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Musings and Thoughts for Friday, May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

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Late Morning, Friday, May 2, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s another warm and muggy spring day in South Florida as another workweek winds down. Currently, the temperature is 79°F under mostly sunny conditions. With humidity at 60% and the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 7 MPH (11 Km/H), the heat index is 87°F (30°C). Today,…
Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Sep 3, 2024

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Alex Diaz-Granados

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It’s a sunny but cold early fall day in eastern New Hampshire, with a temperature of 64°F (18°C). Eighty-five years ago today, France and Great Britain declared war on Nazi Germany after Hitler’s invasion of Poland. The user is gearing up for a road trip back to South Florida and is working on the novel…
On Writing & Storytelling: or, Gratitude, Revisions, and ‘Reunion’

Mar 17, 2023

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Alex Diaz-Granados

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A Generous Act of Friendship “Always remember people who have helped you along the way, and don’t forget to lift someone up.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart Well, here we are on Friday, March 17, 2023, on the cusp of another weekend. It’s also St. Patrick’s Day, though at the moment…
Book Review: ‘The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle: Stories and Tips from Thirteen Years with a Leonberger’

Dec 14, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

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Reviewer’s Note: Thomas Wikman is one of my long-time online friends from Epinions, a now-defunct review site where we both wrote product reviews. Additionally, I adapted this review from an original version that I wrote on the book’s Amazon product page. “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent.…
On Books & Reading: Another ‘Downfall’ Book Becomes an Addition to the Ol’ TBR Stack

Nov 2, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

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“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ― Dr. Seuss, I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! Well, Dear Reader, here we are on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. The 11th month of the year began yesterday,[1] and although the weather is…
On Books & Reading, or: Reading Habits, the TBR Stack Got Bigger, and a Quick Life Update

Oct 10, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

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I cannot live without books. – Thomas Jefferson I love books. I love to read. I learned to read at an early age. I don’t remember when I started to read, but my mom used to tell me (and anyone else, for that matter) that Tata, my maternal grandmother, taught me to read before…
On Books & Reading, or: Slow Progress with My TBR List is the New Reality for Me

Aug 1, 2022

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“I cannot live without books.” ― Thomas Jefferson Well, it’s August 1, 2022, Dear Reader. Another month has receded in life’s rear-view mirror, while another begins. As you know, I have been a reader for as long as I can remember. Even though I was born at the tail end of the Baby Boom, and…
Late July Diversions: An Update on My TBR and TBW Lists for the Summer of ’22

Jul 26, 2022

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Well, with the end of July only a few days off, it’s time for an update on my To Be Watched (TBW) and To Be Read (TBR) lists for the seventh month of 2022. As you know, July is not my favorite month of the year. My mother died on July 19, 2015, after her…
Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, July 16, 2022, or: A First Look at Bronco’s Biography, and Other Leisure Pursuits

Jul 16, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

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Hi, there, Dear Reader. It is late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Saturday, July 16, 2022. It is a humid, hot summer day in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature is 84°F (29°C) under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 78% and the wind blowing from the northeast at 5 MPH (8 KM/H), the…
Musings & Thoughts for Friday, July 15, 2022, or: Another Hot Summer Weekend is About to Begin

Jul 15, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

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Hi, there, Dear Reader. It is midmorning in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, July 15, 2022. It is a warm summer day here in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature is 75°F (24°C) under sunny conditions. With humidity at 94% and the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 2 MPH (4 KM/H), the heat index…