Tag: Life in Florida
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On Writing & Storytelling: Getting Ready to End the First Workweek of 2024
Late Morning, Friday, January 5, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone. Welcome to the 1,387th post in A Certain Point of View, Too. Today, obviously, is Friday, the first of the new year. It’s a bright, sunny, if perhaps frigid day here in this corner of New England. As I write this at 10:48 AM…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, October 26, 2023, or: Memories of Octobers Past…and Finding My ‘Epistolary’ Voice in Chapter 12
Late Morning, Thursday, October 26, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, folks. Well, here we are on a somewhat sunny and cool (78°F/26°C) – for the subtropical zone, at least – October morning in the Tampa Bay area. It looks like it’s going to be a nice day; the forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, October 19, 2023, or: A Quick Look at My Current TBW List
Late Morning, Thursday, October 19, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s a cool autumn day here in Florida. Currently, the temperature outside is 75°F/24°C under sunny skies. If the forecast for today holds true, it should be an enjoyable day – skies are expected to be mostly sunny, and the high will be 83°F/28°C. There’s…
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Morning, Mid-October 2023 (A Haiku)
Golden yellow sun And clear cerulean blue skies Bring fall’s cold greetings.
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, October 15, 2023, or: It’s Beginning to Feel (a Bit) Like Autumn
Midday-Early Afternoon, Sunday, October 15, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hey, everybody. I hope you’re all doing well on this second Sunday in October. It’s quiet and tranquil in my room as I write this, and if the temperature outside matches what my computer’s Weather app indicates, it’s beginning to feel a little bit like autumn –…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, October 14, 2023, or: Music for Rest & Relaxation
Afternoon, Saturday, October 14, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. I hope your weekend is off to a good start on this second Saturday in October 2023. I don’t have much to report, except to say that I’m going to take the day off from writing. I’m a bit fatigued, and I (obviously) can’t write well…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, October 12, 2023, or: Ambivalent Anniversaries and Tough Writing Choices
Late Morning, Thursday, October 12, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, Constant Readers. I hope you’re having (or that you had, if you live on the far side of the International Dateline, where it’s already Friday the 13th) a good day. I’m hoping that my day will be, at the very least, productive, and I will…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, October 7, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Midafternoon, Saturday, October 7, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. How are you all doing on this first Saturday in October? I’m not going to write a long post for A Certain Point of View, Too today. I decided, albeit after giving the matter some thought, to take today off from being a writer and just…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, October 5, 2023, or: Family Anniversaries Loom; Progress on Novel Inches Forward
Midday/Early Afternoon, Thursday, October 5, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. Welcome to another Thursday edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s the fifth day of October, which as you know is not one of my favorite months – for a number of reasons. First, it’s the “birthday month” of both my parents. Dad…
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