Tag: Summer in Florida
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Quick Sunday Afternoon SITREP on ‘Reunion: Coda’
No Stormy Weather, But Sweltering Heat Continues Sunday, July 9, 2023, Lithia, Florida It’s early afternoon in my corner of Hillsborough County as I begin this, my 1,172nd post in A Certain Point of View, Too. Outside, the heat is oppressive: the current temperature is 92°F/33°C under partly sunny conditions, but when you factor in…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, July 3, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Fourth
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Movies, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Star Wars, Star Wars action figures (Kenner/Hasbro), Star Wars collectibles, Star Wars The Black Series, Summer in Florida, Writing as a CraftIt’s midday/early afternoon in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, July 3, 2023. It’s a steamy – and not in a good way – summer day here in the Tampa Bay area: the temperature outside is 90°F/32°C under mostly sunny conditions, although the heat index is higher – 96°F/36°C. A true scorcher of a day, if you…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, June 30, 2023, or: A Quick ‘Before Working on the Novel’ Post
It’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, June 30, 2023. It’s the last day of the work week and the last day of the month. For many people, it’s also the first day of the long Fourth of July weekend. And, since it’s summer in the subtropical zone, it’s hot (89°F/32°C), humid, and…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, June 28, 2023, or: On Hot Summer Weather, Writing, and AI Reviews
Hi, there! Come Rain or Come Shine Well, it’s late morning – almost noon, really – here in Lithia, Florida, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. This being early summer, it’s already a steamy (87°F/30°C) and sticky (72% humidity) day (heat index is now 95°F/35°C), and it’s going to be even hotter by mid-afternoon: the forecast…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, June 25, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second*
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, All the Things You Are (Kern and Hammerstein), Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Music, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida* Also counts as an entry in the On Writing & Storytelling category with the title A Writer’s Dilemma – Solved! Hey, there! Well, it’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, June 25, 2023 – the 73rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War (1950-53). Since it’s early summer (meteorological summer started…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Sorry, Folks…Working on the Novel Was Postponed on Account of Rain*
*And other mitigating factors. Rain, Pancakes, and Royalties It’s now late afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on this dark, rainy, and even stormy Summer Solstice 2023. Currently, the temperature is 86°F/30°C with rain showers affecting our neighborhood. It’s so dark outside that I’ve had to turn on my bedroom lamp so I can see my…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, June 20, 2023, or: On Weather, Writing, and the Importance of Beta Readers
It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. This being early meteorological summer – “traditional” astronomical summer begins tomorrow with the summer solstice – it is also a steamy and potentially stormy day. Currently, the temperature is 79°F/26°C under mostly cloudy conditions, but the “feels like” temperature is 92°F/35°C. And this…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, June 18, 2023, or: Weekend Wrap-up, Part the First
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Depression, East Wind Lake Village, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Personal History, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida, UncategorizedHi, there, Dear Reader. It’s midday (or almost midday) here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, June 18, 2023. As I begin this – my 240th blog post for 2023 and 1,140th overall – it is a hot (83°F/28°C) early summer day in the Tampa Bay area. Right now, there’s not a heckuva lot of sun…
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Tempus Fugit – Hurricane Andrew + 30 Edition, or: Remembering the Day After Landfall, August 25, 2022
Andrew Plus 30 As I sit here in my dimly lit bedroom/writer’s room/mancave in Lithia, Florida, it is another stifling hot late August morning where the heat seeps through the walls and warms my stocking feet underneath my desk. And even though the temperature outside is “only” 85°F/30°C, the bright subtropical sun and the high…
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Tempus Fugit: or, Longing for All My Yesterdays in the Summer of ’22
Time’s Relentless March “It is strange how we hold on to the pieces of the past while we wait for our futures.” ― Ally Condie, Matched As August 2022 reaches the two-thirds of the month mark and meteorological fall waits in the seasonal wings, my thoughts turn once again to the past, especially to the…
A Certain Point of View, Too 