Tag: Life in Miami
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The Season Changes and a New Story Waits in the Wings
Late Morning/Midday, Saturday, May 31, 2025, Miami, Florida Today marks the end of meteorological spring, as opposed to traditional or astronomical spring, which ends on June 21 (the summer solstice) for us in the Northern Hemisphere. Regardless of which “spring” you prefer, it feels like high summer in my corner of South Florida. On this…
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A Writer’s Dual Life – One Foot on the Creative Side, the Other on the Business Side
Midday, Friday, May 30, 2025, Miami, Florida With meteorological summer looming just around the corner – June 1, to be exact, when the Atlantic hurricane season officially kicks off – the heat has taken no prisoners. It’s 92°F (33°C) outside, the kind of heat that hangs heavy in the air, pressing against your skin. The…
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Dear Reader, Let Me Tell You a Story About Friends and Beers—But Not the Whole Story
Afternoon, Monday, May 26, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, there, folks. It’s a hellishly hot late spring day in South Florida. Currently, the temperature is 90°F (32°C) under mostly sunny skies. That’s hot, but with 66% humidity and a southeasterly breeze blowing at 12 MPH (19 Km/H), it feels like 97°F (36°C). The original forecast high…
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From Dreams to Pages: The Story Behind Reunion: Coda
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring 2025, Spring in FloridaMidday/Early Afternoon, Friday, May 23, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, everyone. To no one’s surprise, it’s yet another scorching “August in Spring” day in southeastern Florida on this last day of the regular workweek. Currently, the temperature is 89°F (32°C) under mostly sunny conditions. With humidity at 63% and the wind blowing from the south at…
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Torrid Saturday Twilight in the Subtropics
Evening, Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Miami, Florida “You’re from Florida. There’s got to be more holes to hell in Florida than any other state.” ― T. Kingfisher, The Hollow Places The sun lingers just past 6 PM, its fading light offering little relief from the unrelenting heat. At 87°F (31°C), with humidity thick at…
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When a Spring Day Feels Like Summer…and ‘Reunion: Coda’ Gets a Third Review on Amazon
Midafternoon, Friday, May 16, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, everyone. As another workweek ends, it’s another hot, humid, and sunny late spring day in the subtropics. Currently, the temperature is 90°F (32°C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 59% and the wind blowing from the southeast at 9 MPH (15 Km/H), it feels like 99°F (37°C).…
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Midweek Musings: Music, Memories, and More ‘Reunion: Coda’ Royalties!
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Kiri Sings Kern, Kiri Te Kanawa (Dame Kiri), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Music, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaAfternoon, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Miami, Florida Hello, Dear Reader! It’s a splendidly sunny late spring day here in southeast Florida. The temperature has climbed to 88°F (31°C), and with the humidity sitting at 52% and a gentle west-southwest breeze wafting at 5 MPH (8 Km/H), it feels closer to 95°F (36°C). Yes, it’s one…
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A Rainy May Morning in Miami….
Late Morning, Monday, May 12, 2025, Miami, Florida “Let’s just sit quietly and listen to the secrets the rain wants to tell us.”― John Mark Green Hi, everyone. It’s a late spring day in South Florida. A dark, gray, and wet late spring day – a reminder that summer and the six-month-long hurricane season aren’t that…
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My Brilliant Career Plan!
Late Afternoon, Friday, May 9, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, everyone! I hope today has brought you moments of joy, even if it’s just the simple pleasure of a good cup of coffee or a walk in the sunshine. I’m a little late checking in today because I had some errands to run—a quick trip to…
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What a Difference a Year Makes!
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Late Morning, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, Miami, Florida What a difference a year makes. On this date last year, I lived in rural New Hampshire, some 1,600 miles from where I am sitting now. It was a Tuesday, not a Wednesday, and spring felt more “real” there than here because the four seasons are more…
A Certain Point of View, Too 