Tag: Life in Florida
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Rainy Monday, New Readers, and Back to The Book
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Changing Cards, Changing Chapters
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in Autumn 2026, Autumn in Florida, Blogging, Family History, Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Life in Madison (NH), Life in Miami (1972-2016), 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, Personal History, Personal Thoughts, Personal Thoughts, Semester in Spain Program, Semester in Spain Program – CCISChanging Cards, Changing Chapters Yesterday, I did something that should have been utterly mundane. I took my New Hampshire state ID out of my wallet and replaced it with my new Florida one. That’s it. One little plastic card came out; another little plastic card went in. And yet, for a moment, it felt weird.…
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A Friendly Reminder
Sunday, October 25, 2026 – Orlando, Hi, everyone. I just want to remind you that I’m not merely a Florida man with a blog. Actually, I have two blogs, since my original A Certain Point of View site on Blogger is still out there. I’m also a working independent author with actual books to sell.…
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Autumn, Amazon, and Four Hours of Sleep
Monday, October 19, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone! It’s a muggy, gray-shrouded autumn day here in Central Florida as a new workweek gets underway. We had a little rain yesterday afternoon and again early this morning, but as I write this, it’s 76°F (25°C) under mostly cloudy skies. The humidity is sitting at 74%,…
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No ‘Fair Weather’ Friend is He: Constant Reader Profile – Juan Carlos Hernandez
Thursday, October 15, 2026 – Orlando, Florida This is one of my best friends from South Miami Senior High, actor-director Juan Carlos Hernandez. We met in Drama class during the 1982-83 school year; he was a junior who liked performing, and I was a senior who needed an elective because I’d taken Economics and Government…
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October Reveries
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 – Orlando, Florida October has always been a difficult month for me. Its arrival brings a chill that has little to do with the weather; before the calendar has turned its first few pages, I can already feel the weight of memory settling in. Whether I choose to dwell on the…
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On Writing and Storytelling: When Fiction Meets Reality – an Excerpt from ‘Reunion: Coda’
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Books, Creative Writing, Life in Florida, Life in South Florida, Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, South Miami High School in fiction, South Miami Senior High School, The Jim Garraty ChroniclesWhere Fiction Meets Reality – An Excerpt from Reunion: Coda If you’re a regular visitor here, you may know that several episodes in my Jim Garraty stories draw on my experiences at South Miami Senior High from late August 1980 to mid-June 1983. Jim’s academic path, however, is vastly different from mine. He is college-bound…
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Thoughts and Musings for Saturday, October 10, 2026
Saturday, October 10, 2026 – Orlando, Florida It’s a steamy, summery Saturday afternoon in Central Florida — the kind that makes you wonder if the calendar is lying. As I write this, it’s 90°F (32°C) under mostly sunny skies, but the humidity has muscled the feels‑like temperature up to a sweltering 100°F (37°C). Technically it’s…
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Creativity, Cloud Cover, and a Trip Back to 1975
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Poland, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, And the Horse You Rode In On, Autumn 2026, Autumn in Florida, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Life in Florida, Personal Thoughts, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series)Wednesday, October 7, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi there. It’s another rainy day here in Central Florida — the kind of steady, all‑day drizzle that makes you wonder if the Sunshine State misplaced its branding guide. While the rest of the country is out there enjoying crisp air and pumpkin‑spice‑everything, we’re still stuck in the…
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Thoughts and Musings for Sunday, October 4, 2026
Sunday, October 4, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hey, Dear Readers! It’s the second day of this first weekend in October, and I’m taking a well‑earned breather from And the Horse You Rode in On, the fifth entry in the life and times of Jim Garraty. I need it. I’ve been working almost nonstop in the…
