Category: Movies & Television
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, July 7, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
The author reflects on a grocery run, feeling nostalgic for life in Florida. Despite emotional struggles, restocking reduced stress. A day of peaceful editing and leisure activities follows, creating a calm weekend. The post includes poetry and links to the author’s work. Overall, it captures a reflective and tranquil weekend in New Hampshire.
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Weekend Update, Part the Second: Entertainment and Writing Plans
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Creative Writing, Depression, Disney+, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), Movies & Television, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer 2024On the last Sunday of June 2024 in Madison, New Hampshire, the weather improved, allowing for indoor activities like listening to music, reading, watching videos, and gaming. Setting up Disney+ on the bedroom TV was a highlight, fixing the subtitles and watching an episode of “Star Wars: The Acolyte.” Plans for the workday included starting…
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A Dark, Wet Saturday: A Writer’s Weekend in New Hampshire, Part One
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Creative Writing, Disney+, Indiana Jones: 4-Movie Collection, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Madison (NH), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), Movies, Movies & Television, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer 2024, Weather in New Hampshire, Writer's BlockThe author describes a gloomy Saturday in New Hampshire, where the weather dampened their writing aspirations, leading to a day of relaxation with activities like gaming and movie watching. However, with the sun shining on Sunday, they remain committed to their weekend routine of leisure, with plans to watch movies and link their Disney+ account…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, May 26, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the First – An Uneasy Saturday
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in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blu-ray Collection, Creative Writing, Disney+, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Madison (NH), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), Movies, Movies & Television, New Hampshire Weather, Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022 TV Series), Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring 2024It’s a warm spring day in Madison, New Hampshire, with a temperature of 74°F (23°C) and partly sunny skies. The National Weather Service warns of low water temperatures and advises against bathing in lakes and rivers. The weekend has been uneventful, with the writer feeling lonely in the rural area. Practical adult life needs, like…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, April 29, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second – and a New Workweek Begins
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Creative Writing, Disney+, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), Movies & Television, New Hampshire Weather, Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022 TV Series), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring 2024Today in Madison, New Hampshire, it’s a beautiful spring day with a temperature of 54°F (12°C), 75% humidity, and a 5 MPH (8 Km/H) north-northwest wind. The feels-like temperature is 68°F (20°C). The forecast predicts mostly sunny skies and a high of 68°F (20°C). Yesterday was uneventful, spent relaxing and watching “Obi-Wan Kenobi” and “Star…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, April 28, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the First – Exhausted Novelist (Reluctantly) Takes Time Off
Late Morning, Sunday, April 28, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire, experiences a gray, chilly, and rainy Sunday morning. The temperature is 54°F (12°C) with humidity at 79% and wind blowing at 4 MPH (7 Km/H). Thunderstorms are expected with a high of 72°F (22°C) and scattered showers at night. Despite intending to work on Reunion: Coda,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, January 2, 2024, or: Night Falls, and One of My Remotes is MIA
Evening/Nightfall, Tuesday, January 2, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire It’s dark outside. Then again, here in the Northeast, it’s supposed to be dark after 5 PM in early January. Sunset today was at 4:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, and since that’s slightly over an hour ago, it’s pitch black outside now. Currently, the temperature is 30°F/-1°C…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, February 26, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part II – Plans vs. Reality
“The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley.” ― Robert Burns, Collected Poems of Robert Burns It’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, February 26, 2023. I went to bed sometime after 3 AM and I slept till just past 8 AM, so I am (a) still a bit tired,…
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On Movies & Movie Collecting: My To Be Watched (TBW) List for Late January 2023
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in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Amazon, Blogging, Blu-ray & DVD Collection, Blu-ray Collection, Documentaries by Ken Burns, Emmanuelle (1974), Erotic Movies, Groundhog Day (1993), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Movies, Movies & Television, Personal Thoughts, Star Trek: The Original 6-Movie Collection, Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, The War: A Ken Burns Film, Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)With the end of January just one week away and the start of February just around the corner, it’s a good time to revisit my To Be Watched list for the first month of 2023. Since I am not sure about when I will be moving to Brandon – all I know is that I…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, November 3, 2022, or: Movies, Moods, and Aspirations
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in Amazon, Books, Disney+, Emmanuelle (1974), Emmanuelle 2 (1975), Emmanuelle 3/Goodbye Emmanuelle (1977), Erotic Movies, Films by Steven Spielberg, Hell to Pay: Operation DOWNFALL and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947, Military History, Movies, Movies & Television, Operation Downfall, Star Trek: The Original 6-Movie Collection, Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, The Color Purple, The Mist (2007), To Be Read (TBR) Stack, World War II (1939-1945)From Books to Movies Since yesterday I posted about my infamous To Be Read (TBR) list and how I tend to read different books about the same topic (for instance, the invasion of Japan that mercifully did not take place), today’s installment of A Certain Point of View, Too will be about the To Be…
A Certain Point of View, Too 