Tag: Summer of '23
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, July 22, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Afternoon, Saturday, July 22, 2023, Lithia, Florida Another weekend – another scorching Saturday in July. It’s early afternoon here in my corner of Hillsborough County, and we are in a “heat advisory” situation until 7 PM Eastern Daylight Time. The current temperature – outside, anyway – is 93°F/34°C under mostly sunny conditions. With no rain…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, July 21, 2023, or: On Writing Stories on a Sweltering Summer Day in Florida
Midday, Friday, July 21, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, Dear Reader. It is a suffocatingly torrid day here in the Tampa Bay area. As I write this, the temperature outside is, according to the Weather app on my computer, 91°F/33°C under partly sunny conditions. The heat index is quite high – the “feels-like” temperature is…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, July 18, 2023, or: Hello…and Goodbye (An Unusually Quick Hit-and-Run Post )
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in 1983-2023, A Certain Point of View Too, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Creative Writing, Depression, Family History, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, WordPressLate Morning, Tuesday, July 18, 2023, Lithia Florida Hi, there. It’s another muggy and possibly stormy summer day in the Tampa Bay area on this, the second workday of the week. As I begin this, my 1,185th post on A Certain Point of View, Too, the temperature (outside, of course) is 84°F/29°C under mostly sunny…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Quick SITREP on ‘Reunion: Coda’ and the Effects of Bad Weather on My Output
Late Afternoon, Monday, July 17, 2023, Lithia, Florida It Was a Dark and Stormy…Afternoon Hi, all. I’m back for a quick update on my writing experience on this hot, rainy, and even stormy first day of the workweek. First off, as I predicted, the “scattered rain showers” did pop up around noon today – as…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, July 17, 2023, or: Wrapping Up the Weekend Update While Prepping for the Writing Workday
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Books, Creative Writing, Family History, Hell to Pay: Operation DOWNFALL and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Military History, Operation Downfall, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida, World War II (1939-1945)Late Morning, Monday, July 17, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, folks. It’s another scorching summer day here in the Tampa Bay area. As I start my 1,183rd post on A Certain Point of View, Too, it’s 87°F/30°C under sunny skies, but with humidity at 78% and a weak southwesterly breeze of 3 MPH/5 KMH, the feels-like…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, July 10, 2023, or: Stressed Out! Tales from an Insomnia-Plagued Novelist
Come Rain or Come Shine Late Morning, Monday, July 10, 2023. Lithia, Florida It’s another steamy – and not in a good way – summer day in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature outside is 87°F/31°C under partly sunny conditions. With a weak southwesterly breeze and humidity at 57%, the heat index is at…
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Late Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, July 9, 2023, or: My Sunday Was Not Necessarily ‘Funday’ (But it Wasn’t Necessarily a Bad Day, Either)
My Sunday Wasn’t Exactly a “Fun Day” Sunday Afternoon, July 9, 2023. Lithia, Florida It’s now late afternoon on this hellishly torrid summer day. Outside, it is mostly sunny – a line of rain showers did make their way to the Tampa Bay area, but I don’t think they had much of an impact with…
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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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On Writing & Storytelling: Today’s Planned Workday is Cancelled (or Postponed) on Account of Rain
Late Morning: Black Clouds, Distant Thunder “But the thing about thunderstorms is that there’s always a sense of peace when once the storm is over.” ― Tabitha G. Kelly, Standing By Saturday, July 8, 2023, Lithia, Florida It’s late morning here in my corner of the Tampa Bay area. Outside, the skies are covered by…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, July 4, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Fifth (Independence Day Edition)
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in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium, June 22 & 23, 1990, Blu-ray Collection, Cold War-Turns-Hot Games, Cold Waters, Creative Writing, Groundhog Day (1993), John Williams (Composer), John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leap of Faith, M1 Tank Platoon (1989 PC Game), Movies, Music Reviews, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaIt’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Even though noon is – as I begin this post, anyway – less than two hours away, it’s already 87°F/31°C under mostly sunny conditions, and it’s going to be hotter still. Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high of 96°F/35°C.…
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