Category: Creative Writing
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My Adventures as a NaNoWriMo 2020 Participant: Day One Recap
Hello again, Dear Reader. It’s now late afternoon here in my corner of Florida, and I have to tell you, it’s hot and muggy here. Currently, the temperature is 83˚F (28˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 73% and the wind blowing at 4 MPH (6 KM/H) from the west-northwest, the heat index is…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, November 1, 2020, or: N-Day (as in NaNoWriMo 2020, Day One) Hath Arrived
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s Sunday, November 1, 2020, and it is mid-morning here in New Hometown, Florida. The temperature outside is 79˚F (26˚C) under partly sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the north-northeast at 3 MPH (5 KM/H) and humidity at 80%, the feels-like temperature is also 79˚F (26˚C). The forecast for the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, October 31, 2020, or: Of Walks, Noisy Lawnmowers, and Prepping for NaNoWriMo 2020
Hello, dear friend. It’s almost noon (11:47 AM Eastern) as I start this post for A Certain Point of View, Too. Here in New Hometown, Florida it is a mildly warm day; the temperature is 77˚F (25˚C) under mostly sunny skies. With humidity at 68% and the wind blowing from the east-northeast at 7 MPH…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, October 30, 2020, or: Prepping for NaNoWriMo on D-minus 2
Hello again, Dear Reader. It’s now mid-afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida, and it is a gorgeous autumn day – at least, as “autumn-like” as it gets in the Sunshine State. Currently, the temperature outside is 80˚F (27˚C); with humidity at 48% and the wind blowing from the north-northwest at 8 MPH (13 KM/H), the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, October 29, 2020, or: Late Morning Walk, Noisy Landscapers, and NaNoWriMo Prepping
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s now almost noon (11:25 AM Eastern as I start this post on Thursday, October 29, 2020 here in New Hometown, Florida, and it’s shaping up to be a hot, humid day. Currently, the temperature is 85˚F (29˚C) under mostly sunny skies, but with humidity at 78% and the wind blowing…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, October 28, 2020: Morning Walks and Other Trivial Matters
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, FL (9:30 AM Eastern) as I start this first post for Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Currently, the temperature is 81˚F (27˚C) under partly sunny skies, but with humidity at 82% and an easterly wind blowing gently at 5 MPH (9 KM/H), the “feels like”…
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Last Words for Tuesday, October 27, 2020: Another Walk in the Neighborhood in a Warm Florida Evening
Hi (again), Dear Reader. Well, here in New Hometown, Florida it is 6:44 PM Eastern, and it is starting to get dark outside. Currently, the temperature is 83˚F (28˚C) under mostly sunny skies (although that “sunny” thing is relative since sunset is only a few minutes away). With humidity at 69% and the wind blowing…
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More Musings & Thoughts for October 27, 2020, or: NaNoWriMo 2020 – We Have a Dramatis Personae…or Part of One, Anyway
Hello again, Dear Reader. It’s now early afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida. Currently, the temperature outside is 86˚F (30˚C) under mostly cloudy skies. With the wind blowing from the east at 11 MPH (17 KM/H) and humidity at 72%, the feels-like temperature is 97˚F (36˚C). The rest of the afternoon will be partly sunny,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, October 27, 2020, or: Getting Into the NaNoWriMo Mindset
Hello there, Dear Reader. It is morning here in New Hometown, Florida, and it’s just a little after 9 AM Eastern. Currently, the temperature outside is 79˚F (26˚C) under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 92% and an easterly wind of 7 MPH (11 KM/H), the heat index is 79˚F (26˚C). And following the same…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, October 26, 2020, or: To Boldly Go Where I Have Gone Before…and a Writer’s Dilemma
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Monday, October 26, 2020, and with sunrise still 42 minutes away, it’s still dark outside. The current temperature is 72˚F (22˚C) under mostly clear conditions. With humidity at 97% and the wind blowing – barely – at 2 MPH (3 KM/H) the feels-like…