Category: Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, December 9, 2023, or: A Brief Post for My Last Saturday in Florida
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in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blu-ray Collection, Creative Writing, From Lithia (FL) to Madison (NH), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), Insomnia, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Movies, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A StoryMidday/Early Afternoon, Saturday, December 9, 2023, Lithia I woke up at 4 in the morning – much too early, if you ask me – and couldn’t go back to sleep, so my last Saturday in this house – and in Florida – finds me tired and irritable. (Add to that a soupcon of melancholy mixed…
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Musings for Friday, December 8, 2023, or: A Quick Post for My Last Florida Friday
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, All the Things You Are, Amazon, Blogging, Creative Writing, Favorite Songs, From Lithia (FL) to Madison (NH), Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A StoryLate Morning, Friday, December 8, 2023, Lithia, Florida “The last time of anything has the poignancy of death itself.” ― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Hi, everyone. I usually start my blog posts with a brief summary of the weather, both here and in my future city of residence in New Hampshire. I’ll…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, December 7, 2023, or: A Quick Life Update on Pearl Harbor Day
Early Afternoon, Thursday, December 7, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s a chilly – for Florida – early winter day here in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature outside is 66°F/19°C under sunny skies. The feels-like temperature is 76°F/25°C, and the forecast for today calls for sunny skies and a high of 72°F/22°C. Up…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, December 1, 2023, or: New Season, New Month, and Music Videos to Chase Away the Blues
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Creative Writing, From Lithia (FL) to Madison (NH), Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaMidday/Early Afternoon, Friday, December 1, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone, and welcome to another entry in A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s both the last day of the workweek – although admittedly I’ve suspended most work on my novel because of my upcoming move North – and the first day of a new month.…
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Music & Melodies for Thanksgiving 2023
Blogger’s Note: I don’t feel up to writing a blog post today; I have a lot on my mind today (some of it good, some not), and I can’t focus all that well on writing a blog post on any topic, so I’m just going to share some music videos for your listening pleasure. Some…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, November 19, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First (Countdown to M-Day Edition)
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Creative Writing, From Lithia (FL) to Madison (NH), Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaLate Morning/Midday, Sunday, November 19, 2023, Lithia, Florida Greetings! It’s a relatively mild late autumn day here in the Tampa Bay area. Outside, the temperature is 78°F/25°C under sunny conditions (but it feels like 89°F/31°C thanks to a weak sea breeze of 4 MPH/6 KMH blowing from the southwest and 60% humidity). Today should be…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, November 5, 2023, or: Music to Enjoy a Lazy Autumn Sunday By….
Early Afternoon, Sunday, November 5, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone, and welcome to the first Daylight Savings Time Sunday post in A Certain Point of View, Too for 2023. Like millions of people throughout the world, I am not fond of the “Fall Back, Spring Forward” changing of the clocks thing. It usually throws my…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, November 2, 2023, or: Big Changes Ahead…and a Talented Friend’s Generosity
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, All the Things You Are, All the Things You Are (Kern and Hammerstein), Blogging, Creative Writing, Favorite Songs, From Lithia (FL) to Madison (NH), Life in Florida, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Music, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaLate Morning, Thursday, November 2, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, everyone. It’s a chilly – by Florida standards – autumn morning here in the Tampa Bay area. As I begin this, my 1,319th post for this blog, it’s 61°F/16°C under sunny skies (the feels-like temperature is 60°F/15°C). A cold front passed through the area, so…
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More of My Top Fives: A (Hopefully) Self-Explanatory Set of Five ‘Favorites’ Lists
More of My Top Fives: A (Hopefully) Self-Explanatory Set of Five ‘Favorites’ Lists For my friend Patti Aliventi. Music Albums – Movie Soundtracks Music Albums – Classical Music Albums – Pop/Rock Music Albums – Jazz/Standards Music Albums – Miscellaneous
A Certain Point of View, Too 