Tag: Thomas Wikman
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The Revised Reunion A Story
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Originally posted on Leonberger Life: Sometimes I make posts not directly related to Leonberger dogs, especially if I want to promote a good book. Today I am announcing that a book written by my on-line friend Alex Diaz-Granados has been improved in various ways. The story is the same, but it has been edited a…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Getting Over the Fear of Starting is Not Easy, but it is Necessary
“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.” ― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings I have a confession to make. Every time I embark on a new writing project that’s more substantial than a blog post, I feel both excitement and…
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On Writing & Storytelling: or, Gratitude, Revisions, and ‘Reunion’
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…
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Book Review: ‘The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle: Stories and Tips from Thirteen Years with a Leonberger’
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.…
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On Books & Reading: Another ‘Downfall’ Book Becomes an Addition to the Ol’ TBR Stack
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in Blogging, Books, Code-Name Downfall: The Top-Secret Plan to Invade Japan – and Why Truman Dropped the Bomb, Downfall: The Fall of the Imperial Japanese Empire, Fire & Steel: The End of World War Two in the West, Hell to Pay: Operation DOWNFALL and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947, James D. Hornfischer, Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Military History, Operation Downfall, Personal Thoughts, Peter Caddick-Adams, Star Wars, Star Wars Books, Star Wars: Brotherhood, The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle: Stories and Tips from Thirteen Years with a Leonberger, To Be Read (TBR) Stack, Who Can Hold the Sea: The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945-1960, World War II (1939-1945)“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…
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On Books & Reading, or: Slow Progress with My TBR List is the New Reality for Me
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in Acting Lessons, Adults-Only Games, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Being a DIK (2020 Game), Books, Computer and Video Games, Depression, Dr. PinkCake (Game Designer), Family History, Fire & Steel: The End of World War Two in the West, James D. Hornfischer, Jeronimo Diaz-Granados, Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Movies, Peter Caddick-Adams, Star Wars, Star Wars Books, Star Wars: Brotherhood, Summer in Florida, The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle: Stories and Tips from Thirteen Years with a Leonberger, Who Can Hold the Sea: The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945-1960“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…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, July 16, 2022, or: A First Look at Bronco’s Biography, and Other Leisure Pursuits
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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…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, July 15, 2022, or: Another Hot Summer Weekend is About to Begin
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in Amazon, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Books, Family History, Life in Florida, Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Personal Thoughts, Star Wars: Brotherhood, The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle: Stories and Tips from Thirteen Years with a Leonberger, Victoria Eugenia Pineros Restrepo (Vicky)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…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, July 12, 2022, or: Memories, Congressional Hearings, and a Book Recommendation
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s afternoon in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. It is a torrid summer day in the Tampa Bay area. As I write this, the temperature is 90°F (32°C) under cloudy skies. With humidity at 63% and the wind blowing from the south-southwest at 11 MPH (17 KM/H), the heat…
A Certain Point of View, Too 