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Goin’ Home…from Winn Dixie – Winter 2013 (A Haiku)


Sunny, windy day Avenue teeming with traffic The cart’s wheels rattle.

Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, July 17, 2021, or: The Persistence of (Dark) Memory….


Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s almost noon on Saturday, July 17, 2021, in New Hometown, Florida. It is a hot summer day: the temperature outside is 87˚F (30˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 50% and a southeasterly breeze blowing at 7 MPH (12 KM/H), the heat index is 96˚F (36˚C). Today’s forecast calls forContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, July 17, 2021, or: The Persistence of (Dark) Memory….”

Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, October 17, 2020: Memories of Mom on Her 92nd Birthday


Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s past noon here in New Hometown, Florida. Currently, the temperature is 82˚F (28˚C) under mostly sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the northeast at 16 MPH (26 KM/H) and humidity at 70%, the heat index is  86˚F (30˚C). Today’s daytime forecast calls for partly sunny skies and a highContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, October 17, 2020: Memories of Mom on Her 92nd Birthday”

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 isContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for August 1, 2020: or, Life in the Midst of Hurricane Alley and COVID-19”