Tag: Florida Weather
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On Writing and Storytelling: Clouds, Corrections, and Canon
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Monday, March 30, 2026, Orlando, Florida It’s one of those soggy, gray Central Florida Mondays that feels like the sky hit the snooze button and never quite recovered. The temperature is sitting at 80°F (27°C) under a quilt of mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 58% and an easterly breeze at 11 MPH (18 km/h),…
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On Writing and Storytelling: A World I Didn’t Mean to Build (But Did Anyway)
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Audible, Brandon Padilla, Bryan Haddock, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Garratyverse, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring 2026, Spring in Florida, Stefan (Steve) Lee, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two MoviesFriday, March 27, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hey there! Here in Central Florida, another workweek is rolling to a close on a sun‑soaked, muggy spring afternoon that’s auditioning for summer. Right now, it’s a balmy 81°F (27°C), skies are clear, and the humidity’s flexing at 58%. The wind meanders in from the southwest at just 3…
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Remembering the Springs I’ve Known
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Blogging, College Life, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Life in Bogota, Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Life in Madison (NH), Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Miami-Dade Community College, New Hampshire Weather, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring 2024, Spring 2026, Spring in Florida, Writing a First NovelRemembering the Springs I’ve Known Friday, March 20, 2026, Orlando, Florida “She turned to the sunlightAnd shook her yellow head,And whispered to her neighbor:‘Winter is dead.’”— A.A. Milne, When We Were Very Young Spring has arrived again, at least according to the astronomical calendar. I turned 63 a little over two weeks ago, just four…
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A Wednesday Reboot
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, Orlando, Florida It’s another pleasantly crisp morning in Central Florida as the workweek settles into its comfortable middle. Right now we’re sitting at 64°F (18°C) under generous sunshine. Spring’s chilly cameo is already packing up—today is a full ten degrees warmer than yesterday, so this cold snap won’t be sticking around.…
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Catching the Cool Side of Spring
Tuesday, March 17, 2026, Orlando, Florida Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Spring in Florida is nothing if not indecisive. One day we’re flirting with summer, the next we’re rummaging for sweaters. Just this past weekend we were dealing with heat, humidity, and a round of strong thunderstorms that barreled through on Sunday and Monday — the…
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From Orlando Heat to La Jolla Recognition
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in Accolade Global Film Competition, Adria K. Woomer-Hernandez, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Anthony (A.J.) Hernandez, Blogging, Clown 345 (Video Short), Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Life in Florida, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Movies, Personal Thoughts, Popcorn Sky Productions, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring in FloridaMonday, March 16, 2026 — Orlando, Florida It’s another partly sunny and muggy early spring day in Central Florida. As I write this, it’s 81°F (27°C), and while some areas of Orange County are covered by a shroud of gray cumulus clouds, my neighborhood is getting a bit of sunlight. With humidity at a sticky…
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An Unstructured Sunday
Sunday, March 15, 2026, Orlando, Florida Ah, spring in Florida. According to yesterday’s forecast, today was supposed to be a rainy, even stormy Sunday, with menacing clouds and thunderstorms brooding over Central Florida. But as is often the case in the subtropics, the atmosphere had other plans. As I write this, it’s 79°F (26°C) under…
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Musings for Saturday, March 14, 2026
Saturday, March 14, 2026, Orlando, Florida It’s midafternoon on a cloudy, warm, and unmistakably springlike day here in Central Florida. The humidity is already creeping in, the kind that reminds you we’re firmly in the subtropics, where temperatures rise and fall as if Mother Nature were having mood swings of her own. It feels more…
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On Slow Weeks and Stubborn Callings
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in ACX, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Audible, Audible Reviews, Audiobooks, Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Brandon Padilla, Bryan Haddock, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Personal Thoughts, Praise Circles, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Royalties, Spring in Florida, Stefan (Steve) Lee, The Jim Garraty ChroniclesA brief dispatch from the post‑DST haze Thursday, March 12, 2026 — Orlando, Florida It’s midafternoon on a muggy, rain‑soaked March day in Central Florida. The temperature is hovering around 85°F (29°C) under a curtain of heavy rain, and thanks to our subtropical climate—now supercharged by global warming—it feels more like early summer than spring.…
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Florida Heat, DST Fog, and the Best‑Laid Plans
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Audible, Blogging, Comings and Goings (Short Story), Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring in Florida, Stefan (Steve) Lee, The Jim Garraty ChroniclesMonday, March 9, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. My internal clock is still wobbling after yesterday’s switch to Daylight Saving Time, so I’m running behind my usual blog‑writing rhythm. I’m groggy, sluggish, and more than a little irritated—not just because I forgot about the time change, but because today is one of those hot, sticky…