A Quick Update”
Weekend Musings for Sunday, July 19, 2020, or: Memoriae nunquam pereunt
Well, it’s already early afternoon on Sunday, July 19, 2020. It’s a hot, steamy day here in my corner of Florida; the temperature outside is 90˚F (32˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at a sticky 65% and an easterly breeze blowing at 8 mph (13 kph), the heat index is 104˚F (40˚C). Later thisContinue reading “Weekend Musings for Sunday, July 19, 2020, or: Memoriae nunquam pereunt”
Weekend Musings for Saturday, July 18, 2020
Hello, there. Well, here we are on Saturday, July 18, 2020; it’s early afternoon in my corner of Florida, and it’s a hot, cloudy one at that. My weather app informs me that that the temperature outside is 86˚F (30˚C), but with humidity at 77% and an easterly breeze of 12 mph, the feels-like temperatureContinue reading “Weekend Musings for Saturday, July 18, 2020”
Dealing with Stormy Family Relationships Isn’t Easy
As the fifth anniversary of my mom’s death draws ever near – it falls on Sunday, July 19 – I find myself in an emotional tug-o’-war, just as I have done over the previous four anniversaries. I’m trying hard not to let myself fall into a depressed fugue, but at the same time I can’tContinue reading “Dealing with Stormy Family Relationships Isn’t Easy”
A Certain Point of View, Too 