Category: Movies
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A Duet
A poem inspired by today’s output for The New Story A duet is what I want to sing with you A song of love and longing, sweet and true I’ve been dreaming of this moment for so long But I was afraid to tell you how I feel You’re the girl I’ve had a crush…
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Movie Review: ‘Die Hard’ (1988)
This review was originally written for the now-defunct hyper-localized entertainment website Examiner in March 2015. At the time, I was the Miami Examiner for Blu-ray & DVD. Since Examiner was shut down in 2016 by its parent company and the article is no longer visible there, I am re-publishing it here, with only a few…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, May 14, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
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in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Amazon, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Blu-ray Collection, Cheryl T, Computer and Video Games, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Crusade in Europe (1985 game), Crusade in Europe (Command Series game), Family History, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in South Florida, MicroProse Software, Movies, Personal Thoughts, Star Trek: The Original 6-Movie Collection, Things I MissWell, here we are, Dear Reader, on Sunday, May 14, 2023, aka Mother’s Day 2023. It’s almost 9 AM in the Tampa Bay area, the sun is out, and – for the moment, anyway, it’s cool outside; the temperature is 71°F/22°C. Overall, it’s the kind of day that, in my previous neighborhood in South Florida,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, May 6, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Reunion: A Story, Star Wars, Star Wars action figures (Kenner/Hasbro), Star Wars collectibles, Star Wars The Black Series, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” ― Anais Nin It’s Saturday, Yeah, But I Think I’ll Work Today It’s early afternoon in Lithia, Florida, on Saturday, May 6, 2023. For me, it has been a long day; I woke up at four in the morning, and despite my best…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Monday, Music, and Waiting for My Muses
“So. Monday. We meet again. We will never be friends—but maybe we can move past our mutual enmity toward a more-positive partnership.”― Julio-Alexi Genao Late morning – at least in what is, for now, my room in Lithia, Florida – on Monday, April 10, 2023: Curtains cracked open, but the blinds are closed to prevent…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, April 9, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
“Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, April 9, 2023. It’s also Easter Sunday 2023. It’s a somewhat cool and cloudy day here in the Tampa Bay area, and the house is quiet and peaceful, with only…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, April 8, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Well, it’s early afternoon on Saturday, April 8, 2023, one of my two days off from working on Project X. I’ve been up since 7 AM, but I’m only now “clearing the cobwebs” from my brain and tap-tap-tapping at my desk while I listen to music from Cinema Serenade, a 1997 Sony Classical album featuring…
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On Books & Reading: My TBR List for April 2023, or: You Can’t Be a Good Writer if You’re Not a Good Reader
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Books, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Fire & Steel: The End of World War Two in the West, Hell to Pay: Operation DOWNFALL and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947, James D. Hornfischer, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Military History, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Operation Downfall, Peter Caddick-Adams, Reunion: A Story, Star Wars, Star Wars: Brotherhood, The Kick-Ass Writer (Chuck Wendig), Who Can Hold the Sea: The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945-1960, World War II (1939-1945)Time Marches Inexorably Onward… “Time flies over us but leaves its shadow behind.” – Nicholas Hawthorne Well, Dear Reader, here we are on Wednesday, April 5, 2023; it’s the middle of the first workweek of the month, and – once again – I am dumbstruck by how fast time seems to fly. I could have…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, April 3, 2023, or: A Little Bit of This, and a Little Bit of That
“Monday is for people with a mission. Those who favor vacations, not weekends.” ― Cristina Imre Well, it’s just past midday here in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, April 3, 2023. I’m off to a later-than-usual start because I woke up much too early this morning. As is too common for me, I had to answer…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, April 2, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, April 2, 2023. I’m off to a late start because Windows 11 tried to update itself this morning, but it didn’t complete the process because my hard drive didn’t have enough storage space. So, I spent some time looking at apps that I…
A Certain Point of View, Too 