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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 August 1, 2020: or, Life in the Midst of Hurricane Alley and COVID-19
Hi, there, Constant Reader, and welcome to another edition of Musings & Thoughts. It’s Saturday, August 1, 2020 , and man, is it hot outside! Right now, in my current corner of Florida, the temperature is 91˚F (33˚C) under sunny skies. With a nine MPH easterly breeze and humidity at 65%, the heat index is…
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Growing Up On Long Island: Racism 101
A powerful and moving piece that reveals the prevalence of racism in modern America…even in supposed liberal states such as New York. Thoughts From the Mountain Top The author and one of the people she loves most in this world I’ve often said Long Island was one of the most segregated places in the nation.…
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Classic books reissued by the World Health Organization
Originally posted on Wrong Hands: Here’s John Atkinson’s delightful mash of pandemic era commentary and classic literature. Wrong Hands View original post