Category: Books
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, June 12, 2021, or: A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to WordPress….
Hey there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Saturday, June 12, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 85˚F (30˚C) under light rain. With humidity at 54% and the wind blowing from the west at 4 MPH (7 KM/H), the heat index is 94˚F (34˚C). Today’s forecast: We can expect scattered rain…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, June 11, 2021, or: When in Doubt, Shop-with-Points!
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Friday, June 11, 2021. Currently the temperature is 84˚F (29˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 51% and a southwesterly breeze blowing at 9 MPH (14˚C), the feels-like temperature is 90˚F (32˚C). Today’s forecast calls for possible light rain throughout the day…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, June 10, 2021, or: Comings…and Goings
Hey, there, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 88˚F (31˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 45% and the wind blowing from the southwest at 5 MPH (8 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 92˚F (33˚C). Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, June 6, 2021, or: D-Plus 77 Years….
Greetings and salutations, Dear Reader. It’s almost midday in New Hometown, Florida on Sunday, June 6, 2021. It is going to be a hot day on this, the 77th anniversary of D-Day. Currently, the temperature is 86˚F (35˚C) under cloudy skies. With the wind blowing from the southeast at 11 MPH (17 KM/H) and humidity…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, June 4, 2021, or: Remembrance of D-Day
Greetings, Dear Reader! It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Friday, June 4, 2021. It’s a sultry and somewhat gloomy-looking morning; the current temperature is 80˚F (27˚C) under cloudy skies. With humidity at 57% and the wind blowing from the southeast at 6 MPH (10 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 79˚F (26˚C). Today’s…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, May 24, 2021, or: Leisurely Pursuits in My Corner of the World
Greetings, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Monday, May 24, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 78˚F (26˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 7 MPH (10 KM/H) and humidity at 26% ̶ unusually low by Florida standards – the feels-like temperature is 76˚F (25˚C). The…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, May 11, 2021, or: No Joy on the Wayward Laptop & Other Aggravations
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It is late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 83˚F (28˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 75% and the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 3 MPH (4 KM/H), the heat index is 85˚F (29˚C). Today, we can expect partly sunny…
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Book Review: ‘Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan’
One of the deadliest weapons in the Navy’s arsenal for the past 80 years has been the submarine. Stealthy and lethal, today’s Los Angeles, Seawolf and Virginia class nuclear attack subs lurk beneath the waves like the ancient sea monsters feared by sailors in the days before Columbus. With their wire-guided Mk. 48 ADCAP torpedoes…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, March 21, 2021, or: A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That…..
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s mid-afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Sunday, March 21, 2021. The temperature is 60˚F (15˚C) under cloudy skies. With humidity at 82% and the wind blowing from the west-northwest at 6 MPH (9 KM/H), it feels like 58˚F (14˚C). The rest of the afternoon should see partly sunny skies;…
