Category: Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers
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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
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My Top Fives: A (Hopefully) Self-Explanatory Set of Five ‘Favorites’ Lists
My Top Fives: A (Hopefully) Self-Explanatory Set of Five “Favorites” Lists Movies Books (Non-fiction) Books (Fiction) Computer/Video Games Songs (Standards, Mostly)
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