Category: Personal Thoughts
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Life in the Time of COVID-19: The Stupidity…It Hurts
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Friday, August 20, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 87˚F (31˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 56% and a becalmed wind, the feels-like temperature is 96˚F (37˚C). Today we are back to the typical summertime pattern in Florida. The forecast calls for…
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Musings & Thoughts for August 19, 2021, or: My Blu-ray Collection Expands…Yet Again!
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s midday here in New Hometown, Florida on Thursday, August 19, 2021. It is going to be what they call a “scorcher” today. The temperature outside is 88˚F (31˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 49% and the wind blowing from the southeast at 5 MPH (8 KM/H), the feels-like temperature…
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On Books & Reading: A Few Takeaways from ‘A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump’s Testing of America’
Hi there, Dear Reader. Happy Humpday. It’s midday here in New Hometown, Florida on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. As usual, it is hot, muggy, and cloudy outside. Currently, the temperature is 89˚F (31˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 51% and an east-southeasterly breeze of 9 MPH (15 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 103˚F…
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Movie Watcher Memories: ‘The Star Wars Trilogy’ DVD Box Set…and Why I Won’t Part With It
Hello, there. It is late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Monday, August 16, 2021. It is a warm, humid day; the current temperature is 82˚F (28˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 67% and the wind blowing from the south-southeast at 8 MPH (10 KM/H), the heat index is 88˚F (32˚C). Today’s…
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On Family Relationships: Some Things You Can’t Just ‘Forgive and Forget’
“A sibling in full spate is always frightening, their anger a surprising powerful defense, their deeper impotence equally powerful, absurd.”― Will Eaves, Murmur It’s been over six years since I last saw my older half-sister Vicky in the townhouse that I inherited and briefly owned after our mother, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, died. I really did not…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, August 6, 2021, or: The Wisdom of the Author as a Young Man
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Friday, August 6, 2021. Today is going to be another typical summer-in-Florida day. Currently, the temperature is 82˚F (28˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 53% and a southeasterly breeze blowing at 5 MPH (8 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 85˚F (31˚C).…
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Old Gamers Never Die: Getting Acquainted with ‘Ultimate General: Civil War’
Hi there, Dear Reader. It is early afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Thursday, August 5, 2021. It is warm and muggy outside; the current temperature is 85˚F (30˚C) under partly sunny skies. With relative humidity at 70% and the wind blowing from the south at 13 MPH (21 KM/H), the heat index is…
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Musings & Thoughts For Tuesday, August 3, 2021, or: Rainy Days Make Fine Reading Days (and Why I Think Donald Trump Stinks)
Hi, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Presently, it’s cooler than usual for an August day; the current temperature is 75˚F (24˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 73% and the wind blowing from the south-southeast at 4 MPH (6 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, August 2, 2021, or: Revisiting ‘The Hobbit’ Movie Trilogy and Other Trivial Pursuits
Hello there! It’s late morning in New Hometown, Florida on Monday, August 2, 2021. It’s yet another hot midsummer’s day, and from the looks of it, it is going to be stormy, as well. Currently, the temperature is 88˚F (30˚C) under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 61% and the wind blowing from the south-southwest…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, August 1, 2021, or: My Unexciting Weekend Update
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Sunday, August 1, 2021. It is a hot midsummer day. The current temperature is 89˚F under rainy conditions. With humidity at 52% and the wind blowing from the west-southwest at 8 MPH, the heat index is 100˚F. Today’s forecast calls for light…
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