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Spring’s First Breath and a Slow Sunday
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, MicroProse Software, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, Spring in Florida, Triassic Games, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftSunday, March 1, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hello, friends! Today marks the first day of meteorological spring—though astronomical spring won’t officially arrive until the vernal equinox at 10:46 AM on March 20. Still, I’m more than ready to bid farewell to the winter of 2025–2026. And in true Central Florida fashion, spring is easing in with…
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Book Review: ‘Desert Victory: The War for Kuwait’
Strategic Scope Without Sentiment: A Review of Desert Victory by Norman Friedman 📘 Title: Desert Victory: The War for Kuwait🖋️ Author: Norman Friedman🏛️ Publisher: Naval Institute Press📅 Publication Date: Fall 1991📚 Genre: Military History / Strategic Analysis Military history comes in many flavors—some rich with battlefield grit, others cool and cerebral. Norman Friedman’s Desert Victory…
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Old Gamers Never Die: In Harm’s Way at the Straits of Hormuz in ‘Sea Power’
I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm’s way. – John Paul Jones Back in 1989, while I was studying journalism at Miami-Dade Community College, I proudly owned an Apple IIe computer. Besides writing, my limited social life meant I spent countless…
A Certain Point of View, Too 