2023-04-01: Well this is fun
2023-04-01: Happy National Sourdough Bread Day This is one holiday I’m all for.
2023-04-01: Hello. Get comfortable of the idea of yourself. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-03-31: Plan for tomorrow: — do relaxing stuff
2023-03-31: “I’m such a bad artist that I can’t even draw a breath.” #writing
2023-03-31: Everyone needs to be slightly less appalling.
2023-03-31: “Ghosts of Friends Past” - the spirits of long dead Tamogarchi toys come back to exact revenge on …
2023-03-31: Icy bin müde und satt.
2023-03-31: “He was forged in the crucible of yogurt.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-31: Vicious Rumor: Apple to introduce SwiftPlus, a syntactically simplified version of Swift at WWDC …
2023-03-31: I miss going to the Cupertino/San Jose environs. I’ve been there once since the Apple Campus, before …
2023-03-31: Do people still introduce people? And is the introduction mutual? Or is it assumed you know the …
2023-03-31: Live up to others’ expectations and you will be happy. Live up to your own and you are a failure. …
2023-03-31: Control is an illusion.
2023-03-31: PSA: It’s spam if it’s about an account you don’t have. #spam
2023-03-31: I should wander over to the farm store here once it opens for the year.
2023-03-31: “The first ran into his jaw the way a freight train hurtles into a 1950s Ford F1 Pickup, and he was …
2023-03-31: Mind dump progress: 80% 32 Gigaquads freed.
2023-03-31: Peace of mind comes from the mind. If you don’t’ control it, you won’t have either. #life #zen #tao
2023-03-31: The phrase,“Imagine…” makes me shudder. #aphantasia #writing
2023-03-31: When was the last time you took part (or instigated) a bar fight? #writing
2023-03-31: Were Ollie’s oxen ever freed? And who was Ollie?
2023-03-31: Progress is made when the imagination overrides reality. But to what end? #life #success #progresss
2023-03-31: Why is it that “ethnic” chain restaurants insist on playing bad “ethnic” music (usually from the …
2023-03-31: Cheap.Cheeps. Cheap Cheeps. Cheap Cheeps. I’d rather eat cheap chips. #poem #easter #writing …
2023-03-31: I haven’t had Bratwurst in ages—specifically the current age. Delaware isn’t known for international …
2023-03-31: “He was so obese that he thought everyone loved him when they shouted, ‘Three chairs for Hymen!’” …
2023-03-31: “‘They run like girls,’ was the last thought he had as they ran up to him and proceeded to smash …
2023-03-31: A lesson is something that teaches you, or not. Just like everything else in life. #life #success …
2023-03-31: He spackled the wall with the deftness of a blind cake baker frosting a cake.” Note: this is not to …
2023-03-31: “He looked at me at horror. ‘What are you?’ ‘I am your worst daymare. I am a human …
2023-03-31: “He teetered on the toddler. He was a teetoddler.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-31: “Best to leave it alone. It has teeth and is about to explode.” #writing
2023-03-31: After using fountain pens, my handwriting has reached legibility—unless I’m in a rush. Your mileage …
2023-03-31: I hope everyone is having a hoopy froodday.
2023-03-31: It’s that time. Lunch. Writing. Mind-dumping.
2023-03-31: Happy National She’s Funny That Way Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2023-03-31: Hello. Repeat after me. It’s Friday. You can begin to let go. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-03-30: Happy Pencil Day. All my pencils are happy.
2023-03-30: That’s enough stuff for today. Next, I’ll work on integrating Micro.blog’s …
2023-03-30: Grr. I can no longer user the Goodreads API. Need to find an alternative. #goodreads #api
2023-03-30: So what’s everyone doing today?
2023-03-29: People want to be significant. They believe if they do, say, or get something special they will …
2023-03-29: Today was another day where not much got done, despite efforts. Murphy always gets a vote.
2023-03-29: #wwdc announced
2023-03-29: You have an unlimited imagination. You don’t have unlimited time. Make sure you make the most of …
2023-03-29: Oh no! More tasty Lamy Safaris released. #fountainpen
2023-03-29: OK. I figured out how to use the basics of Flask Blueprints and spent a bunch of time rearchitecting …
2023-03-29: I guess I should have a sandwich for lunch.
2023-03-29: Happy Smoke and Mirrors Day
2023-03-29: What are you teaching your kids? And I don’t mean what subjects. Are you even aware that …
2023-03-29: Good morning. Remember that the memory was not the thing. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-03-28: “Be terrifying.” #writing
2023-03-28: “He was fashionably late. The suit he wore to his funeral made all the influencers’ feeds.” #writing
2023-03-28: “His voice was a gruff and no-nonsense. It was the kind of thing everyone around him had learned to …
2023-03-28: “George, the mystery writer, harnessed the power of foreshadowing in everyday life. Each day he was …
2023-03-28: “He was the black sheep of the family of black sheep.” #writing
2023-03-28: “It’s not enough to want, hope, or pray for something. God created humans by mistake, and doesn’t …
2023-03-28: Observed: She would have been a third rate character actor, playing the bedraggled farmer’s wife. He …
2023-03-28: “He’d invested a lot of time and energy on Twitter. He treated it as money and was unwilling to lose …
2023-03-28: English/American is weird. Do you pronounce it “Kee-no”, “Keh-no”, “Kenno”, or “Cinema”? #keno
2023-03-28: Buy a book. Feed a feral. Cat, not book. #book #cat #reading #watson
2023-03-28: “Frumpy and moist: these were the two things she never wanted to be.” #writing #character
2023-03-28: Tomorrow will be a normal day. At least as far as I go.
2023-03-28: The obvious is sometimes worth stating or asking. What’s obvious to you is usually not obvious to …
2023-03-28: Now that the weather is getting nicer, I should wander down to Brimming Horn Meadery. I haven’t done …
2023-03-28: I’ve never run into this situation… I have a notebook with tear-out pages. I have one blank page …
2023-03-28: I have an urge to rediscover/review algebra. Not that I need to, but I feel a need to read stuff. …
2023-03-28: A story doesn’t need conflict. It does need reader conflict. #writing
2023-03-28: Jam to the Strawberry Alarm Clock with the Strawbs. My mind works in mysterious and sometimes …
2023-03-28: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2023-03-28: Hm… I need an iOS app that will read an NFC tag and forward it to a Raspberry Pi. I should write it. …
2023-03-28: “The Brotherhood of Enigmaic Epistolarians” - should be a title. #writing
2023-03-28: “When you don’t,… can,… should.” #writing
2023-03-28: A feature is not a benefit. #programming #business #marketing
2023-03-28: Good morning. Be productive. Eat lots of products. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-03-27: Today was a busy day. With any luck, and doing less tomorrow, tomorrow will be less so.
2023-03-27: I find Adele’s voice grating and annoying. Yes, I know I’m in the minority. #music
2023-03-27: “Death, in the guise of an old man, stared up at the woman. ‘Be happy with who you are, …
2023-03-27: Good morning. Eat wisely. Live safely. Laugh freely. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-03-26: Laughter isn’t the best medicine, but it is the cheapest. #life #success
2023-03-26: Have you ever won a boss fight at work?
2023-03-26: “Kickstart your week by drinking a week’s worth of coffee now.” .~
2023-03-26: I like getting my stuff to work. I hate getting other people’s stuff to work. That’s why I hate code …
2023-03-26: A caveat is a hole somewhere. #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-26: “This is the calm before the throne.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-26: If you don’t like my books or me, buy one of my books and give it to someone you hate. …
2023-03-26: “You have much to fear when your dreams meet your reality.” #writing #life
2023-03-26: “Purgatory is where we all live. It’s a place somewhere between good and evil. Life would be …
2023-03-26: The more time you spend planning, the less time you spend doing. Don’t let perfection stand in your …
2023-03-26: Competing factors create patterns. #life #math
2023-03-26: What’s your favorite thing to do on a Sunday morning? Mine is sitting and listening to the radio …
2023-03-26: More house stuff this morning. More writing, coding, and eating this afternoon.
2023-03-26: It’s Sunday here. It’s living up to it’s name. #netde
2023-03-26: Hello. If you let the world pass you by, it will. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-03-25: Did a bunch of house stuff today. Also worked on The Continuity a bit.
2023-03-25: So, should I have wings or a burger tomorrow for lunch?
2023-03-25: Make the important words important. #writing
2023-03-25: Happy Pecan Day There can only be one…
2023-03-25: Hello. Fly into the weekend on wings of wonder. Time for the ceremonial coffe.
2023-03-24: Have a relaxing weekend. May it bring many doughnuts.
2023-03-24: I think I’ll spend the weekend doing house stuff. Need to get stuff done.
2023-03-24: What’s everyone doing this weekend?
2023-03-24: It’s Friday eve. It’s time for a glass of my mead. #mead
2023-03-24: Remember: It’s Friday. You don’t have to kill yourself.
2023-03-24: It’s Friday. It’s raining. It’s time to pick up tax work.
2023-03-24: “Loyalty is friendship gone wrong.” #writing
2023-03-24: Silence teaches you how loud you are. — ancient proverb I just made up
2023-03-24: “The Singular Case of the Three Witches” is now officially released. If you’re looking for a fun …
2023-03-24: Every couple of months, here in the US, we get ads that try to sell “just discovered Morgan Silver …
2023-03-24: I’m free-writing and trying to decide what to eat for lunch.
2023-03-24: I’ve been taking care of house stuff all morning. I deserve a break.
2023-03-24: Happy National Cheesesteak Day. I haven’t had a real cheesesteak since before The Dark Times. …
2023-03-23: Why are there no doughnuts?
2023-03-23: Happy Cuddly Kitten Day
2023-03-23: Oh no! Hide! The sun is outside!
2023-03-23: Is it time to quit?
2023-03-23: A new perspective. Oreo, one of the feral two, has discovered the joy of sitting and sleeping in my …
2023-03-22: I just had a cherry turnover and a cup of coffee for dinner, because I’m adulting (and too lazy and …
2023-03-22: I’ve been playing with VSCode for the first time. Decent editor. I can’t figure out how to SFTP from …
2023-03-22: No one outlives themselves. — ancient proverb I just made up.
2023-03-22: I’m trying to create a workspace in VSCode server (codeserver) and getting this error when …
2023-03-22: Creamsicle, the other member of The Gathering is napping on the deck. #cat
2023-03-22: I just went out on the deck. Oreo, one of the Gathering backed off to the steps. #cat
2023-03-22: Surely, this must be spring. Don’t call me Shirley.
2023-03-22: “Death and glory usually means someone else’s glory and your death.” #writing
2023-03-22: Is anyone sufficiently confused yet?
2023-03-22: I wonder how many people actually use a Nook reader? Seems like it would be a vast minority compared …
2023-03-22: Make sure your life is an emotional arc and not a flat line. #life #writing
2023-03-22: “Life’s crossroads all meet at Death.” #writing
2023-03-22: Never have I ever played never have I ever. I’m never drunk enough. There is no such thing as …
2023-03-22: Raise your stakes. Breed cows.
2023-03-22: I’m waiting for an “intelligent” chess board to show up. I feel the need to get back into the game. …
2023-03-22: “Have Pun — Will Travel ™©” My new business cards. Seriously thinking about this. #writing
2023-03-22: McCoy: “Jim, I’m a writer. I’m not an artist.” Kirk: “That’s a fine distinction, Bones.” #writing …
2023-03-22: “She was a home-wrecker. So was he. Married, they were useless. Apart, they were dynamite.” #writing …
2023-03-22: “Be righteous. Be acceptable.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-22: “Death is an expert.” #writing
2023-03-22: In the US we have a saying:”You won’t know until you try.” If you don’tknow yourself and your …
2023-03-22: I can safely say that in the 80s I never had a mullet and I never had big-hair. #80s
2023-03-22: Nibbage. Black nib. #fountainpen
2023-03-22: Not doing something (which you want to do) will cause less stress. You won’t run into obstacles and …
2023-03-22: Tax work dropped off. It’s truly a spring-like day—actually, it’s a spring day. It feels like it. …
2023-03-22: Time to eat and write.
2023-03-22: I now have VSCode running on my iPad by way of VSCode server on a RaspberryPi. Pretty cool. I gave …
2023-03-22: Happy National Goof-Off Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2023-03-22: Spending the morning trying to set up VSCode server on my Synology NAS. It’s installed and …
2023-03-22: Good morning, all. Stay focused. Stay open. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-03-21: In life, creativity is as important as knowledge and desire. #life #success
2023-03-21: We all live to see such times.
2023-03-21: A.I.s will mostly be used to sell you stuff, while getting your info. Everything from physical …
2023-03-21: Sometimes you have to scare yourself into doing something. #life #success
2023-03-21: I guess I should take a break. Today feels like it should be Friday.
2023-03-21: Time to switch it up. Monteverde 20tu anniversary Innova Carbon Fiber (1.1) w/ Colorverse Stars and …
2023-03-21: If you don’t know what to do next, do one small thing. #life #success
2023-03-21: OK. Back home again. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming.
2023-03-21: Happy Eternal Equinox. Oh, right. This is Earth. Happy Vernal Equinox.
2023-03-20: It’s disappointing when you order food at a restaurant and they give you a bagged bag of (potato) …
2023-03-20: Just glanced into the Bird site. Everyone is selling something. #twitter #failure
2023-03-20: Observed: Young guy and girl clasping hands in the restaurant. She leans over and kisses the back of …
2023-03-20: Continuity is an illusion. #tao
2023-03-20: “The more you can see, the more you can control.” Harry Sheldon
2023-03-20: I should drop by Barnes and Noble today. Not that I want/need anything, but maybe I’ll stumble …
2023-03-20: What do you look forward to each year? Me? #phillyete and #mdc3con
2023-03-20: When you wish for love, you aren’t giving any. — ancient proverb I just made up
2023-03-20: GTD apps should have a context that says “When it’s warm enough”. Another reason I should write my …
2023-03-20: Anyone remember Doctor Hook? #music
2023-03-20: “The more people you have that believe in a thing, the more influence they have over those that …
2023-03-20: Time zones as well as seasonal time changes are political and ancient holdovers of attempting to …
2023-03-20: “The majority of people are wrong the majority of the time. Many would fight you to their last …
2023-03-20: “The sun rose majestically above the horizon throughout the night. The planet had stopped, too tired …
2023-03-20: “When I don’t know what I should do, I do something. Then I know.” #writing
2023-03-20: “The nits that I pick, I lick.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-20: When you wake up, how do you know yesterday happened? When you wake up, you hope you will wake up …
2023-03-20: Hm. I’ve never written a horror novel. I’ve never written a cowboy novel. Do people even write/read …
2023-03-20: Chicago had some good tunes. Just sayin’. #music
2023-03-20: “She was so lazy she couldn’t bother to lie down to rest.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-20: Overheard: “I’m trying to decide…” If you are trying to decide, you aren’t deciding. #life
2023-03-20: The Mountain #writing The white haired man with the crepey skin sighed. “How far in the past do you begin to forget? Do …
2023-03-20: Beer and writing time. Food next. #beer #food #writing call
2023-03-20: The art of being loud is something even a baby understands. Some of us grow up. #life
2023-03-20: “The silence is as deep as your missing left eye.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-20: I’m getting a hunger headache. I guess I should find some food and do some writing.
2023-03-20: Happy Act Happy Day
2023-03-20: OK. I have CouchDb running on a RaspberryPi and working with Python. It’s a bit different from …
2023-03-20: Back in PA. The sun is out. It’s almost like it’s not going to snow.
2023-03-20: Do you set challenges for yourself? How do you challenge yourself and why? #life #success
2023-03-20: Schools never teach you how to learn. #education #failure
2023-03-20: Good morning. It’s another day. Treat it as such. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-03-19: Plan for tomorrow: — personal stuff — writing — eating stuff — learn about CouchDb since MongoDB is …
2023-03-19: Time to switch it up: Laban (M) with Colorverse Black Hole. #fountainpen
2023-03-19: “He was disfigured because he was irrational.” #writing #math #throwawayline
2023-03-19: Life #writing I’m an IT/Analyst guy, and a writer. I’m a collector of languages, a paranomasiac. I’m a brewer, a …
2023-03-19: I’ll be up in PA tomorrow. I hope it doesn’t snow.
2023-03-19: My coffee plants are blooming. #coffee #plant
2023-03-19: Nothing changes. Our perception does. #zen #tao #life
2023-03-19: “I don’t’ know what I’d do without you.” “Find another hobby?” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-19: “The deepest blue is still black.” #writing #throwawaylline
2023-03-19: “Where are you from?” “The Isle of Langherhans.” “Lots of beaches and stuff?” “You’re thinking of …
2023-03-19: “No one cares about imposter syndrome after they are killed.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-19: I should play some OW later. I’m sure matching will still be broken.
2023-03-19: Survival - #life #ai #writing #programming #dna “All life eventually dies, whether organic or A.I. Life requires energy; eSnergy to maintain, to …
2023-03-19: Anyone who can’t sink a 50’ putt in golf, should quit. #golf #sport
2023-03-19: “I would prefer you not to shake in terror when you are about to die. It’s so unnerving.” #writing …
2023-03-19: “Where do you go? What do you do? To run away from yourself?” “I survive.” #writing
2023-03-19: Tomorrow will be another stressful day. History has proven me correct.
2023-03-19: Oh well. The primary and backup fountain pens both ran out of ink. I guess I should eat. …
2023-03-19: “Silence isn’t the absence of sound. It is the presence of you. Many people fear silence for that …
2023-03-19: “The same could be said of his shoes. They had no sole.” #writing
2023-03-19: “Too long the oolong steeped. The strength of the bitter brew bruised his palate as well as his ego. …
2023-03-19: “The slime of humanity slithers worse than a snake.” #writing
2023-03-19: “I’m just here for the words. And the words are being silenced. And when you silence the words, …
2023-03-19: I need a new skill.
2023-03-19: The suffering of the one outweighs the suffering of the many in our society. When we have names and …
2023-03-19: “His was a leftover life—a hand-me-down from his parents. His thoughts and beliefs were not his own. …
2023-03-19: Do you wake up and immediately think or worry about what you have to accomplish? Doing so won’t get …
2023-03-19: I need to ink up a couple more pens. These two are about dry. #fountainpen
2023-03-19: It’s time for some wings and free-writing. I spent the morning working on my stock candlestick app. …
2023-03-18: Appreciate your friends and family. Some people have neither. #life
2023-03-18: Tomorrow feels like a hot wings kind of day.
2023-03-18: Life is what you make it. Most people let life make them. #life
2023-03-18: Anyone doing anything relaxing? I’m reading about the Bayes Rule/Theorem.
2023-03-18: Cranberry citrus cookies out of the oven. #baking
2023-03-18: It’s one of those weird days: cold and very humid.
2023-03-18: This is surprising. Most cities don’t map sidewalks… www.sciencedaily.com/releases/…
2023-03-18: A reminder that your happiness doesn’t depend on anyone or anything other than yourself. #life
2023-03-17: There are no “beloved Disney characters”. Flame on!
2023-03-17: I hope everyone has an enjoyable and restful weekend. Be kind. Maybe others will be kind in turn. …
2023-03-17: Plan for tomorrow: — errands — cook — bake — other stuff
2023-03-17: I discovered Oreo, one of The Gathering, living in the woods. #cat
2023-03-17: The problem with “sugar-free” anything is that they still try to make it sweet by adding weird …
2023-03-17: You’re timely reminder that today is Friday. You get to wind down and not work this weekend. Unless …
2023-03-17: If your work is as popular as an AI’s, what are you doing wrong? #creativity #ai #failure
2023-03-17: AI is asking us to determine what it means to be human and what role creativity has. #life #ai
2023-03-17: We are entering the age of AI. If you aren’t unique, you will be replaced by an AI. Be unique. Be …
2023-03-17: I’m still trying to figure out why people in the US wear green today. It’s not like they get free …
2023-03-17: Deconstructed corned beef and cabbage. Not bad, but not authentic. #food
2023-03-17: I have no plans for the weekend apart from what I always do. It’s not that I’m in a rut, but I need …
2023-03-17: “She was the woman your mother always warned you about. He was your father.” #writing
2023-03-17: The more you criticize, the more you judge, the less you are an individual. #life #zen #tao
2023-03-17: You don’t need to be famous to be a good person. #life #success
2023-03-17: I have stories to tell. Some of them are worth telling, some I tell to learn. Sometimes I’m lucky …
2023-03-17: I haven’t checked. Has Elon quit/been kicked off Bird yet?
2023-03-17: Thank you to everyone that follows me, interacts with me, supports me, or buys a book. You are …
2023-03-17: Back in my day we had Victrola 45s.
2023-03-17: “She sat pensive, pencil in hand. Just like Pence.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-17: I should write a git utility to back up my writing. Doing it manually works, but I can do better. …
2023-03-17: “The green beer flowed freely, but it was $4 a pint.” #writing
2023-03-17: This the US holiday of drinking.… oh, right! #stpatricksday
2023-03-17: I find it amusing that Bud aspires to be beer. #beer
2023-03-17: Observed: “He was Vanilla Ice, but without the talent.” #writing #character
2023-03-17: “Old. Tired. Worn. Trying to live by leaning on inertia.” #writing
2023-03-17: I don’t write with a fountain pen nib inverted often enough. Many give you a finer line. …
2023-03-17: “The moment you wake up is when you know who you really are.” #writing
2023-03-17: “Do you have Bluetooth?” “No, I see the dentist.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-17: Sometimes, it doesn’t take a lot to keep me content. #writing
2023-03-17: I’m sitting next to a couple of guys doing white vinegar shots.
2023-03-17: I like being around people even though I don’t like people. #introvert
2023-03-17: “Sentimental value” means you need a reminder. #life #failure
2023-03-17: Nibbage. I really like this nib/pen. #fountainpen I’m
2023-03-17: “Never mix fun with pleasure.” #writing
2023-03-17: I need to get corned beef and cabbage since I didn’t make any this year. #food
2023-03-17: Green beer is an abomination unless it has Mindori Melon in it. #beer
2023-03-17: Reminder. It’s not a mystery that The Singular Case of the Three Witches comes out in book form a …
2023-03-17: Did you notice that when you walk by a restaurant the smell of the food is always better than what …
2023-03-17: Shamrocks are four times the fun. #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-17: #books #reading #library
2023-03-17: Horror #writing “He was the God that must not be named. It wasn’t that something bad would happen, but He was …
2023-03-17: “Burn away the hate. Sweep away the fear.” #writing
2023-03-17: Do you ever feel like not doing anything all day? Yeah, that’s today.
2023-03-17: Good morning. Make your life easier. Stop worrying. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-03-16: Plan for tomorrow: — have a light day.
2023-03-16: Make sure you have enough green tomorrow.
2023-03-16: Time for a break. The Gathering is still on the deck.
2023-03-16: Only you worry about what others think of you. #life
2023-03-16: Reorganizing my bookcases. Ran across this. #programming
2023-03-15: Hm. Safari can save a single web page as a PDF. It would be more useful if it could also save it as …
2023-03-15: If you lie to yourself, you’ll lie to anyone. #life #failure
2023-03-15: Hm. Just discovered TinyDB. Pretty simple and cool for simple things. #db #tinydb
2023-03-15: Everyone has a story. Some are even interesting.
2023-03-15: Well, I really like MongoDB, but not if it can’t run on a RaspberryPi. I guess it’s SQLite3 again. …
2023-03-15: Easter cactus blooming #plant
2023-03-15: I want to buy real fruit flavored ice cream. Here in the US the only available fruit ice cream is …
2023-03-15: Realize that the 80s were 40 years ago. That like the 70s to the 30s.
2023-03-15: Simplify. Don’t try to be clever. Don’t try to confuse just because you can. Being confusing isn’t a …
2023-03-15: Waitperson: “Can I get a shot?” Bartender: Pulls out a derringer and fires at the waitperson who …
2023-03-15: “It’s greener than the snot on your chin.” #writing
2023-03-15: It’s not “St. Patty’s Day”. You’re not on first/nick name terms with a Saint. And I’m not even …
2023-03-15: Humans read, watch movies, and follow other forms of “entertainment” to feel something lacking in …
2023-03-15: It’s sad that here we have a tax “season”. It should just be a day.
2023-03-15: Don’t forget: it’s tax season, here in the US.
2023-03-15: The implication is that “imposter syndrome” is a bad thing. The fact is, it is a good thing. It is …
2023-03-15: “I’m full of ideas. Some of them are actually good.” me
2023-03-15: Speaking of focus. I’m still looking for a GTD app that works the way I want it to. GoodTask is …
2023-03-15: Focus isn’t about “thinking hard”. It is about centering your attention one one target to the …
2023-03-15: Anyone remember UML and CORBA?
2023-03-15: It’s cold and very windy. Winter is still here. Time to find lunch and do some writing. #writing
2023-03-14: “Someone on this site is a murderer.” #writing
2023-03-14: Day 1023. Still no doughnuts.
2023-03-14: Do people still use Ada? #programming
2023-03-14: Well, I wouldn’t wish kidney stones on anyone, and certainly I wouldn’t wish a stent removal …
2023-03-14: If you are a writer, you are always a child learning something new every day. #writing
2023-03-14: Do better than you did yesterday. #life #success
2023-03-14: Happy National Organize Your Home Office Day.
2023-03-13: Wow what a deal! #amazon
2023-03-13: “It’s just as important to know what needs to be left undone as it is to know what things need …
2023-03-13: Just because everyone uses the same system, doesn’t mean it’s the right, or even correct one. …
2023-03-13: Work-life balance is a mirage and diversion. There is more to balance than just work and life. …
2023-03-13: “If you live in the past you died in the past.” #writing
2023-03-13: “He wasn’t much to look at, but then again who wanted to look at him?” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-13: It’s time to wind down the day and relax.
2023-03-13: Laminar flow. No splash, no waves. #water #physics.
2023-03-13: Lol Elon thinks people will pay $42K / month to use the Bird API. #twitter
2023-03-13: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2023-03-13: Happy Fill Our Staplers Day
2023-03-12: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS — editing — tax stuff — eating stuff — playing stuff
2023-03-12: If you feel you don’t have enough time to do everything, cancel your Netflix account. You’ll gain a …
2023-03-12: It’s a long way to the top, if you fall down. #life
2023-03-12: More friends is better than more money. #life #success
2023-03-12: The mind is a terrible thing to leave empty.
2023-03-12: Ok. I have my pi’s backing up to my Synology. That’s taken care of. #raspberrypi
2023-03-12: One benefit of the time change is you get to eat lunch an hour earlier, if you eat lunch.
2023-03-11: Don’t forget to do the small things. #life #success
2023-03-11: What are you doing to become the kind of person you want to be? #life
2023-03-11: “His grade school had voted him ‘Mostly Likely to be Eaten by a Horrid Creature or Just Be Boring …
2023-03-11: Anyone do something fun and educational they want to share?
2023-03-11: “Life is at a crossroads between non-existence and non-existence.” #writing
2023-03-11: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2023-03-11: Plan for tomorrow: — go home — catch up on stuff
2023-03-11: Today was mostly spent coding. I need a break.
2023-03-11: You know you need to take a break when your iPad runs out of power.
2023-03-11: Well that’s a pain. The 64 bit MongoDB no longer works on the Pi. #mongodb #raspberrypi #failure
2023-03-11: I should automate backing up my RaspberryPis. Up until now, it’s been a manual process. #raspberrypi
2023-03-11: The pen I got for a discount because it had an internal issue we discovered. The ink was free …
2023-03-11: Today’s pen show haul. Dollar pen (0.6) with Colorverse Country Roads. That’s it for pens this year …
2023-03-11: Time to wander around the pen show.
2023-03-11: I’m just hanging around the lobby working on my Git thing. Now I can use it to talk to all my …
2023-03-11: Doing some work on my git utility while I wait for the pen show to open up for the day. #programming …
2023-03-11: Good morning. Don’t let your thoughts and fears cloud your reality. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-03-10: I haven’t made chili in ages. I should, but after I make ciopinno in a month or two. #food
2023-03-10: It’s Friday. Even you get to relax.
2023-03-10: Sooner or later, most people become vintage. #writing
2023-03-10: The Colorverse Stars and Stripes ink has a lot of silver glitter and blue, but I don’t see the red. …
2023-03-10: “Girls Just Want to Have Rum”
2023-03-10: Sindrome: n. You can figure it out. #writing
2023-03-10: “Sleep comes to those who labor.” #writing
2023-03-10: “Wanderful: adj., full of wanderlust #writing
2023-03-10: Just because food is filling doesnt mean it’s good And vice versa.
2023-03-10: Observed: “They did everything together—except talk.” #writing #character
2023-03-10: “I find I am lost.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-10: I get prenups. But signing an NDA to be a girlfriend or spouse? That should send you running.
2023-03-10: Laziness or style? Your food (say bread, or chicken) isn’t sliced completely through, and resembles …
2023-03-10: Dinner. Simple. #food
2023-03-10: It’s almost clock adjustment time.
2023-03-10: I’m in the hotel lounge people watching. There are no good conversations to which to listen. Most …
2023-03-10: I should probably eat something. Eating seems to be a low priority item for me. Mostly, it’s an …
2023-03-10: There are a bunch of vendors I haven’t seen at the pen show before. On a side note, the only pens …
2023-03-10: Day one haul: Hinze fountain pen (1.5mm) w/ Colorverse Stars and Stripes. #fountainpen …
2023-03-10: Waiting for a room to check into. MD is cold, dark, and drizzly.
2023-03-09: Many people confuse mental/emotional reaction with thinking. #life #failure
2023-03-09: Plan for tomorrow: — get stuff done early — head to the pen show.
2023-03-09: Some prelim screenshots of my git utility. I got tired of typing commands in terminal. #git …
2023-03-09: Heh Teach Siri your voice is borked in the home app #apple #ios #home #siri
2023-03-09: “Back in my day corn huskers worked. Now they just play games.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-09: Lunch consumed. -1 stamina, -1 health, +1 contentment, -1 agility
2023-03-09: It’s not enough to be stupid, charismatic, and rich.
2023-03-09: “The exit wound was actually an entry wound. The bullet was sucked into him backwards in time.” …
2023-03-09: Just because someone tells you you are wrong, it’s a statement of fact (or opinion). It’s not a …
2023-03-09: I got distracted. I got tired of entering git commands manually so I started writing a menu system …
2023-03-09: Stop trying to eliminate distractions. Instead, stop allowing yourself to be distracted. #life …
2023-03-09: The sun is out, the sky is blue, the birds are singing. This must be a simulation.
2023-03-09: Good morning. You’re here because you’ve overcome everything that has been thrown at you …
2023-03-09: “Are you sure you know what you’re doing?” “No.” “Oh. That’s OK then. I don’t either.” #writing …
2023-03-08: Tomorrow, I get back into the rut after the past two days.
2023-03-08: Ok. I’ve pulled Gogs and installed Gitea. That works. I don’t have time to fight other people’s …
2023-03-08: Trying to figure out why I’m getting a broken pipe pushing a project to Gogs on my Raspberry Pi. …
2023-03-08: Hm. There don’t seem to be any straight-forward issue trackers that run on a Pi. Trac would, but …
2023-03-08: Happy National Be Nasty Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2023-03-08: Good morning. The sun is out. It’s cold.It’s a nice winter day. I think I’ll try to stay out of it. …
2023-03-07: Plan for tomorrow: — go home — free-write — read — eat — other normal stuff
2023-03-07: Today is another day when I wish could doodle or draw.
2023-03-07: Back in the hotel. I had a nice dinner and wandered around B&N. It’s cold and wintry here in PA.
2023-03-07: Pizza for me, is a take out or delivery food. I’d never go into a restaurant and order pizza. What …
2023-03-07: “The truly open mind will accept garbage. Just like a stupid one.” #writing
2023-03-07: “When you’re young, you’re up for anything. The older you get the tighter your filter becomes. Pain, …
2023-03-07: I keep coming back to my first draft satire and wondering if it’s worth a second draft. It’s not …
2023-03-07: “It wasn’t that bad. Everyone is worth knowing. No one is as perfect as you.” #writing
2023-03-07: If you did something today, that’s an accomplishment worth celebrating. There are many who never had …
2023-03-07: I think I’ll stop by B&N. I don’t get a chance that often. Not that my tsundoku case needs help. …
2023-03-07: Just ordered some pepper seeds for the Aerogarden so I can play with making hot sauce. I could have …
2023-03-07: “The stains with hues of red tending toward brown told me she wore her heart on her sleeve.” …
2023-03-07: Post The Dark Times, there has been a dearth of interesting conversations it seems. People are more …
2023-03-07: “Is the next level worth going to? If so, the prize should be worth the effort. Otherwise, you’re …
2023-03-07: Pizza Date Night at Chuky’s. #writing “She folded the slice of pizza width-wise. I already knew she’d be a problem. She bit into the …
2023-03-07: I get a day off on Thurs, then I head to the Baltimore Pen Show. I’m not sure I will get anything, …
2023-03-07: I guess I should do some research. I doubt the stuff you see on TV is the actuality. #writing
2023-03-07: “Green is the blood of envy.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-07: Ok. I have a concept. I have a title: “One Step Away”. I have my main character. Now I need the …
2023-03-07: Yay! Just sold a copy of “The SIngular Case of the Three Witches”. I always carry a copy of my …
2023-03-07: “No matter what I accomplish, I know there are more and better ways to accomplish more.” #writing
2023-03-07: The more things you have to do, the less you want to look at any one of them. — ancient proverb I …
2023-03-07: This applies to life, not just writing #writing #life
2023-03-07: I find the “pitch timer” a bad idea and just something someone somewhere wanted in order to speed …
2023-03-07: Current view. #writing
2023-03-07: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2023-03-07: I’m going to hang out at IHB and do some free writing until I’m ready to eat.
2023-03-07: Time to unwind.
2023-03-07: Your mind creates the world you live in. Change your mind, change your world. #life #success
2023-03-07: Good morning, all. Be supportive without demanding Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-03-06: Plan for tomorrow: — personal stuff — errands — free-writing — eating — de-stressing
2023-03-06: It’s time to eat a cookie. But I don’t have cookies.
2023-03-06: A social network is a lot simpler than a self-driving car. Elon seems to have broken both.
2023-03-06: Observed: Woman yelling at her phone which is on max-volume speakerphone mode. Most of the yelling …
2023-03-06: “You don’t have to be large, threatening, or even arrogant to be imposing, but it helps. Imposing …
2023-03-06: “People like to be part of a herd, despite not wanting to be cowed. The problem with a crowd or …
2023-03-06: I haven’t tried making hot sauce. Hm. A new hobby?
2023-03-06: “The Butterfly Effect can be stopped by killing all the butterflies.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-06: My iPad just warned me I have Low Battery power. Raising it above my head didn’t seem to help. …
2023-03-06: “If you can’t have a good day, at least have a good beer.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-03-06: Tomorrow will be fun. Not. At least I have the Baltimore Pen Show to look forward to. Not that I …
2023-03-06: “It’s hard when you hurt from hurting another.” #writing
2023-03-06: Decisions decisions #food
2023-03-06: I have a couple of ideas for another drunken werewolves story. I should choose one and start writing …
2023-03-06: “Shape up, or ship out!” “But, I’m in the Navy, sir. I’ll ship out either way..” #writing …
2023-03-06: “The gossamer that was his soul spread throughout the universe, ignoring the fact that souls didn’t …
2023-03-06: “Why do the stars twinkle, Daddy?” “Because you are so bright.” #writing
2023-03-06: I’ve come to the conclusion that typed languages and compilers may be better, but untyped …
2023-03-06: Name the musical group.
2023-03-06: Many people believe life is about selling you stuff. Many people believe life is about buying and …
2023-03-06: Be the sunshine in a dark world. #life #success
2023-03-06: It’s time to eat something and free-write.
2023-03-06: Kindness is a gift freely given. It is not a reward. #life #success
2023-03-06: Marketing: Even if that’s not what you wanted, but it still sorta works, we can sell it.
2023-03-06: Self-respect is not arrogance. #life
2023-03-06: Happy National Fun Facts About Names Day
2023-03-06: Don’t make commitments to yourself you can’t keep. #life #success
2023-03-06: Hello. Remember, you are a few days away from the next weekend—unless you die. So, don’t die. Time …
2023-03-05: Oh no! Tomorrow is Monday.
2023-03-05: How many times have you said “bro” or “bruh” in the past hour? There is a limit.
2023-03-05: Everything you do has an effect beyond your expectations. #life
2023-03-05: Write down your life principles. Those are even more important than your goals. #life #success
2023-03-05: I’d rather be eating cookies.
2023-03-05: Happy Cinco de Marcho Yes, it’s a thing. I don’t make these up.
2023-03-05: If you toot your own horn, make sure it’s in tune.
2023-03-05: “If you have no time on your hands, you don’t have time to question what I do or say. All powerful …
2023-03-05: Good morning, all. Find a place of joy. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-03-04: Enjoy the evening. Choose to be happy. #life #success
2023-03-04: “The rain fell needle-like, sharp, and cold. He sat, pulled into himself, on the sidewalk, the steam …
2023-03-04: What have you discovered today?
2023-03-04: Remember to March Forth today.
2023-03-04: I hope everyone is having a relaxing day. Sometimes you have to let go of the things that stress you …
2023-03-04: Photo up. photosaday.weekly.com #photography
2023-03-04: The cradle rocks, The metal clangs, The baby pounds, The music plays to the beat. #writing #daymare
2023-03-04: We are history, both literallly and figuratively. #life
2023-03-04: I bet this could apply to improving DBs as well. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/… #color #db …
2023-03-04: It’s a clear day, the breezy and buffeting winds having blown the sky clear of clouds like an …
2023-03-03: The weekend begins. Have a fun and relaxing weekend, just don’t wake the sleeping bear.
2023-03-03: Plan for tomorrow: — relax and heal — bake cookies — read — play some games
2023-03-03: With the weekend anon, I’m again befuddled about what I should do.
2023-03-03: Hey! It’s Friday! Ease up!
2023-03-03: The old song “Vole Lare” is about ancestral spirits that protect the family lines of voles. #writing
2023-03-03: “Just because something isn’t nice, doesn’t mean it’s not true.” #life
2023-03-03: One of my Pi0s is going down for no reason when nothing is running on it. It’s a decent SD card. I …
2023-03-03: “How much is that corn?” “A buck an ear.” “That’s dear.” “It’s not up to me. The Colonel sets the …
2023-03-03: The list of this year’s attending #mdc3con authors is growing. Creatures, Crime, and Creativity. …
2023-03-03: Do you wonder why professional sports teams have a player draft system instead of having a team …
2023-03-03: “The population is like a swarm of bees, or more like a slice of lemmings. If you know where the …
2023-03-03: “I was, when I didn’t know better. I will be because I know some. I am, because I’m unsure.” …
2023-03-03: I’m ready for spring and warm weather so I can do things outside again. #netde
2023-03-03: Be kind to people who need help. Don’t take advantage of their situation to your benefit. #life
2023-03-03: “Life has it’s ups and downs and going sideways.”
2023-03-03: I need to get back into my rut. Time for food and some free-writing. I need to start planning the …
2023-03-03: Back in my day we had Yellow Pages.
2023-03-03: Just updated the “The Singular Case of the Three Witches” site. auteureist.com/Witches/ …
2023-03-03: Oreo, one of The Gathering, is staring at me from the deck as I settle down to work. #cat #feral
2023-03-03: One of the best, and best written, programming books ever. #books #programming
2023-03-03: “He chewed his food slowly, and with intention. He glanced up from the half-eaten burger, shook his …
2023-03-03: How you live your life is more important than what you accomplish. #life #success
2023-03-03: Happy What if Dogs and Cats Had Opposable Thumbs Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2023-03-02: I should revive my sourdough starter out of the fridge. It’s been a while. #baking #sourdough
2023-03-02: I’ve been quiet lately because I’ve been taking it easy after the litho. Hopefully, next week will …
2023-03-02: Anytime you learn something new, old beliefs and assumptions die. That is why many fear knowledge. …
2023-03-02: Happy International Rescue Cat Day Rescue a cat, locally.
2023-03-02: Feeling somewhat more normal this morning (less kidney pain). It is, however, dark, cold, and …
2023-03-01: Anyone having a good day?
2023-03-01: “Sometimes you have to lose the past to find the future.” #writing
2023-03-01: I miss good tasting pies. And I can’t bake one worth eating. #food #baking
2023-03-01: Human inertia exists. The more people want something, the harder it is to change their mind. It is, …
2023-03-01: For all the cherry blossoms outside, it’s still cold and dark.
2023-03-01: Just hanging out and relaxing today, and probably the remainder of the week. Need to get some energy …
2023-03-01: Heh the so-called publisher spam has begun again. This time it’s about “The SIngular Case of the …
2023-03-01: OK. Back home. 1 kidney stone now gone. Time to relax and recover.
2023-03-01: Good morning. Enjoy the morning.
2023-02-28: Plan for tomorrow: — go in for “the procedure” (kidney stones) — recover — play games — eat
2023-02-28: The world is better than you believe. It’s is worse than you would want. #life
2023-02-28: OK. My script to automatically add books into calibre-server seems to work. #books #calibre-server …
2023-02-28: Going through my books cases, I find gems. #books #hypercard #resedit
2023-02-27: One of the downsides of living in Delaware is that we don’t have access to decent desserts or baked …
2023-02-27: I spent most of the running errands and house stuff. Time to relax.
2023-02-27: One of The Gathering, the one known as Creamsicle, just now. It was warm out, so I opened the deck …
2023-02-27: Cooked a chicken breast and some candied carrots for lunch. #food
2023-02-27: Ok. It seems ePubs stored in iBooks are unzipped. That’s a pain. I guess I need to write a script to …
2023-02-27: Hm. I didn’t realize this. ePub (eBooks) can include audio/video, not just text and images. …
2023-02-27: March is going to be busy starting on the 1st. That’s when I go in to have one of the stones …
2023-02-26: For all the advanced mocap in games, why can’t they figure out how to get characters to …
2023-02-26: “Die faster!” #writing
2023-02-26: “Let dark rivers flow.” #writing #life
2023-02-26: Cadbury eggs are pretty crappy as candies/chocolate go. Just sugar, no real flavor.
2023-02-26: Observed: a guy at the grocery store dairy case, standing and reading each container in turn, …
2023-02-26: There are no bargains, just things you are willing to pay for. #marketing #life #failure
2023-02-26: Are you afraid of making new friends? Is that why you stay there?
2023-02-26: We don’t need self-driving cars. We need self-returning shopping carts. Seems a simpler problem to …
2023-02-26: “Peace is the opposite of wanting stuff.” #life #writing
2023-02-26: The highest point in Delaware. The cliffs of Dover.~
2023-02-26: This should read, “Please be patient human driver”. It should also have punctuation. #failure
2023-02-26: In America, putting an umlaut over a brand name makes it seem exotic. I’m seeing more of that. The …
2023-02-26: “Your sig-other heard a noise. What was it? Alexa had heard a noise. Who do you trust?” #writing …
2023-02-26: “He paused to peruse his purchases. Peps, pencils, pangolins, and penguins. What had his wife asked …
2023-02-26: “Everyone is good at something—even you. Oh, never mind.” #writing #life
2023-02-26: “Welcome the universe. But make sure it wipes it’s feet before coming into your house.” #writing …
2023-02-26: Buy my new book. Give a feral cat one meal. Buy a feral cat, and feed it forever. Leave a review (of …
2023-02-26: “More humans have eaten human flesh than they care to admit. Zombies taste good.” #writing
2023-02-26: “When you are God you can co anything. Impose fear, hate, and even start wars. It’s not what you …
2023-02-26: 2030 is just years away.
2023-02-26: Just because you can hold a microphone doesn’t mean you can ask questions.
2023-02-26: How many people have a picture of themselves on their phone/wallet? How many of those have a picture …
2023-02-26: “Gravity is God. Gravity is the answer. Everything is attracted to it. It accepts all, rich, poor, …
2023-02-26: Weird idea: What if you cooked shredded chicken the way you cook Buffalo wings—sort of a …
2023-02-26: Life has no requirements. Not even survival. #life
2023-02-26: I think I need to rethink the design of The Continuity. I’m not sure I like the side column idea. I …
2023-02-26: “The garbage truck of life stops for everyone. More often than not, it drops off instead of picking …
2023-02-26: Excited “He was excited the way he had never been. She drew closer to him. This is the one, he thought. …
2023-02-26: “Loneliness is a hunger.” #writing
2023-02-26: Do the one thing that will make life better. Then do the next one. #life #success
2023-02-26: What word do you cling to even though you rarely get a chance to use it? Mine is “gardyloo”. …
2023-02-26: “His Afro haircut would put any chrysanthemum to shame. Birds and small animals of indeterminate …
2023-02-26: “The men slouched over their beers at the bar like old women slouch over the bar of a grocery …
2023-02-26: Is there a Calibre iOS app that lets you connect to a server? I don’t see one on the App Store. …
2023-02-26: I think I should eat something.Who’s with me?
2023-02-25: “Your days are lettered.” #writing #theowawayline
2023-02-25: Cool! I can create multiple libraries in the Calibre-server. #ebook #server
2023-02-25: Anyone remember this, from back in the day? #programming #logo
2023-02-25: Cool. I have the Calibre ebook server up and running (with some finagling) on a Raspberry Pi. I can …
2023-02-24: What should I do tomorrow?
2023-02-24: Hm. You can run an ebook server on a Pi? I’ll have to check into that. #raspberrypi #ebook
2023-02-24: “May your shattered body serve as an example to our bulldozer overlords.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-24: I’m not sure what I will/should do tomorrow. I feel like doing something fun, but that rarely …
2023-02-24: My latest, “The Singular Case of the Three Witches” should be out now on ePub, wherever my books are …
2023-02-24: OK. I have Fabric integrated into my Flask website. Now I can control my cluster from my blog site. …
2023-02-24: Do what you want to do after doing what you need to do. #life #success
2023-02-24: 70º yesterday, maybe an inch of snow tomorrow. #netde
2023-02-24: Hello. You are not unique. You are not special. You are not alone. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-02-23: Oh no! It’s Peeps season.
2023-02-23: I tried Kerbal Space Programming a while ago, but gave up on it. It seemed too much like work. #kbs …
2023-02-23: Time to take a break and read.
2023-02-23: Are there any good humor (not the ice cream) RSS feeds I should be following? #rss
2023-02-23: “If you claim you are God, someone stupid, somewhere, will believe you and start a cult. That’s how …
2023-02-23: On occasion, I drop into Bird to check messages. Each time, I’m revolted by the ever-increasing …
2023-02-23: Don’t forget to set aside for fun each day. #life #success
2023-02-23: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2023-02-23: Look what I found (again)… #startrek
2023-02-23: In the 70s today. Snow on Saturday. The rollercoaster rarely coasts. #netde
2023-02-23: When you wake up each morning, see the world as you would see it if newly born, not as you expect it …
2023-02-23: “Failure is the game show of life that makes you guess again.” #writing #life
2023-02-22: Today should be Friday. It’s been that kind of week.
2023-02-22: I feel more human after a good meal. I wonder what that implies about humans. #life
2023-02-22: Hm. I’m not sure what’s going on this year at PhillyETE. Many of the sessions seem to think …
2023-02-22: Making up for no food all day #food I
2023-02-22: Hard work is no guarantee of success,, but without it, there is no success. #life
2023-02-22: Observed: “He was someone’s grandfather. He tapped at the phone with one finger, the way a chicken …
2023-02-22: “You don’t have to search for a happy life. You already have one. You just choose to focus on the …
2023-02-22: Terry GIlliam and Neil Pratchett… my mind works in wonderous, albeit confusing, ways. …
2023-02-22: Yes, I will be appearing at Philly ETE-Live again this year. But I won’t be presenting, as always. …
2023-02-22: I have a bunch of Raspberry Picos laying around I should put to some use apart from blinking an LED. …
2023-02-22: “She simmered the way an old iron pot full of hot sludge does—popping off with an occasional burp.” …
2023-02-22: “Second chapter, same as the first. So is the eight one. #writing #throwawayline If you get it, you …
2023-02-22: Want to feel old? Just realize that COVID broke out 3 years ago.
2023-02-22: Observed: Guy on phone complaining white women look like drag queens. #writing #character
2023-02-22: “Your life has been caked in mud and sunshine, dried tears and hangovers of joy. What do you have to …
2023-02-22: It’s food and free-writing time.
2023-02-22: It’s been a hectic day. I need to eat something. It’s almost 4 and all I’ve had is my coffee.
2023-02-22: GIve yourself permission to succeed—but only if you try.
2023-02-22: I’m figuring out how to use Fabric to control my “non-stop” cluster. #python #fabric
2023-02-22: One of The Gathering just now. The one I call Oreo. They just come and look inside from the deck. …
2023-02-22: My latest, “The Singular Case of the Three Witches” is up on preorder. The ePub comes …
2023-02-21: It’s time to call it a day. It certainly has been.
2023-02-21: It’s time to call it a day. It has been.
2023-02-21: It’s time to call it a day. Yes, it has been.
2023-02-21: Emotions are a litmus test of your state of mind, not the state of the world. #life
2023-02-21: “Remember. God’s kingdom is full of the living dead.” #writing
2023-02-21: People who write ‘srsly’, probably don’t know how to spell, and probably use numbers for letters to …
2023-02-21: “There are many explanations. Only a few of them are correct.” #writing
2023-02-21: “Craft the world with your blood.” #writing
2023-02-21: When all else fails, so have you. #life
2023-02-21: Stressful day overcome. Time to relax.
2023-02-20: Plan for tomorrow: — house stuff — transcribing short stories. — baking cookies(?) — play a game — …
2023-02-20: Laugh more. You’ll enjoy it. #life
2023-02-20: Sacrilege.
2023-02-20: Buy a book—either for yourself or someone else. EIther way, you’ll make someone happy. #book …
2023-02-20: Just because your mind don’t see a problem doesn’t mean there isn’t a problem. Your mind is busy …
2023-02-20: I’m still awaiting fish tacos.
2023-02-20: What good are cookies you can’t eat, or don’t taste good? #web
2023-02-20: “Alone in the dark, I drink the blood–oh. It’s just Sprite. Never mind. #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-20: Just because you don’t have experience, doesn’t mean you can’t learn.–unless of course, you’ve been …
2023-02-20: I should learn how to post images to a Flask site. #flask #python
2023-02-20: Thank you all who care about what I post. I know I often mind-dump. I have too much stuff in my …
2023-02-20: “Sunlight and strawberries. That is you.” #writing
2023-02-20: “What if you could invent a better spoon. What would it look like? What would it do? That is the …
2023-02-20: “Power is a diversion.” #writing
2023-02-20: “With power comes great complexity.” #xcode
2023-02-20: What do I want from this year’s #wwdc? The same thing I always seem to want. A simpler, more gentle, …
2023-02-20: “My mind soars , trwirls about, and then often crashes against the jagged rocks. How I love the …
2023-02-20: “She was poetry in motion, but without a meter.” #writing
2023-02-20: “Where would you go if money, time, and responsibilities were no object. How fast can you run?” …
2023-02-20: OK. The C/W crowd has left and now the restaurant is playing Pink Floyd. More my speed. #music
2023-02-20: “My pappy taught me one thing that has stood me in good stead. Never trust a man named Larry, …
2023-02-20: Play as if you were a child. You still are. Admit it. #life #success
2023-02-20: Free-writing #writing
2023-02-20: OK. Weird. The bartender/server just told me that her friend is reading my book, “The Singular Case …
2023-02-20: I wish I knew how to/could draw or even doodle.
2023-02-20: Einstein was wrong. TIme doesn’t keep things from happening all at once. Time keeps you from getting …
2023-02-20: “The sky was bereft of clouds the way my heart was bereft of love. At most, it was cloudy.” #writing …
2023-02-20: I still don’t grok why restaurants in Delaware insist on playing Country C/W music. DE is nether. …
2023-02-20: Murder By Poison-Pen Letter In a pinch you can use a fountain pen as a weapon, especially if you …
2023-02-20: “Don’t glare at the sun hoping it will dim.” — ancient proverb I just made up
2023-02-20: Nibbage. #fountainpen
2023-02-20: Age is a symptom of living too long.” #writing
2023-02-20: “How are things?” “Status kyu.” If you get it, you get it. #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-20: “We have fries, but they’re not happy. They’re steamed.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-20: “She was inked as if she had fallen into a vat. The age-muted colors did little to hide her scars. …
2023-02-20: Puns, a pun a dime…
2023-02-20: I feel like a fish taco. I look like one too. Seriously, I need some fish tacos for dinner. Time to …
2023-02-20: “Keep your mind sharp and your blades sharper.” #writing
2023-02-20: It’s a busy day here. I need to think about food.
2023-02-20: Happy Nothern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day Yes, apparently, it’s a thing.
2023-02-20: Yes, The Gathering persists. #cat
2023-02-19: What MMOs are people playing? Apart from WoW? #mmo
2023-02-19: Vairious search engines: bloggingwizard.com/search-en… #search
2023-02-18: Often, hard work isn’t worth it. Be choosy about what you work on. #life
2023-02-18: Don’t forget. Most thing in life aren’t that serious. #life
2023-02-18: Prioritize your well-being. #life #success
2023-02-18: Bird! Carolina wren #bird
2023-02-18: PSA: Opinions are not news.
2023-02-18: Happy National Drink Wine Day
2023-02-18: I’m not going to do much this weekend. However, I do need a rare second cup of coffee.
2023-02-18: Good morning. Join the celebration. It’s the weekend! Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-02-18: Well. At least it’s Friday.
2023-02-17: You are what you deny. You aren’t what you affirm. —ancient proverb I just made up.
2023-02-17: Gratitude lis transitory. It last only as long as you appreciate. Appreciate more. #life #success
2023-02-17: Remember when the Eagles lost the Super Bowl?
2023-02-17: “Lots has happened since you died. You shouldn’t even be here.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-17: Just because it’s Friday doesn’t mean you have to work harder.
2023-02-17: “Don’t be sad. Don’t be happy. Just being is enough.” #writing #life
2023-02-17: “She wore a diphthong.” #writing
2023-02-17: “The squirrels gathered, the way squirrels gathered nuts–frantic and seasonal. But when they …
2023-02-17: “You have to lose. Life without loss is a life without living.” #writing
2023-02-17: “Use as directed.” Is a common phrase in pharma marketing. Directed by whom? #marketing #failure
2023-02-17: “Plumes of blood shot out of her body. She was very carne vale.” #writing
2023-02-17: “The sky darkened. Well, the sky just was, but it appeared to darken—at least to me. To a blind …
2023-02-17: “I’m far from perfect, but I’m far from the worst I could be.” #writing
2023-02-17: Don’t impose your vision of happiness on others. #life #failure
2023-02-17: “I try. I fail. I try something else.” #writing
2023-02-17: “Some things need to be done rapidly or they will overwhelm you.” #writing
2023-02-17: “Death comes on cat’s feet with sharpened claws.” #writing
2023-02-17: Good news. I heard the spring peepers and the cherry blossoms are out. Spring is coming.
2023-02-17: I need to do something fun this weekend. Need is the operative word.
2023-02-17: Well this is a first. I’m at Buffalo Wild Wings and they are showing a League of Legends game.
2023-02-17: Stressful day. Time to eat something and free-write.
2023-02-17: Happy My Way Day
2023-02-17: Good morning, all. Stop chasing things and people. Instead, figure out why you’re chasing. …
2023-02-16: Plan for tomorrow: — house stuff — errands — transcribe — free-write — play a game — eat stuff
2023-02-16: Time to play some AC. #game
2023-02-16: Ok. I’ve got my Raspberry Pi heartbeats working again, and I’ve started on a web dashboard to …
2023-02-16: Bird! Tufted titmouse with a tiny bird on its head. #bird
2023-02-16: I’m trying to figure out why my MQTT program won’t connect/publish to a RaspberryPi. #mqtt …
2023-02-16: People who don’t want to be “woke” apparently want to at best be asleep, or at worst, in a coma.
2023-02-16: Happy Do A Grouch A Favor Day.
2023-02-16: Good morning. At some point you made yourself a promise, then forgot about it. Time to recommit. …
2023-02-15: Time for some Foreigner. youtu.be/7wTu_OO02… #music
2023-02-15: True power comes from not showing you have it. #life #success
2023-02-15: Rest up. Tomorrow is another day—just like today.
2023-02-15: What adventure will you go on tomorrow?
2023-02-15: “He tossed the axe up into the air. It was a nonchalant gesture. He caught it the same way. You look …
2023-02-15: Reality is warped by what you see, or are shown. #ai #bot #spam #failure #reality
2023-02-15: Bot spam is just spam and should be treated as such. The problem is, it’s becoming more pervasive, …
2023-02-15: Schenbelhorn is the best cheese, but it’s in a death-match with Bleu. #cheese #food
2023-02-15: Just because you are trying to make money by implicitly lying, doesn’t mean I have to agree or …
2023-02-15: If you need to be challenged to do your best, you’ve already failed. #life
2023-02-15: Rich people don’t know what they are doing. Poor people assume what rich people are doing is …
2023-02-15: Most people assume their parents were perfect, and everything they said/taugh you was worthy of your …
2023-02-15: Buffalo chicken sandwich. #food
2023-02-15: Once I finish transcribing “The Man With All the Cards”, I need to: – start another Drunken …
2023-02-15: People like to consider themselves to be part of the “group”. Most times that group is about money, …
2023-02-15: Please, if you order any of my books, leave a review somewhere. Whether good or bad, it helps spread …
2023-02-15: Now that PS5s are a dime a dozen, will you get one? There don’t seem to be many (good) games for it …
2023-02-15: I usually write using a fountain pen. I’ve learned to photograph each page in case I lose, misplace, …
2023-02-15: I need to go out to CA and get some cioppino. No one hear has heard of it. #food
2023-02-15: “When your heart grows full, it will throw up.” #writing
2023-02-15: It’s time. Thank you everyone who follows and interacts with me on this thing we call the …
2023-02-15: Running in circles is fine. Just make sure the circle grows larger every time. #life #success
2023-02-15: Age is about experience. Intelligence is what you get out of experience. Wisdom is about what you …
2023-02-15: Money buys narcissism. — ancient proverb I just made up
2023-02-15: “What could you own if you could buy it? I’d own my life.” #writing
2023-02-15: There is self-promotion, and then there is Elon and Donny.
2023-02-15: Nutmeg: a ditzy woman.
2023-02-15: “Life is a road everyone travels. The road less traveled doesn’t exist., unless it’s going against …
2023-02-15: “Throw yourself into your work, they said. Do your best, they said. Why? Because everyone else does. …
2023-02-15: TV Host: “Please welcome back your dead, and now zombie, mother who will regale you with everything …
2023-02-15: It got up to 65ºF today. It was nice and springlike, but I didn’t get out until now. I doubt it will …
2023-02-15: I haven’t eaten all day. It’s time to find food and do some free-writing.
2023-02-15: “Peter sat solemn, throwing stone after stone into the pond. He watched the ripples spread …
2023-02-15: “How does one motivate a zombie?” #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-15: “Life is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to reality is all in your mind.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-15: “Don’t be lured in by what you desire. That’s called bait.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-15: Happy St. Skeletor’s Day No, it’s not what you think.
2023-02-14: If your days blend one into another and you can’t remember what was special yesterday, sit down …
2023-02-14: So, if you celebrate, did you do anything today?
2023-02-14: I should do something tomorrow.
2023-02-14: Back in my one’s word meant something.
2023-02-14: Being brutally honest doesn’t mean being cruel. #life
2023-02-14: By Grabthar’s Hammer, the day is winding down.
2023-02-14: “Your love will last forever now that you are dead.” #writing #valentine
2023-02-14: “Transformers: Rise of the Barristas”
2023-02-14: I wonder what this year’s #wwdc will be like. I’m not expecting much new, just more of the same. I …
2023-02-14: People don’t try because they have never succeeded in the attempt. They don’t know what succeeding …
2023-02-14: I guess I should eat a salad. Why not?
2023-02-14: “Capture the joy and keep it in a box with a rock until you can toss it into the river.” …
2023-02-14: Happy Call In Single Day Yes, it’s a thing. It’s also International Book Giving Day. If …
2023-02-14: A.I. - garbage in, garbage out. And we seem to trust “A.I.” more than humans. …
2023-02-14: Remember, we are the cause of most of our own problems. #life
2023-02-14: Good morning. It’s fine. Let it go. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-02-13: “Every road goes somewhere. Even a dead end shows you the way.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-13: “Many people go around living in a world they think is just one massive product placement.” #writing
2023-02-13: Remember when Ronald McDonald was a thing?
2023-02-13: The elephant in the room wants a doughnut.
2023-02-13: Cheer someone up. Cheer someone on. #life #success
2023-02-13: CAT scan achieved.
2023-02-13: It’s interesting how major companies are jumping on the “Let’s integrate ChatGTP into our product,” …
2023-02-13: Seems to be working. #python #flask
2023-02-13: Time to switch it up. LAMY Safari AL Petrol SE (F) with Iroshizuku 100th Anniversary #fountainpen
2023-02-13: Fun Nintendo site. Click on things. www.smbplumbing.com/careers/ #nintendo #mario
2023-02-13: The only permanence is impermanence. #life
2023-02-13: Good morning. Solve a problem, not a puzzle, today. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-02-12: Show up. Do the work. Help others. Rest. Repeat. #life #success
2023-02-12: PSA: The purpose of Google search is not to give you information, it’s to sell you things on behalf …
2023-02-12: Manners matter. #life
2023-02-12: Back in my day we used RS232, none of this USB-A, B, or C.
2023-02-12: Plan for tomorrow: — personal stuff — house stuff — iOS stuff — writing stuff — eating stuff
2023-02-12: “Don’t feel down. Your life could be a lot worse. You could be working at Twitter.”
2023-02-12: Pretty bad lip-synching pre-game.
2023-02-12: Pouring rain outside. Yes, The Gathering is sitting on the deck staring inside. #cat
2023-02-12: Anyone going to watch “the game”?
2023-02-12: I’m playing around with the pygal library to draw spark lines in Python. #python
2023-02-12: Be grateful that you are here. Not everyone is. #life
2023-02-12: It's that day. A lot of people will be disappointed today when they lose money.
2023-02-12: Happy National Lost Penny Day.
2023-02-12: Style is what someone has that impresses others that you are willing to pay for so that you can also …
2023-02-11: When was the last time you got mutant powers? And what were they?
2023-02-11: Plan for tomorrow: — bake — eat — play — free-writing
2023-02-11: Should I order a pizza for dinner?
2023-02-11: I hope everyone is enjoying the sun, or rain, or snow, or whatever it is doing where ever you are.
2023-02-11: My Mother of Thousands is blooming. #plant
2023-02-11: “Into the fire, I stumble. Unsure what I will encounter or become. I rush forward, blind, my ears …
2023-02-11: “When entering a hornet’s nest, it is best to be a hornet.” #writing
2023-02-11: What game are you playing today? I plan on playing a bit of Metroid Prime later. 🕹️
2023-02-10: Let the weekend commence. Do something fun, restful, and destressful.
2023-02-10: PSA: Your friends are more important than your social media.
2023-02-10: I want to do something fun tomorrow. But I don’t know what “fun” is.
2023-02-10: What should I do tomorrow?
2023-02-10: It’s Friday eve. It’s time for a glass of #mead.
2023-02-10: The spam has begun. I just got a phone call from a Dream Books Media Professionals, wanting to do …
2023-02-10: Remember when people networked? Before The Dark Times?
2023-02-10: Bird! Northern Mockingbird. #bird
2023-02-10: The road you travel is full of rocks and potholes. The one you make for yourself is a reflection of …
2023-02-10: Got new business cards. #book #writing
2023-02-10: Reading is the act of wanting your life to be different. #reading #life #books
2023-02-10: You can’t fail unless you try. — ancient proverb I just made up.
2023-02-10: It’s time for someone to remake “Chariots of Fire”. But without hip-hop. #film
2023-02-10: “Tomorrow never comes.” “It doesn’t if you die. Otherwise, it’s already here.” #writing …
2023-02-10: Overheard: “I don’t have a TV.” Has society migrated from TV/cable to wireless streaming? If so, …
2023-02-10: So, was the Joker a sports fan? He certainly acted the part He was pretty much a Minnesota VIkings …
2023-02-10: It’s a shame we can’t all be like you.” #writing #throwawayline #insult
2023-02-10: I’m not sure about the rest of the world, but why is it whenever someone is in the background of a …
2023-02-10: Lunch
2023-02-10: It’s SuperBowl weekend, and the Eagles are in. I’m not a rabid (US) football fan. But I dont’ have …
2023-02-10: “You can do worse,” is something said by someone who has never seen worse.
2023-02-10: I’m fully using TiddlyWiki for notes. I use Apple Notes for temporary/transitional notes. I use Bear …
2023-02-10: I’ve dumped all my RSS apps in favor of a self-hosted FreshRSS on a personal website. It pretty much …
2023-02-10: What personal projects keep you going? Everything I do now, is a personal project. #life #work …
2023-02-10: A sick bird is a tern for the worse. #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-10: It’s warm out today (in the 60s). The Gathering was back as always, then wandered off. I discovered …
2023-02-10: Anyone bring doughnuts today?
2023-02-09: No one has ever seen the internet. Just sayin’.
2023-02-09: If you don’t value your time, you don’t value yourself. #life
2023-02-09: Do you know what tomorrow is? It’s Friday. What do you plan to do about it?
2023-02-09: Metroid Prime is as fun as I remember. #nintendo
2023-02-09: Hello. Just because the sky is overcast and cloudy doesn’t mean your mood has to be. Time for …
2023-02-08: OK. Metroid Prime. Gotta get it. Also cool that they are bringing GB and GBA games. #nintendo
2023-02-08: So far, I’m not seeing anything worth getting on the Nintendo Direct apart from maybe Splatoon …
2023-02-08: Time to switch it up. Lamy Safari AL Lilac SE (M) w/Monteverde Amethyst. #fountainpen
2023-02-08: I’m getting stuff done today. Time for another break.
2023-02-08: Bird! Northern Mockingbird. #bird
2023-02-08: I woke up way too early. Thankfully, I have no kidney stone pain. I hope it lasts.
2023-02-07: Understanding is more important than knowing. #life #success
2023-02-07: “Life was becoming too pervasive. So I killed it.” #writing
2023-02-07: Do kids nowadays even know what a landline is?
2023-02-07: OK. I’ve integrated a couple more things into The Continuity. #web #python #flask
2023-02-07: Earlier, I learned I’m going in for the kidney stone procedure on the 1st. Shortly after, the pain …
2023-02-07: Ugh. Kidney stones are acting up again.
2023-02-07: Ugh. Kidney stones are acting up again.
2023-02-07: “Why did the chickens cross the road?” “Because it was built.” #writing
2023-02-07: Time for errands.
2023-02-07: Apparently, the API, didn’t like a trailing / on the URL. I now have my website posting to …
2023-02-07: Content
2023-02-07: Content
2023-02-07: Content
2023-02-07: Content
2023-02-07: Hello world via API.
2023-02-07: Happy Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbors Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2023-02-07: You are not required to give your opinion when asked. You are not even required to have an opinion …
2023-02-07: OK. This is fascinating. Fish may be self-aware. www.sciencenews.org/article/f… #science …
2023-02-06: PSA: Don’t forget, they shut the internet down at 11PM local time. Get some sleep.
2023-02-06: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS work on journaling app — more Python/flask — more transcribing/editing — …
2023-02-06: “He sat pondering the meaning of the universe only to realize it was pondering him.” #writing
2023-02-06: Practice never makes perfect. The best it can do is make better. #life
2023-02-06: Encourage those who try. #life #success
2023-02-06: — Micro.blog : friendly, tight-knit. — Mastodon : social, information — Twitter: where you sell …
2023-02-06: Bookmarks arrived. #books #watson #holmes
2023-02-06: OK. I got a decent amount done this morning. Time for a lunch break.
2023-02-06: What crime are you doing today?
2023-02-06: Plan for tomorrow: — work on the writing app. — read — study Flask — website work — install 64 bit …
2023-02-05: “I don’t want to be God. It keeps making stupid mistakes.” #writing
2023-02-05: Remember: You are not your worries. #life
2023-02-05: “The sun began it’s slow tired descent through the heavens toward the line between night an day. It …
2023-02-05: Ok. The Continuity is beginning to look decent. I still need to add a few things and tweak the …
2023-02-05: Tomorrow you will probably do something no one should be subjected to. Work.
2023-02-05: Posting to Micro.blog help. #python #programming Anyone know what I’m doing wrong trying to POST to Micro.blog: Getting: <Response [400]> …
2023-02-05: We bemoan silence because so many of us like to hear our own voices. #life #failure
2023-02-05: I was thinking about baking cookies today. The thought has been pushed into next week.
2023-02-05: Sunset seems to be getting later.
2023-02-05: Overheard: “you should go to a white church. Where people dress up.” #racism #character
2023-02-05: “He worked in a company that had a closet full of corporate Legos.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-05: “Today people read more T-shirts than books. “ #writing #book #reading
2023-02-05: What was the first professional sport(s) team?
2023-02-05: Chasing success is like chasing a ghost. You either are or you aren’t—a ghost. #life #success
2023-02-05: Back in my day wardrobe items weren’t festooned with corporate logos.
2023-02-05: “He was on cloud nine because he couldn’t afford the cloud penthouse.” #writing
2023-02-05: “I’ll cross that ‘t’ when I come to it.” #writing
2023-02-05: I need to write something funny/numerous. It’s been too long. The Dark Times have stifled me. “Three …
2023-02-05: When was the last time you made popcorn? I have an urge.
2023-02-05: “Aldehydes. We need more aldehydes.” #writing
2023-02-05: “He sighed staring into the beer. ‘Son, just because you’re a celebrity doesn’t mean you’re wealthy, …
2023-02-05: Just because someone says “Fact:” in they post, doesn’t make anything in the post factual. In fact, …
2023-02-05: “The ferrets sat around the campfire, staring into the crackling embers. All had been going so well …
2023-02-05: Lol. The bartender has bookmarked the book with a coaster while he runs to handle orders. I’ll have …
2023-02-05: “If you ain’t got soul you are floundering.” #life #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-05: “I don’t mind making stupid mistakes. As long as they are big ones.” #writing
2023-02-05: Hm. I guess that’s a good sign. Bartender here saw my copy of “The Singular Case of the Three …
2023-02-05: It’s time for lunch—wings. And some free-writing.
2023-02-05: Happy National Shower With A Friend Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2023-02-04: I should listen to some Mike Oldfield tomorrow. #music
2023-02-04: Plan for tomorrow: — Errands — Eat stuff — Read — Play a game — Relax
2023-02-04: So what’s everyone going to do tomorrow? I need to run some errands along the way.
2023-02-04: I miss having a writing group. #writing
2023-02-04: “His stomach went blork. He suddenly felt better.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-04: This page, I think, could use some CSS. #web
2023-02-04: I’m still trying to crack posting to Micro via Python. I keep getting a 404. #programming
2023-02-04: Kindness is the ability to help others when you yourself need help. #life #success
2023-02-04: Deconstructed golombki are in the InstaPot. Should be ready in 8 hours. #food
2023-02-04: Happy Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
2023-02-03: Plan for tomorrow: – weed in AC — Halo — listen to music — bake cookies — read — work on The …
2023-02-03: Time for some ELO. youtu.be/yGR3DV4mq… #music
2023-02-03: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2023-02-03: I think I’ll try making golombki in an InstaPot tomorrow. #food
2023-02-03: This is your weekly reminder: It’s Friday. Stop working. Loosen up. Relax. Have a restful and …
2023-02-03: Life is what you make it, but make sure you have all the parts. #life
2023-02-03: Are there any good (life) productivity feeds I should follow? #life
2023-02-03: It’s Friday eve. Time for a glass of my apple cyser. #mead
2023-02-03: Yeah, it’s winter and cold and windy here in Delaware. 28ºF. But then, you’ll probably complain when …
2023-02-03: It’s Friday. Get your party on.
2023-02-03: OK. It’s time for a break. I’ve gotten stuff done.
2023-02-03: I don’t get omg.lol, but I signed up.
2023-02-03: Happy Elmo’s Birthday
2023-02-03: Enjoying having FreshRSS on my Pi. It’s simple enough and not cluttered with “gesture …
2023-02-03: Enjoying having FreshRSS on my Pi. It’s simple enough and not cluttered with “gesture …
2023-02-03: Good morning. You’ve survived into Friday. Be happy you’re here. Time for the ceremonial …
2023-02-02: Stupid questions time. When would you use the quadratic equation in real life? Yes, I know you can …
2023-02-02: Hm. New Lamy AL-Stars are out… #fountainpen
2023-02-02: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS work on writing app — transcribe short stories — Python/Flask work on The …
2023-02-02: Today was productive. Tomorrow will be Friday. I expect to get some stuff done so I can enjoy the …
2023-02-02: Finally got FreshRSS running on a Pi. Thanks to @easternpa@mstdn.stuffat2106.zzz All the tutorials …
2023-02-02: It’s that time again. Thank you all who follow and interact with me. I appreciate it.
2023-02-02: How can you walk in space when there is no ground to walk on?
2023-02-02: “Do you give the books you’ve read to someone else?” “Would you give your children to someone else?” …
2023-02-02: I’m still trying to figure out how to post to Micro.blog from Python #python #micro.blog
2023-02-02: I have “The Continuity” pulling in stock quotes now. #web #flask
2023-02-02: Hm. If you cut your food with a knife in your right hand, do you switch hands and rotate the fork …
2023-02-02: “What is the perfect gift for someone about to die, but doesn’t know it?” #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-02: The Bird site will now charge everyone for “free-speech”. #failure #twitter
2023-02-02: If you are certain, you are wrong. #life
2023-02-02: “Strange rodents handing out predictions is no basis for weather forecasting. Better to trust a …
2023-02-02: For being a starving artist, I’m lucky I’m not starving. I can still write. #writing
2023-02-02: Yes, The Gathering was back today. I should feed them, I guess. #cat
2023-02-02: It’s time to eat. It’s time to free-write. It’s time to be a nuisance.
2023-02-02: You can do things without understanding what you do. But you better understand why you do it. #life …
2023-02-02: Space-Time and Movement #physics I’m no physicist. But it seems like space-time can’t exist without motion. You can’t measure time …
2023-02-02: Happy Groundhog Day, also apparently known as World Ukelele Day.
2023-02-02: Good morning. Atomic batteries to power. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-02-01: Life is highly inefficient.
2023-02-01: “Existence is thrust on us without our agreement. We then live life kicking and screaming to keep …
2023-02-01: I think I’m getting silly with my new website/blog. I just integrated Cheerlights. #web #flask
2023-02-01: So, did everyone survive the day?
2023-02-01: Time for some Nightwish. youtu.be/OvOD6xecp… #music
2023-02-01: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS — Transcribe — Python — plan a short story — food stuff — play a game — …
2023-02-01: “The Refrigerator Wars”
2023-02-01: I plan on not accomplishing much tomorrow. That way I won’t be disappointed.
2023-02-01: It’s time to relax and unwind. Do so.
2023-02-01: ePub pre-orders for “The Singular Case of the Three Witches” are up. Paperback will be …
2023-02-01: Woot! They are here! First copies of “The Singular Case of the Three Witches” physical copies. …
2023-02-01: What’s the difference between Corona and Corona Lite? There is none. Water is still water.
2023-02-01: “A Bardic History of Raccoons” should be a thing. #writing
2023-02-01: Hm. I just got notified a package was delivered. I wonder…
2023-02-01: Just checked. Yup. Balticon is a pass for me. No one interesting and nothing worth the trip. That’s …
2023-02-01: I should see what’s on-tap for Philcon and Balticon this year. I’m not expecting much. SF cons have …
2023-02-01: Horseradish is an underrated condiment. Just sayin’. #food
2023-02-01: “The friend of fiends is no friend of mine.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-02-01: If you play the game, be prepared to lose. — ancient proverb I just made up.
2023-02-01: “The plume of smoke swirled lazily into the blue sky above the shattered bodies below.” #writing
2023-02-01: “His heart beat faster. Strange, he thought looking at the organ on the floor, how one misses …
2023-02-01: The worst kind of failure is in not trying. Many in politics argue against even trying. #life …
2023-02-01: “She wasn’t much to look at, but that was OK. He wasn’t much to be with.” #writing
2023-02-01: Being careful is not the same as being paranoid. #life
2023-02-01: I feel today is mostly a waste of time. I should just get something to eat and do some free-writing. …
2023-02-01: It hasn’t been a productive morning, so far.
2023-02-01: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2023-02-01: The Gathering is here despite the snow. #cat
2023-02-01: Happy Spunky Old Broads Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2023-02-01: Just because the world is cold doesn’t mean it’s not beautiful And just because something is …
2023-02-01: I woke up to a dark sky and some snow on the ground. #netde
2023-02-01: Good morning world. Find some clarity in your life. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-31: Back in my day we had mimeograph machines and carbon paper.
2023-01-31: It’s going to get cold later in the week. And here I was hoping for a warm winter. Silly me! #netde
2023-01-31: I’m still trying to figure out how to install FreshRSS on a Pi. Still no luck. I even tried …
2023-01-31: Plan for tomorrow: — personal stuff — iOS — transcribing — Python — maybe food
2023-01-31: Don’t be the creator of your own defeat. #life
2023-01-31: It’s still dark. It’s still raining. There is nothing new under the sun. But on the fourth moon of …
2023-01-31: Not a productive day, not at all.
2023-01-31: Be like a tree. Branch out and blossom. #life #success
2023-01-31: Maybe I should eat something. It’s noonish.
2023-01-31: It’s a weird weather day. It’s raining, and it’s dripping humidity—and it’s winter. Clammy day, and …
2023-01-31: OK. Got some good iOS stuff done early. Time to switch gears.
2023-01-31: Happy Hell Is Freezing Over Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2023-01-31: Hello. Life is best when shared. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-30: All books deserve to be read. #books #reading
2023-01-30: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS — transcribe — read — eat — play — free-write
2023-01-30: Remind yourself why you do what you do. #life
2023-01-30: OK. Decent start on my Flask website. I wonder if I should switch from SQLite to MongoDB. #python …
2023-01-30: “Play that Funky Music, White Boy”
2023-01-30: Time to relax, I think. Lots o’ stuff accomplished.
2023-01-30: “The Nighmares of Night Mars.”
2023-01-30: If you’re selling your time, don’t complain about not having enough. #life #failure
2023-01-30: Not pretty, but I’m sure they taste great. Hazelnut chocolate thumbprint cookies. #baking
2023-01-30: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2023-01-30: I’m looking at the Micro.blog API. What is the “Bearer” in the “Authorization” header? Anyone know? …
2023-01-30: I just made some pork flautas for lunch. Yum. #food
2023-01-30: Be kind to those who show up.
2023-01-30: Happy Yodel for Your Neighbor Day
2023-01-30: Hello. Just because it’s Monday and you have to work doesn’t mean it can’t be a …
2023-01-29: The purpose of a gift is to be given, then received, and the joy it creates in both the giver and …
2023-01-29: OK. I’ve got Micro.blog posts integrated into my website. Now I just have to deal with dupes from …
2023-01-29: “The Psychic Psychotic” should be a title. #writing
2023-01-29: Runes: the old Norse Code.
2023-01-29: “In your own words, tell me how you feel?” “Jama dolor necro mase klick-clack.” #writing …
2023-01-29: Plan for tomorrow: — personal stuff — iOS — editing/transcribing — eating stuff — playing stuff — …
2023-01-29: OK. I have a decent start on my website. I’m enjoying Flask. Now I need to figure out how to …
2023-01-29: Sometimes you have to make a mistake. Not every goal has a perfect path. #life
2023-01-29: Tomorrow, I plan on having a good day. Murphy, however, has a say.
2023-01-29: History is just stuff we misremember.
2023-01-29: I’m ready for spring, not for any particular reason other than to get outside and do stuff.
2023-01-29: Ok. I just made some thumbprint cookies. They are in the fridge until tomorrow. I hadn’t made …
2023-01-29: “A simple mistake can kill you as dead as a large one. The difference is, you won’t know either …
2023-01-29: Happy Curmudgeon’s Day … now, get off my lawn.
2023-01-29: Good morning. Bring your C-game today. It’s still the weekend. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-28: “He had bags under his eyes, and buckets under his nose.” #writing
2023-01-28: So did anyone do anything fun or new today? No, I didn’t.
2023-01-28: I think I’ll do stuff tomorrow.
2023-01-28: Still no progress on the kidney stone front
2023-01-28: I played a bit of ESO today. Eh. It’s pretty pedestrian as MMOs go. #mmo #eso
2023-01-28: “People shied away from him, because he walked with a limp. And when he wasn’t walking, he locked it …
2023-01-28: “Science had succeeded in keeping humans alive past two hundred years. It hadn’t succeeded in …
2023-01-28: “Her God was always angry. She didn’t blame it. She’d been taught not to question those more …
2023-01-28: “Beer batter: noun - someone who hits a glass of beer with a bat.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-28: If you rest, you rust. Stay active. Stay curious. Stay involved. #life #success
2023-01-28: When a company or media conglomerate describes their product as a license, they are literally …
2023-01-28: Photo up. photosaday.weekly.com #photography
2023-01-28: Whether weary or worn, welcome the weekend with warm wet arms.
2023-01-28: “His was a hollow passion. It was bereft of will and desire.” #writing
2023-01-28: You can’t be sane when everyone around you isn’t. – ancient proverb I just made up
2023-01-28: “Revenge is never right. Even if they killed teacher.” If you get it, you get it.
2023-01-28: The reason parents bring their screaming kids to a restaurant is to allow the kid to scream …
2023-01-28: Trauma - #writing “With a satisfying crunch, the fist slammed into his face, crushing the cartridge in his nose into …
2023-01-28: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” “A kind human.”
2023-01-28: I haven’t done any proper writing for a week or two. Stuff got in the way. I’ll get back to it this …
2023-01-28: Do you ever go someplace and find there is no one there you’d want to talk to?
2023-01-28: January has been eventful this year. I’m hoping the rest of the year is less so.
2023-01-28: I thought I’d miss the Bird site. I don’t. My stress levels are way down and I’m not battered by …
2023-01-28: I hope everyone is having a good frolic this Saturday.
2023-01-28: Time for nachos and free-writing.
2023-01-28: Today feels like a nachos-for-lunch kind of day. Too bad it’s not lunch yet.
2023-01-28: “If the future comes, it will be the result of now.”
2023-01-28: Happy National Gift of the Ladybug Day
2023-01-28: Good morning. Every moment has a lesson waiting. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-27: This seems relevant given ChatGPT. #ai
2023-01-27: Tomorrow is Saturday. Get out. Do something fun. Relax. Don’t stress. We all deserve a good weekend.
2023-01-27: Don’t be confused. The point of ChatGPT isn’t to be an AI. It’s to sell us stuff and make us believe …
2023-01-27: Not all criticism of you is warranted. Read that again. #life
2023-01-27: It’s Friday eve. It’s time for a glass of my cranberry #mead.
2023-01-27: Be an awesome human.
2023-01-27: Can you imagine a self-driving spaceship like the Tesla? Cringe!
2023-01-27: I’m not sure what it is about cats and my house/me. A new member of The Gathering today. I shall …
2023-01-27: Animal Crossing MMO, but you can’t play any of the animals. I’m in. #animalcrossing #mmo
2023-01-27: What did you do the last time you wasted an hour only to wish you had more time? #life
2023-01-27: Distraction is your mind’s way of telling you that you aren’t paying attention. #life
2023-01-27: Cool! “The Singular Case of the Three Witches” will be out 2/24 epub, and 3/24 paper. #writing …
2023-01-27: Happy Thomas Crapper Day
2023-01-27: Certainty is a closed mind unable to change. Belief is a closed mind unwilling to change. Both …
2023-01-27: Hello. Be kind to the planet, animals, others, and yourself in that order. Time for the ceremonial …
2023-01-26: Hm. Diatomaceous Earth bath mats are a thing?
2023-01-26: Remember when TV Repairman was a viable profession?
2023-01-26: Doubt cannot exist when expectations match reality. #life #success
2023-01-26: Life isn’t foolproof.
2023-01-26: I am bereft of doughnuts and cupcakes.
2023-01-26: Behold! For tomorrow is Friday and the work will wane into the weekend.
2023-01-26: Anyone feeling curious today?
2023-01-26: Just because you have zombies doesn’t mean you have a zombie book. #writing
2023-01-26: Make it easy for everyone to succeed. #life #success
2023-01-26: The Gathering is down to one. Smudge seems to have disappeared the last couple of weeks. Creamsicle …
2023-01-26: Smile, like you don’t mean it.
2023-01-26: I’ve committed to writing at least 2 more “Coins of Destiny” books. The first one isn’t even out …
2023-01-26: In America, this is an abomination for idiots. Flame on!
2023-01-26: When one looks through the world with rose-colored glasses, does the world actually look better, or …
2023-01-26: If you’re beyond a certain age, most of the people you have known or come across are already dead. …
2023-01-26: “Just because an AI can fool most humans, doesn’t mean the AI is more trustworthy than a human. On …
2023-01-26: I should get a new set of business cards. I tend to update it once I publish something new. #writing …
2023-01-26: Bread milkshakes should be a thing.
2023-01-26: Never doubt your passion. Always doubt your skill. #life #success
2023-01-26: PhillyETE live is in my old stomping grounds this year: Phila University Science Center. I guess …
2023-01-26: Do you ever bus your own dishes at a restaurant? Where does the bus go?
2023-01-26: “The lie you speak is the lie you live.” ancient proverb I just made up.
2023-01-26: “No one succeeds who doesn’t try. Yoda wrong was.”
2023-01-26: “What essential skills do you have?” “Not getting caught, and only occasionally killing someone.” …
2023-01-26: “It warmed his soul to the point of deviltry.” #writing
2023-01-26: “There is a solution to most health issues. It includes 0.9% NaCl.” #writing #throwawayline …
2023-01-26: “Wisdom comes from pulling teeth.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-26: “He slammed his fist through the table—or so he he had hoped.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-26: Not everything is worth doing. Choose wisely.
2023-01-26: I’m enjoying Ivory. it’s reminiscent of Tweetbot. #tapbots #mastodon
2023-01-26: “Everyone has a heartache. Not everyone survives.” #writing
2023-01-26: “The deeper you look, the less you see.” #writing
2023-01-26: I love the chapter formatting. “The Singular Case of the Three Witches”. This is going to be a …
2023-01-26: 牛 寿司 My first Japanese “pun”? #japanese
2023-01-26: I stripped out the Twitter code from my journaling app. Now I need to figure out how to integrate …
2023-01-26: “My love is like the ocean, disturbed, tumultuous, and prone to violence.” #writing
2023-01-26: It’s time to eat and free-write again.
2023-01-26: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” “When I grow up, I want to be a drug lord.” #writing …
2023-01-26: Happy Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement
2023-01-26: Hello. If you know what needs to be done, do it. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-25: If you don’t laugh at yourself more than other people laugh at you, you’re doing it wrong. #life …
2023-01-25: Be happy with who you are. No one else can be you. But you can always be better. #life
2023-01-25: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS work on my writing app — edit/proofing — Python/Flask — food stuff — play a …
2023-01-25: I haven’t accomplished as much as I’d hoped. Still low energy fighting the kidney stones.
2023-01-25: Hm. Maybe I should play Elder Scrolls online again… since I can’t seem to get FFXIV installed/set …
2023-01-25: “Reek havoc” yup. Someone actually said that.
2023-01-25: So Minecraft Legends is just Portal Knights? Or Trove? Why bother? #minecraft #failure
2023-01-25: “He was a cut-rate assassin. He offered no guarantees.” #writing
2023-01-25: “The Singular Case of the Three Witches” epub proof arrived! Time to go through it. #writing …
2023-01-25: Bird! Northern cardinal #bird
2023-01-25: Never argue with an AI. It makes them look complacent, and you look stupid. — ancient proverb I just …
2023-01-25: Err autocorrect: Diamine ink, not Diamond ink. #fountainpen
2023-01-25: Time to switch it up. Epenco (restored) with Diamond Midnight Black. #fountainpen
2023-01-25: Remember: Anything that promotes a “scientific” drug or “chemical ingredient” is trying to sell you …
2023-01-25: Ok. I’m registered for PhillyETE. Yay. #phillyemergingtech #phillyete
2023-01-25: It’s not that you’re volunteering, you’re just doing stuff no one else wants to …
2023-01-25: I’m hoping the proofs to “The Singular Case of the Three Witches” shows up this …
2023-01-25: OK. My journaling app is now usable. It still has a few things to tweak/fix. #iOS #journal
2023-01-25: Happy Library Shelfie Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2023-01-25: Hm. I thought this was obvious: procrastination can hurt health. …
2023-01-25: Good morning, all. Don’t chase the good thoughts and avoid bad ones. What matters is how you …
2023-01-24: Don’t eat all the cookies. Save some for tomorrow.
2023-01-24: Plans for tomorrow: — catch up on stuff — iOS — Python/Flask — transcribe/edit — heal
2023-01-24: What personal skills do you have that you are most proud of?
2023-01-24: Ivory looks nice.
2023-01-24: Happy talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day. Yes, it’s a thing.
2023-01-24: The sun is out. It’s still cold. Winter is still here.
2023-01-23: Alien skulls in the hospital room.
2023-01-23: I should’ve brought a charger and air pods.
2023-01-23: People in a hospital work hard. You don’t think much about it until you’re there.
2023-01-23: Went back into the ER at 4 this morning. Now I’m scheduled for kidney stone removal. Fun.
2023-01-22: If an AI tells you something, it doesn’t make it truer than when a human tells you the same thing. …
2023-01-22: “Why are you so malignant?” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-22: A periodic reminder that the periodic table is occasionally a lamp.
2023-01-22: Plan for tomorrow: — rest and regain some energy
2023-01-22: I wonder if Gurps is growing in popularity given the WoTC fiasco. #game #dnd
2023-01-22: Back home again. The pain subsided and I’m good until the next bout. I’ve got an 8mm and a 10mm …
2023-01-22: Interesting name for a healthcare mfg.
2023-01-22: On pain and nausea meds. They’ll keep me for observation and then decide.
2023-01-22: Fun. I’m ER. Kidney stone pain.
2023-01-22: Happy Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2023-01-22: Well this is some horrifying news to wake up to. The first step to creating our own viruses. …
2023-01-22: Good morning, all. Relax. Destress. Rest. Rebuild. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-21: “A friend is someone you never knew you needed until you do.” #writing
2023-01-21: Plan for tomorrow: iOS work on writing app Python/Flask study Transcribe/edit stories Eat various …
2023-01-21: I’m hoping to hear from the publisher this week about when “The Singular Case of the Three Witches” …
2023-01-21: Another waste of time. I spent a lot of time trying to install FreshRSS and TinyRSS on a …
2023-01-21: “Your doorbell heard the sound of screaming death.” #writing #prompt
2023-01-21: Anthologies happen when a gang of stories meet in a back alley and decide to go out on all-nighter. …
2023-01-21: Not a very productive day here. I did cook lunch.
2023-01-21: Hm I guess the next big holiday is St Patrick’s Day
2023-01-21: I get the impression that many people are still on Twitter because they enjoy the ads and conflict.
2023-01-21: “You can’t be certain if you believe.”
2023-01-21: Ok. Got my Pi’s working again.
2023-01-21: Consistency without values is, at best, stupidity and at worst, evil. #life
2023-01-21: I guess I’ll spend part of the day re-imaging my RaspberryPi 4s. Couldn’t figure out why …
2023-01-21: In case you were wondering, one of The Gathering, the one I named “Smudge” seems to have …
2023-01-21: Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day … which follows closely on the heels of Penguin Awareness Day
2023-01-21: Hello. Another weekend. Want to make something of it? Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-20: “Please change your shoes.” “Why?” “Because I’m not going to walk a mile in those things.” #writing …
2023-01-20: What if you could treat your life as an RPG? #rpg #productivity
2023-01-20: Hm. FreshRSS looks interesting. freshrss.org #rss
2023-01-20: Time for some history and Sabaton. youtu.be/IZjzEz7b3… #music
2023-01-20: I’m sipping a glass of mead while munching on a slice of fresh-baked bread and cheese. Some Fridays …
2023-01-20: It’s Friday eve. Time for a glass of #mead
2023-01-20: The house smells like freshly baking bread, as opposed to stale baking bread.
2023-01-20: There are numbers and then there are the numbers that are letters. #math
2023-01-20: Grr. All my Pi4s suddenly lost their ability to connect wirelessly. #raspberrypi
2023-01-20: Back in my day you could get real ice cream. With decent flavors, such as blueberry, banana, and …
2023-01-20: Nowadays, people would rather be clever than witty. #life #failure
2023-01-20: It’s time to thank all the people I interact with and who follow me on here. Thank you for being …
2023-01-20: Be the kind or person that is personable and kind. #life #success
2023-01-20: What if Gandalf was a dentist?
2023-01-20: Why do most sports allow for physical contact between players? Oh, right! Humans love violence. …
2023-01-20: Earth should abandon time zones in favor of Solar Time.
2023-01-20: “He loved reading more than his wife. She preferred doing jigsaw puzzles.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-20: “I have a feeling…” “Not in public.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-20: So, being an Eagles fan, I see all the other Eagles fans hyping themselves up. It will be interesing …
2023-01-20: It’s fine if you shut your business down. It’s not fine if you screw people along the way. #business …
2023-01-20: So are the Vulcans actually Remusians? If you get it, you get it. #startrek
2023-01-20: “Just because it’s beautiful doesn’t mean it’s not a frigid wasteland. Same with people.” #writing
2023-01-20: Humor encapsulates the pain you wish you didn’t feel. #life #humor
2023-01-20: “He slalomed through life the way a good skier doesn’t.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-20: “Bring justice.” “What?” “We need ice for the party.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-20: Maybe I should start a “tsundoku” website where you can register books you’ve bought but have never …
2023-01-20: The reason many use the accumulation of wealth as a measure of success is because it’s such an easy …
2023-01-20: “I’ve learned a lot since then. I want to learn more.”
2023-01-20: I’m sitting. I’m thinking about the plot of “Coins of Destiny 2” and the over-arc of the series. …
2023-01-20: OK. I got DNS to point to my new domain on a RaspberryPi. Now I need to figure out what to do with …
2023-01-20: It amazes me that I’ve been able to reinvent my professional life several times and remain …
2023-01-20: If you could go on a trip anywhere in the known world, where would you go and why? Places you’ve …
2023-01-20: I should bake some sandwich bread later. #baking
2023-01-20: I should start planning the short story for the Creatures, Crime, and Creativity Anthology for this …
2023-01-20: “Your life is no longer supported, and you are beyond your warranty period.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-20: Today feels like a hot wings for lunch kind of day.
2023-01-20: “His was a singular stupidity, only he could accomplish.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-20: Seems legit. #scam
2023-01-20: Happy Penguin Awareness Day Do you know where your penguin is?
2023-01-20: Good morning. It’s Friday. Don’t do anything I would. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-19: “No one would want to behead him, because no one wanted to remove what little brain he had.” …
2023-01-19: “He was so stupid, he thought collagen was where you went to get an education.” #writing …
2023-01-19: “He had all the brains of a haddock that had been flattened by a brick.” #writing
2023-01-19: Exult in the knowledge that tomorrow may be Friday.
2023-01-19: Hm. There is a 3d “Collosal Cave” for the Switch? I’m sure it’s not as good as a text-based Zork, …
2023-01-19: Well that seems final. Twitter officially banned 3rd-party apps and API use. So much for Elon’s lie …
2023-01-19: “You have to stop running. You have to turn and face your future.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-19: When you ban books, you ban reading. When you ban reading, you ban intelligence. #books #failure
2023-01-19: It’s still pouring rain. Not a day to get stuff done, apparently.
2023-01-19: Isn’t it time for something fun to happen?
2023-01-19: Making banana pancakes, eggs, and sausage for a late breakfast. Coffee again.
2023-01-19: OK. Hotel booked for the Creatures, Crime, and Creativity Conf for this year. #writing #mdc3con
2023-01-19: Happy Brew a Potion Day
2023-01-19: OK. I’m registered for the Baltimore Pen Show. #fountainpen
2023-01-19: It’s better to control yourself, than to try to control everything. #life #success
2023-01-19: How are your gerunds this morning?
2023-01-19: Good morning. Don’t cheat yourself out of rest. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-18: Plan for tomorrow: — transcribe/edit — iOS — make pancakes — read — play a game
2023-01-18: “Trans” was the only good album Neil Young ever put out. youtu.be/y3XA0JRvW… #music
2023-01-18: Hm. Nothing really new with the “new” HomePod. It still doesn’t’ do anything more than before and …
2023-01-18: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2023-01-18: I went out on the deck, just now. It’s a nice warm-ish day. I discovered one of The Gathering …
2023-01-18: “You can never go broke if you have friends from whom you can borrow money or a place to hide the …
2023-01-18: “You’re neither to old nor too young to die. Death honors no privilege.” “But he was so young. Why …
2023-01-18: “He stared into his beer. ‘Death doesn’t always come sneaking in. Sometimes it bashes the door down …
2023-01-18: Coming soon… #watson #book
2023-01-18: Death smirked at the woman who cursed at the keyboard. “The world owes you nothing. No one owes you …
2023-01-18: “The Four Contagions of the Apocalypse” should be a title. #writing
2023-01-18: “The pie slammed into his face and slid, the way plate tectonics do, down his face. Rage bubbled to …
2023-01-18: “He walked alone through life, unable and unwilling to ask for help. He died the same way.” #writing …
2023-01-18: “The story of a small family that lost its head in a near-fatal car accident along a deserted …
2023-01-18: Every few days or week, I look in Twitter, but don’t post. It and it’s spam marketing posts were …
2023-01-18: Hm. New Apple HomePod? I hope it’s more useful. Siri is still pretty sucky as far as home …
2023-01-18: If there is an ocelot, where is the ocelittle?
2023-01-18: Happy National Gourmet Coffee Day
2023-01-18: Truth.
2023-01-18: Good morning. Have you hugged your pet today? Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-17: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS work on Auteureist — Python/Flask — transcribe/edit — errands — play a …
2023-01-17: Apple could create a Time Capsule in this form factor for less than $100 and sell a ton. The backup …
2023-01-17: OK. My Raspberry Pi now looks like a Time Capsule on the Mac… Running my first backup to a Raspberry …
2023-01-17: Throw stuff out that shouldn’t be kept. #life
2023-01-17: I think I’ll putter some more with Flask this afternoon. I need to dig into Blueprint and DB stuff. …
2023-01-17: When I write, I not only want to tell a story, but I also want to experiment. #writing
2023-01-17: I got some editing done today; no transcribing. I should start editing my time-travel story. I know …
2023-01-17: “Slam the beer down! Lap up the spillage! Cheer for the team! Shove the guy next to you! That’s what …
2023-01-17: I should register for PhillyETE this week. #phillyete
2023-01-17: Nibbage. #fountainpen
2023-01-17: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2023-01-17: It’s a miserable day in Delawareland. Rain, cold, wind. Snow would be better, at this point.
2023-01-17: If you trust what an AI writes as being factual, or even accurate, misses the point that culling …
2023-01-17: It’s time to eat. It’s time to free-write. Lunch. The time of day in the middle.
2023-01-17: Hm new MacBook stuff announced. #mac #apple #m2
2023-01-17: Happy Rid the World of Fad Diet and Gimmicks Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2023-01-17: Do something nice for the world. #life #success
2023-01-17: Switching to lcro until the bug in the Micro.blog app on Mac is fixed.
2023-01-17: Hello. Step away from yourself, your goals, and concerns. When you relax, you will achieve. Time for …
2023-01-16: Two things I don’t grok: Roblox and the other thing.
2023-01-16: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS, work on the journaling app — Python/Flask — transcribe/edit — weed in AC — …
2023-01-16: Well, hopefully, tomorrow will be more interesting.
2023-01-16: Is it Friday yet?
2023-01-16: I wonder what new horrors will be brought to XCode at this year’s #wwdc
2023-01-16: Transcribed more of my short story set. Did some house stuff. Worked on some Python. Ate a mediocre …
2023-01-16: “A card is the child of the deck, the way a man is a child of the father.” The Man With All the …
2023-01-16: Happy Without A Scalpel Day I have no idea what that is. But I imagine it’s something like …
2023-01-16: Being a friend is more important than being friendly, but being friendly is always appreciated.
2023-01-16: Good morning. Create some silence every day. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-15: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS — write/edit — Python — eat stuff — play a game
2023-01-15: I wasted today trying to expose a RaspberryPi to the outside world via the XFinity gateway. Useless …
2023-01-15: Today went too fast
2023-01-15: Don’t let anyone take your coffee.
2023-01-15: I hate Xfinity. Seems they renew the dynamic IP every minute or so, so not even a dynamic IP service …
2023-01-15: “You can’t always be a hero.” #writing
2023-01-15: Happy National Nothing Day
2023-01-15: OK. I have my Goodreads books importing into my TiddlyWiki on my Pi. Time for a break. #books …
2023-01-15: Good morning. You can’t focus in the constant noise of your thoughts and the self-flagellation …
2023-01-14: “The darkness that is the night, isn’t as black as your past.” #writing
2023-01-14: Time to call it a day/night. Hang in there. Tomorrow will bring its own surprises.
2023-01-14: Cioppino wold be good about now. #food
2023-01-14: With great cheese comes great sandwiches.
2023-01-14: Yeah, another cold day tomorrow. I guess I won’t go anywhere.
2023-01-14: Ok. I just registered a domain. I’ll either use it to play around with a Mastodon instance or a …
2023-01-14: Plan for tomorrow: — do what I feel like doing.
2023-01-14: Sometimes you just have to be silly.
2023-01-14: I lived in these times. youtu.be/RXJKdh1KZ…
2023-01-14: If you grasp at straws, you may end up with the short one. #life
2023-01-14: Well that was painless. Moved my nodejs-based TiddlyWiki to another Pi. #tidlywiki #raspberrypi
2023-01-14: Why do I want falafel now?
2023-01-14: Don’t be dreadful.
2023-01-14: I wonder if ChatGPT is just a bunch of monkeys in a room smoking cigarettes.
2023-01-14: Back in my day there was something known as a “Superball”. I guess it caused cancer because I don’t …
2023-01-14: Wings consumed. Words written. -1 to health +1 to creativity.
2023-01-14: I’ve engaged my snark filter.
2023-01-14: Make room for patience. Make room for peace. Make room for kindness. Make room for comfort. Make …
2023-01-14: Seven years ago, you were seven years younger.
2023-01-14: Today feels like a hot apple cider or hot chocolate kind of day. It’s cold.
2023-01-14: Overheard: Money is going digital. Then they’ll control you. #life #failure
2023-01-14: There will always be idiot. No one says you have to be one of them. #life
2023-01-14: Listening to a guy nearby who seems to be betting every college basketball game. Either he has money …
2023-01-14: You go into a bar when a fight breaks out. You end up killing Jack Reacher. #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-14: I have ripe bananas I need to use. No, I don’t want banana bread. I think banana pancakes are on …
2023-01-14: Writing with a fountain pen the past few years has definitely improved my handwriting to the point …
2023-01-14: “Smell the ocean. Smell, it I say! Stick your nose in it and inhale deeply.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-14: It’s time for wings and free-writing.
2023-01-14: Bird! Northern cardinal watching a song sparrow. #bird
2023-01-14: Happy National Dress Up Your Pet Day. Yes, it’s a thing. No, you shouldn’t. It’s cute to you, but …
2023-01-14: I should definitely eat something today. I need to do some free-writing. #writing
2023-01-14: In case anyone was wondering, I trashed (metaphorically) the Chromebook, and converted an old Lenovo …
2023-01-14: It’s a cold (in the 30s) day. The Gathering is sitting on the deck, staring in. #cats
2023-01-14: I got some Python stuff done this morning. Time to shift gears.
2023-01-14: Good morning people of Saturday. Nothing is permanent, not even you. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-13: Someone should ask ChatGPT what information it’s collecting about its users. That would be at least …
2023-01-13: I hope everyone has a relaxing weekend and keeps sane.
2023-01-13: So, who has big plans for the weekend? I plan on doing pretty much the same thing I always do. A …
2023-01-13: It’s time to call it a week, to kick back, and relax.
2023-01-13: It’s Friday eve. Time for a glass of mead. #mead
2023-01-13: Parsed the Goodreads export file into something TiddlyWiki can import. #programming #books
2023-01-13: Lots of old cool stuff I forgot about. #startrek
2023-01-13: Also found this. No, this wasn’t serious. Not sure who wrote it
2023-01-13: Going through old stuff. GiF spec from Compuserve #graphics
2023-01-13: I guess I can recover ChromeOS on this brick and give it to someone.
2023-01-13: PSA: If you’re a developer, never buy a Chromebook to install Linux on it. The new ones not only …
2023-01-13: Just because something is trending, doesn’t make it important. #life #failure
2023-01-13: Happy Blame Someone Else Day
2023-01-13: Ugh. Accidentally, brewed espresso instead of coffee this morning. It’s Friday the 13th, after …
2023-01-13: Your next iPad could have a keyboard and be labeled MacBook Pro. #mac #ipad
2023-01-13: Greetings. Friday the 13th. Time for the ceremonial coffe.
2023-01-12: Hm. Maybe I should track all the books I read on my wiki. #books #reading #wiki
2023-01-12: Rejoice! Tomorrow is Friday.
2023-01-12: Friends aren’t for using.
2023-01-12: I should try Haiku / BeOS again. Would love to do some dev on it. I still have all the manuals. …
2023-01-12: Remember when emails used to drive what you did during the day? #life #failure
2023-01-12: I wonder what I should do tomorrow.
2023-01-12: I wasn’t able to find panettone locally this past holiday, so I ordered some from DiBruno’s in …
2023-01-12: Delight in the mundane.
2023-01-12: “Explore a new aspect of your personality—the one that drives you to be a maniacal killer.” #writing …
2023-01-12: Didn’t Melon say he’d quit as CEO if the users wanted him to? I guess he doesn’t keep his word. He’s …
2023-01-12: Should I try BotW again? I hated it and never finished. #nintendo #game
2023-01-12: Now it’s thundering. January is weird.
2023-01-12: It’s started to pour rain. Glad it isn’t snow.
2023-01-12: Curried chicken salad becomes buried chicken salad.
2023-01-12: Not all things are important to all, or even most, people. #life
2023-01-12: I appreciate all the people who let me talk to weird people via the internet.
2023-01-12: Bird! Song sparrow #bird
2023-01-12: The Gathering apparently has hours. The feral cats show up in the morning around noon, and then late …
2023-01-12: PSA: You aren’t obligated to tell your entire life story to the checkout clerk at the store when …
2023-01-12: Grr. It seems Ventoy won’t install from a Pi. #ventoy #linux #raspberrypi
2023-01-12: Happy Kiss a Ginger Day
2023-01-12: Don’t languish in your successes.
2023-01-12: “I miss friends who don’t try to kill me.”
2023-01-12: Hello. Don’t worry. Tomorrow is Friday. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-11: Plans for tomorrow: — same as today.
2023-01-11: OK. Today was decent enough, I guess. Time to relax.
2023-01-11: “I love standing on the beach in the evening and watching the boats crash on the shore.” #writing …
2023-01-11: Part of The Gathering today. #cat
2023-01-11: Obstacles and frustratrations are just events that ask you to change. #life
2023-01-11: Happy Learn Your Name In Morse Code Day .- .-. -.-. …. .. – .- –. . -.- -… …
2023-01-11: Even Dragonflights are grounded… #game #wow
2023-01-11: When you obtain your obsession, and then want more, that is either an addiction or greed. Either …
2023-01-11: Writers: Do you live your life the way you write your books? If you’re a plotter, do you plan …
2023-01-11: Being humane is more important than being human. #life #success
2023-01-11: The Gathering has arrived. #cat
2023-01-11: What’s the deal with the cover story about the FAA having a nationwide computer glitch to …
2023-01-11: Hello. It’s Woden’s Day. It’s a cold one here. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-10: Life is a leap of faith. #life
2023-01-10: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS — write/edit — book rooms — read — study — play games — eat, if time …
2023-01-10: Most people’s lives are just a recurring set of habits.
2023-01-10: Time for a bit of meditation.
2023-01-10: Cool! New Peter Gabriel music. youtu.be/KIDu6a9CO… #music
2023-01-10: “When you are born, life is a tunnel full of your hopes, dreams, and aspirations. As you grow, you …
2023-01-10: Back in my day, there was no back in my day.
2023-01-10: Never let the things you do get in the way of progress. #life
2023-01-10: Busy day. Got enough done. Even snuck in a game of WildTails at lunch. Time to relax.
2023-01-10: “You can’t escape killing by trying to kill everyone.” #writing
2023-01-10: “Silence is the song we sing between the words.” #writing
2023-01-10: Happy Peculiar People Day
2023-01-10: Hyacinth in bloom this morning. #plant
2023-01-10: Stop identifying things in your mind when you see them. Stop thinking ‘apple’ whenever …
2023-01-10: Good morning. Happy Tiw’s Day. If you don’t know who Tiw is, you should do some …
2023-01-09: What if only billionaires were able to own and use giant mechs? #writing #prompt #satire
2023-01-09: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS — see if I can get LINUX on an USB — writing — house stuff — play a game — …
2023-01-09: Anyone have a good writer’s retreat to recommend? #writing
2023-01-09: Humans can’t envision a story without conflict, because they live in a life full of it. #life …
2023-01-09: Time for some #music. youtu.be/LczGSoibR…
2023-01-09: “His voice was that of boulders being slammed together into a fine dust that sprinkled into a …
2023-01-09: Cool! Just got a new game. #game #buttonshy
2023-01-09: OK. I found something called Ventoy that will create persistence for Linux on a USB/SD card. …
2023-01-09: It’s going up into the mid 50s this week. The rollercoaster continues.
2023-01-09: Hm. It seems one of The Gathering, the one I call Smudge,is hungry. Or at least eats. Didn’t run off …
2023-01-09: Why are newsletters more about pushing product than informing users? #marketing #failure
2023-01-09: Editing done. Time for a break.
2023-01-09: Bird! Northern Cardinal #bird
2023-01-09: There are no big problems, just a colony of small problems cooperating. #life #success
2023-01-09: “No one existed before the internet. Literally. We and our memories are just the creation of …
2023-01-09: Happy Play God Day
2023-01-09: Good morning humans. Behave. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-08: Good morning. I’m still feeling out of it. It’s a cold and wintry day. Time for the ceremonial …
2023-01-07: Cool! Another goodie from the maker of Pico-8. www.lexaloffle.com/picotron…. #gamedev #pico8
2023-01-07: I gave up trying to convert this Chromebook to Linux. I did manage to get it to usb boot. Now I need …
2023-01-07: Happy Fruitcake Toss Day
2023-01-07: Millions of people are reading right now. Why aren’t you?
2023-01-07: For all of Apple’s issues Chromebooks and their stupid Write-Protect mechanisms are worse. #linux
2023-01-06: “Old age never benefits a murder victim.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-06: My sundew is blooming. Tiny flower. #plant
2023-01-06: Fighting a pressure headache. No fun. It feels like a change in the weather.
2023-01-05: You don’t need permission to be a good person. #life
2023-01-05: Plan for tomorrow: — house stuff — iOS — editing — transcribing
2023-01-05: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2023-01-05: Back in my day people used “tooth powder” instead of toothpaste.
2023-01-05: It’s a warm spring-like day in the neighborhood.
2023-01-05: This is the mood out on the deck today. #cat
2023-01-05: I spent the morning editing and transcribing. Time for a break.
2023-01-05: Happy National Screenwriters Day
2023-01-05: Yes, The Gathering outside the deck door continues. #cats
2023-01-05: Hello. Hold yourself accountable this year. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-04: “What are you doing in the produce section?” “I’m stalking the celery.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-04: Don’t forget to eat the ice cream.
2023-01-04: I got a bunch of spam calls from Reader’s Magnet. Do not deal with these people. They don’t even …
2023-01-04: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2023-01-04: We see the universe the way we are. #life
2023-01-04: I get that podcasts are about “money” and earlobes. But do it because you enjoy doing it, not to …
2023-01-04: It’s the first Wednesday of the new year. It’s the last first Wednesday of the new year. Enjoy it …
2023-01-04: Gah! I just priced two weeks in Japan from PHL. 3-4x the price of going to Europe. Still, I’d love …
2023-01-04: I think I want to change one minor thing on the cover. It will make the title more …
2023-01-04: “Never fool around with the foolish, I always say.” “You don’t say much then.” #writing …
2023-01-04: It’s not a gift if you have to pay. #marketing #failure
2023-01-04: “It took a lot of aiming to miss.” #writing #throwawayline
2023-01-04: “We’ll look back at it and laugh. Well, I’ll laugh. You’ll just be a bitter old man” #writing …
2023-01-04: When life hands you an opportunity and you decide a better one will come along any minute, be …
2023-01-04: “His raucous laugh was that of a raccoon in heat—frenzied, loud, and futile.” #writing …
2023-01-04: Free-writing complete. Time to ingest foodstuffs.
2023-01-04: When do you take your tree down? When do you stop dressing like Santa?
2023-01-04: The plan for this year is to get two books published. That means I need to start editing my …
2023-01-04: Woot! Got the cover proof for my next book. What do you think? #book #cover #design
2023-01-04: Remember when selfie-sticks were the rage?
2023-01-04: Happy Tom Thumb Day I doubt many people/kids know who Tom Thumb was/is.
2023-01-04: Good morning. Help where help is wanted, not where you think it’s needed. Time for the …
2023-01-03: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS — transcribing — Python — food stuff — writing — other things
2023-01-03: Yeah, I’m insane. I just started reverse engineering the Pico-8 p8 file format in Python. I figure I …
2023-01-03: Anyone remember Tomagachi? There should be a book entitled, “The Tomagachi Murders.” #book #writing
2023-01-03: It’s like spring. 65º in Delaware
2023-01-03: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2023-01-03: Happy Festival of Sleep Day
2023-01-03: I think I’m going to be passively-aggressive productive today.
2023-01-03: Belief obscures knowledge because belief is something inside, whereas knowledge is external. #life
2023-01-03: Hope is the resort of cowards who have given up. The brave act knowing they may fail. #life
2023-01-03: Good morning. It’s back to reality. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-03: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS — Python — back to writing/editing — food
2023-01-02: I’m surprised no one has managed to get a mini Linux distro working on the iPad. #linux
2023-01-02: I dropped by the local big chain bookstore. The magazine section was full of things with something …
2023-01-02: I have an urge to do some puzzles. Wasn’t there a magazine called Games at one point?
2023-01-02: I should finish my interpretation of the Tao. It’s even sitting in a drawer for over 20 years. …
2023-01-02: Overheard: “The last time I had a girlfriend, I was 17. The relationship was a mess.” This from a …
2023-01-02: Trust yourself to be imperfect. #life
2023-01-02: Cool! I sold another book to someone I met at the restaurant. #writing
2023-01-02: You dont need a map if you don’t know where you’re going. #life
2023-01-02: Dinner consumed: +1 to comfort -1 to health +1 to contentment -2 to stamina #food
2023-01-02: Be the friend everyone can rely on but everyone ignores. #life #success
2023-01-02: No one used “bespoke” much before “The Dark Times” of the pandemic. Now even your old maiden aunt …
2023-01-02: Observed: “She handled the ketchup bottle like it was her mortal enemy, drowning the defenseless …
2023-01-02: If you can’t relate to an animal other than your dog, you are a failed human creature. Flame on! …
2023-01-02: Observed: “He was a lumberjack or Grizzly Adams wannabe. He would be at home in a deserted …
2023-01-02: Are there any good website editors on iPad that aren’t pushed by a site or geared to teaching? #web …
2023-01-02: “If you want to control your life, step back.” #life #zen #tao
2023-01-02: I’m toying with Japan in late May. #travel
2023-01-02: Things to ask your waitperson at a restaurant: — What wouldn’t you order here (seriously …
2023-01-02: “When the dead spam, you must listen. Listen for the clues that tell you it’s a scam.” #writing …
2023-01-02: I miss programming in Pascal (no, not Turbo). Modula-1 and Oberon were cool, but I never really did …
2023-01-02: “A book is a tasty treat for the mind.” #books #reading
2023-01-02: Overheard: “What would you do with $20?” That opens up multiple avenues. #character #writing #prompt
2023-01-02: Everyone deserves one good friend.
2023-01-02: All set to write. #fountainpen.
2023-01-02: When bad luck follows you, don’t let it catch up. #life
2023-01-02: I think I deserve to eat something today. Time for food and free-writing.
2023-01-02: Your life is a fairy tale. Not a Disney one, but one more like a Grimm one. #life
2023-01-02: Ok personal stuff done.
2023-01-02: Happy Mew Year for Cats Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2023-01-02: Good morning. Eat healthy. Stay healthy. Drink water. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2023-01-01: Plan for tomorrow: — Personal stuff — iOS — free-write — start transcribing “Man With All the Cards” …
2023-01-01: Autocorect has no sensei of humor. #autocorrect #failure
2023-01-01: I have said this umpteen times: autocorrect t is stupid. “Darth” not “Earth”
2023-01-01: Earth Vader voice: If there is a sweet potato, where is the sour one?
2023-01-01: “What this?” “It’s a Horshack Test.” … if you get it, you get it.
2023-01-01: I try to learn so that I can be funny. I always seem to fail.
2023-01-01: What will you do when the world ends?
2023-01-01: “Think of a random number.” “No numbers are random if you think about them.”
2023-01-01: Football (soccer) rules on ice should be a thing. #sport
2023-01-01: Eagles seem to have fallen apart.
2023-01-01: Someone just walked up to me and offered a slice of birthday cake. It’s not my birthday and I have …
2023-01-01: Just because it’s advertised and marketed doesn’t mean its worth buying or having. ancient proverb …
2023-01-01: I wish the Bookly app had an API. Great app for tracking books/reading. URL-linking on iOS would be …
2023-01-01: It feels like an Overwatch and ButtonShy kind of afternoon. #game
2023-01-01: Learn something. Do something. Improve. Help someone. Repeat. #life #success
2023-01-01: You can’t be perfect unless you learn from making mistakes. #tao #zen #life
2023-01-01: A sense of humor is required when dealing with the living. More so when dealing with the dead. #life …
2023-01-01: The universe b a bar top. #photography
2023-01-01: This leaves the question of whether buffalos have wings moot. #food
2023-01-01: Travel ideas for this year: Italy, Spain, or Japan? Murphy gets a vote. #travel
2023-01-01: Should I do a ScriptFrenzy in September this year? Write a script in 30 days? I haven’t done one in …
2023-01-01: I need to register for PhillyETE and start planning vacation trips for 2023. #phillyete
2023-01-01: I’m still trying to find a good note taking/organizing app. Apple Notes is good. Bear is good. …
2023-01-01: I should really rewatch “The Prisoner” series. It’s a good way to ground oneself to the reality of …
2023-01-01: It’s 2023. Back up your work. Murphy never takes a year off.
2023-01-01: Bookwyrm looks interesting, but they really don’t have an API. #books
2023-01-01: “The little girl grinned from ear to ear as she stood next to Elsa at the Mouse Park. The grin …
2023-01-01: Be kind. Be patient. Be sensible this year. #2023
2023-01-01: It’s time to do the first free-writing of the year.
2023-01-01: I should really look into activitypub. #programming
2023-01-01: Happy National Hangover Day
2023-01-01: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2023-01-01: Since it’s the new year, here’s a question. What is the maximum number of weeks in a …
2023-01-01: Good morning, all. Congratulations! You’ve made it to 2023. We live in the future. Time for …
2023-01-01: Thank you all for putting up with me and supporting me. I hope you find my ramblings fun or useful. …
2023-01-01: Happy New Year to everyone. May 2023 be better than the past few years. Stay safe. Stay healthy. …
2022-12-31: What new skill will you attain in 2023?
2022-12-31: Anyone doing anything fun?
2022-12-31: It’s a foggy drizzly day. Seems appropriate for the last day of the year.
2022-12-31: It’s lunchtime already? I’m not even awake Ye.
2022-12-31: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2022-12-31: I just spent some time reviewing 2022. I got a fair amount good done. I left a lot undone. That …
2022-12-31: Happy Hogmanay
2022-12-31: Good morning. Enjoy the weekend. It’s the last Saturday you get this year. Time for the ceremonial …
2022-12-30: Plan for tomorrow: — Python — read — review my past year — foresee the next year — eat — play games
2022-12-30: Happy Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2022-12-30: Do you “turn out the light” or “turn off the light”?
2022-12-30: It’s Friday eve. It’s time for a glass of mead.
2022-12-30: Those who have the least to contribute have the most to say. — ancient proverb I just made up
2022-12-30: I wonder if cash will become the rotary phone of 2023. Think of all the money the government could …
2022-12-30: Are you what you wanted to be as a child? If not, would you still want to be what you wanted to be, …
2022-12-30: We are fast approaching 2023. Please fasten your seatbelts and assume crash positions.
2022-12-30: “The animal peered from behind the brush intent on its prey. Then, I n disgust, it turned and …
2022-12-30: Did you have 80s hair in the 80s?
2022-12-30: “She sat in silence staring at the bread. Her mind was torn between devouring it now or taking it …
2022-12-30: Hey! It’s Friday! Get all your stuff done, so you can play this weekend.
2022-12-30: It’s sprinting in Delaware. Time for lunch and free-writing.
2022-12-30: Time to run errands. The Gathering is in session on the deck. Smudge seems to have a new eye …
2022-12-30: Good morning. It’s unrealistic to expect to be happy all the time. Life is full of ups and …
2022-12-29: Maybe Django is overkill. Maybe I should just start with Flask. #python #web #django #flask
2022-12-29: Not sure why, but I started to play/learn Django. #programming #python
2022-12-29: “Laugh like your happiness depends on it.”
2022-12-29: It’s a green tea kind of night.
2022-12-29: Time for some tea
2022-12-29: We’re in the middle of a heat wave. It’s 54º now, and going up to 60 over the weekend. #netde
2022-12-29: “When you murder someone only to find out they were already dead.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-29: The Gathering continues. This one got tired of staring into the house. #cat
2022-12-29: Bird! Blue jay #bird
2022-12-29: Time to pick weeds in AC
2022-12-29: Happy Pepper Pot Day No, not from the Avengers.
2022-12-29: Good morning, all. Stay healthy. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-12-28: When you forget to finish the website and have no QA… #web #programming
2022-12-28: Well, I’m glad I got off the Bird. It seems El Ron is systematically dismantling Twitter in a fit of …
2022-12-28: Cool! I don’t have a Venmo acct. What’s a Venmo? No, I don’t want to know.
2022-12-28: I don’t plan on doing anything special to celebrate NY Eve. I never do. It’s just another day here. …
2022-12-28: Confusion isn’t that you don’t know what to think or do; it is due to an over abundance of choice. …
2022-12-28: Plan for tomorrow: — more of the usual — some of the unexpected.
2022-12-28: Time for some tea.
2022-12-28: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2022-12-28: There is a sign of warmth outside. The world isn’t a block of ice.
2022-12-28: Bird! Lincoln’s sparrow. #bird
2022-12-28: Back in my day you could develop Mac apps with whatever language you wanted. I miss the days of …
2022-12-28: What do you want from Apple in 2023? Me? — a new iPad mini — tighter integration between XCode and …
2022-12-28: Latte and more free-writing.
2022-12-28: “He lived in a small town, population: one. He was lucky that he had so many imaginary friends.” …
2022-12-28: “Never point the finger at someone who can bite it off.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-28: “His sneezes spoke of loss, and overflowing mucus.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-28: “A punch to the gut is worth two to the stomach.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-28: “Love slaps you in the face with a pain that lingers long after the person is gone.” #writing …
2022-12-28: So El Ron said he’d quit as CEO of the bird. I haven’t heard that he has/hasn’t. I guess he’s just …
2022-12-28: Why do we keep sending rockets into space? Why not jut build them there? #space
2022-12-28: Meatloaf for lunch? Why not? #food
2022-12-28: Q: What do you call a junk drawer? A: A trash can.
2022-12-28: “Rogue Morgue” should be a title. A morgue that only accepts the living. #writing #prompt
2022-12-28: My primary goal for 2023 is going to be: — be happy and grateful #life
2022-12-28: So. Did anyone get fruitcake, the highly misunderstood dessert? #food
2022-12-28: You are better off treating New Year’s Day like just another day than setting unrealistic …
2022-12-28: Time to get some food and free-write.
2022-12-28: Happy National Card Playing Day Let your cards play all they want today.
2022-12-28: Lots of stuff done this morning and a few things accomplished
2022-12-28: What you think is what you are. #life
2022-12-28: Hm. You can post to Mastodon with Circuit Python? Cool. learn.adafruit.com/intro-to-… …
2022-12-28: Good morning. Be thankful that you’re still here this morning. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-12-27: Release the crackers!
2022-12-27: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS — free-write — read — Python — play a game
2022-12-27: Just because you complete a task on your To Do list, doesn’t mean you have to replace it with …
2022-12-27: I’m having a cup of Samurai Chai Mate #tea
2022-12-27: Time for a cup of tea.
2022-12-27: The year is croaking.
2022-12-27: Photo up. photosaday.weekly.com #photography
2022-12-27: OK. The bread pudding is in the oven. I make it with egg nog, and blend it so it’s a pudding and not …
2022-12-27: How you feel about what you’re not doing is as important as how you feel about what you do. …
2022-12-27: Happy Make Cutout Snowflakes Day
2022-12-27: Patience is the most important trait you can learn. #life #success
2022-12-27: Yes, the cats were waiting for me on the deck when I came down this morning. It’s freezing …
2022-12-27: Good morning. It’s never too late to be grateful. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-12-26: Do you listen to your own advice?
2022-12-26: Still a great song. youtu.be/f0bdLdTJd… #music
2022-12-26: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS — reading — free-writing — baking — Python — play games
2022-12-26: OK. The bread is out of the oven. Tomorrow I make bread pudding. #baking
2022-12-26: The house smells like bread baking. I wonder why… Oh, right! #baking
2022-12-26: “Life is a lie they told you to keep you from going outside.” #writing
2022-12-26: Anyone doing anything nefarious today?
2022-12-26: Despite what people may think, being a genius doesn’t mean you know everything. #life
2022-12-26: Observed: why do guys apologize after belching only to belch again? They wouldn’t belch if they were …
2022-12-26: What is the probability that statistics would not exist were it not for sport betting and games? …
2022-12-26: What books did you get? Are they worth reading? I got “Math with Bad Drawings”. Yup, it is. #books
2022-12-26: Did you get any games this holiday? What did you get? Is it worth playing? #game
2022-12-26: The point of science isn’t to give you the right answer. It’s to give you a better answer than the …
2022-12-26: I watched someone solve a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle yesterday. I don’t get how they do it. It must be …
2022-12-26: “I have a smile for you. I tore it off a homeless woman.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-26: Definition #3 is interesting… #writing
2022-12-26: “She sniffled the snot up her nose. ‘Mommy, where does Santa come from?’ ‘The North Pole, dear.’ The …
2022-12-26: I haven’t written anything this month. Writing 100K words in November was stressful. But now, I’m …
2022-12-26: Remember when Dr. Oz was a big thing? Neither do I.
2022-12-26: Santa “The family filed, sorted by height, into the the restaurant. Each wore either green or red, and the …
2022-12-26: “Can I buy you a drink?” “Sure. But once you do, you have to leave.” #writing
2022-12-26: Assuming you got one, do you remember the birthday present you got ten years ago? Or do you remember …
2022-12-26: Another roller coaster in Delaware. #weather
2022-12-26: “Life is but a grinding side quest.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-26: I need to start thinking about 2023 goal and things not to do. #2023
2022-12-26: So, has El Ron quit the Bird yet?
2022-12-26: I’m still waiting for the book cover design. #publishing #writing
2022-12-26: I think it’s time to eat some wings and free-write.
2022-12-26: I’m now calling it, “The Gathering”. Another cat has joined the patrol. I wonder what it is about me …
2022-12-26: Happy Whiner’s Day
2022-12-26: Can you wake up without coffee? Of course. Would you want to? No.
2022-12-26: Good morning. Lots of people have off today. Enjoy it. Don’t stress. Time for the ceremonial …
2022-12-25: I hope everyone had a peaceful weekend without thought of trolls, or other mythical beasts.
2022-12-25: Plan for tomorrow: iOS Python read free-write bake bread make bread pudding.
2022-12-25: I’m still trying to find a decent way to do PICO-8 dev on an IPad. Yes, I know I can use VNC to a …
2022-12-25: People never dilly-dally nowadays.
2022-12-25: I just had a weird idea. I wonder if I could hook up my old Pocket C.H.I.P. To the iPad and use it …
2022-12-25: 2023 should be the next big iLife revamp. #apple
2022-12-25: If you aren’t making better choices in your life, you aren’t learning from your mistakes. #life …
2022-12-25: #life
2022-12-25: I need to seriously work on my TBR pile. #books
2022-12-25: New stuff to read. Yay! #books #math
2022-12-25: Happy National Pumpkin Pie Day I have no idea why, it’s pumpkin pie.
2022-12-25: Well this was an unexpected Christmas present. I discovered “Scavenger Hunt” got another great …
2022-12-25: Merry Christmas to all. It’s not about what you get. It’s about what you give. Time to bring out …
2022-12-25: Good morning. Merry Christmas to all. I’m back home again. The feral cats are still on the deck. …
2022-12-24: If you celebrate, I wish you a peaceful day tomorrow. If you don’t, I still wish you a peaceful day. …
2022-12-24: I head home tomorrow morning. Had a nice visit with friends today.
2022-12-24: This is appropriate. Merry Christmas Eve youtu.be/IJPc7esgv… #music
2022-12-24: Hanging out with some friends. Trying to stay safe.
2022-12-24: What do you miss doing during the holidays-not holiday related? #holiday
2022-12-24: Current state of the app. #animalcrossing
2022-12-24: I should really do some work on my Animal Crossing app that I wrote on the iPad. #swift #playgrounds …
2022-12-24: Sign at the hotel next to an empty bookcase. It’s like they’re saying, if you have business here, …
2022-12-24: The world is frozen, just like the expression on many of the people’s faces this morning. They would …
2022-12-24: Remember, what you get/got this holiday is not as important as the bonds you make/strengthen with …
2022-12-24: I hope everyone has a peaceful weekend. Don’t start any wars or try to take over a country like some …
2022-12-24: It’s supposedly going to 23°F today. Maryland is cold.
2022-12-24: It’s 9°F this morning and I’m not about to venture out for breakfast. The hotel has no food service. …
2022-12-24: Good morning, all. Don’t take what you do have for granted. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-12-23: Plan for tomorrow: — relax — eat — other stuff — free write
2022-12-23: Keep only the people, thoughts, and things that bring you joy. All else by definition either does …
2022-12-23: If you are having a bad time this time of year, reach out to someone. #life
2022-12-23: If it hasn’t hit you yet, it is almost 2023 and we are still here. #life
2022-12-23: I’m sitting in a hotel lobby. It’s frigid outside. I guess it could be worse. Oh right. There is no …
2022-12-23: Ok that was easy. Got my journaling app pulling my micro.blog feed. Now I just have to format for …
2022-12-23: Be kind to animals this holiday season, and every day.
2022-12-23: When you feel stress during the holidays, stop doing that which causes
2022-12-23: If only there was a day set aside to not do anything.
2022-12-23: Happy National Pfeffernusse Day. I didn’t make any this year :/
2022-12-23: I hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend, whether you celebrate anything or not.
2022-12-23: Good morning. Welcome to Friday. If you’re working, so the rest of us can have a day off, …
2022-12-22: “We are living through the dark days of Christmas. The lights are all growing crazy with colors, and …
2022-12-22: This seems appropriate. youtu.be/Duq5QDp6K… #music
2022-12-22: Plan for tomorrow: iOS travel eat free write
2022-12-22: So what’s everyone getting for the holidays?
2022-12-22: Do fun things. Not to win, but to enjoy. #life #success
2022-12-22: If you’re not enjoying the week, you’re doing it wrong.
2022-12-22: Be the kind of person you would look up to. #life #success
2022-12-22: So. In 2023 we are all going to quit our day job and do what we want to do. Right? #2023
2022-12-22: Time to play some OW.
2022-12-22: Happy National Cookie Exchange Day
2022-12-22: One thing I re-realized this past year. There are a ton of interesting things in the world, and I …
2022-12-22: Sugar cookies aren’t really cookies, and the worst edible you can give as a present. Flame on! …
2022-12-22: Don’t forget that teachers are overworked, underpaid, and stressed. Support the teachers this …
2022-12-22: It’s getting cold. Long gone are the days of 75ºF in November. #netde
2022-12-22: Hello. Enjoy the holiday week. Rest up and de-stress for the new year. Time for the ceremonial …
2022-12-21: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS — Python — read — pack — free write
2022-12-21: What’s everyone doing tomorrow? Hopefully, it’s relaxing.
2022-12-21: Bird! Blue jay. #bird
2022-12-21: Happy Don’t Make Your Bed Day
2022-12-21: OK. I’m now waiting for “The Singular Case of the Three Witches” cover. #writing …
2022-12-21: I’m not useful, And I’m not funny. I’m just a snowman, And my nose is runny. …
2022-12-21: Happy International Dalek Remembrance Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2022-12-21: Well the feral cats have adopted me. They have visited every day for the past week or so. They seem …
2022-12-21: Good morning, everyone. The purpose of holidays is not to get frantic, but to de-stress. Time for …
2022-12-20: You don’t own your thoughts. They are just artifacts of your mind. #life #philosophy
2022-12-20: Happy Mudd Day No, not Harry Mudd from Star Trek.
2022-12-20: Plan for tomorrow: edit play games prep for the weekend other stuff as prescribed.
2022-12-20: Hm. They are rebooting the old “Night Court” TV show? … we shall see… #comedy
2022-12-20: Don’t force yourself through life. #life #success #zen #tao
2022-12-20: Time to switch it up. Pelikan M205 Blue-Marbled Sky SE (F) w/Iroshizuku Ajisai. #fountainpen
2022-12-19: Do people still play EverQuest? #game
2022-12-19: So, is the Bird site gone yet? Or is Elom?
2022-12-19: You don’t need to go on a quest to discover you are already on one. #life
2022-12-19: I guess there’s a new trend. Dressing up as a homeless person in the winter. #life #failure
2022-12-19: Just because someone claims something “is important” that just means it’s important to them, not …
2022-12-19: The holiday “publisher” call spam has kicked in. Don’t buy into someone who claims your book “was …
2022-12-19: Life is full of choices. If you don’t recognize something as a choice, you are either trapped or …
2022-12-19: If you can’t keep up with demand, don’t carry the product. Also, it’s not an excuse to raise the …
2022-12-19: His sigh bespoke years of toil. “Honor is just what someone wants to fight for. You never hear of …
2022-12-19: “If you don’t learn something new every day, meet someone new instead. It won’t make up for your …
2022-12-19: “A bucket of grog is worth half the rum.” #writing
2022-12-19: When you lose your sense of humor, you lose yourself. #life
2022-12-19: “It came to me in a dream—or vision. Kill all the unbeliefvers. Pikachu is the one true God.” …
2022-12-19: “The gods don’t care what you do. They just make a show of wanting you to act a certain way.” “But… …
2022-12-19: “You threw away the key to my heart. I changed the lock.” #writing
2022-12-19: There should be a Unicode character code that can represent and inserted image, sound, or media. …
2022-12-19: “He was the son of James the Elder. His water was pure and good. Even the gods and angels were …
2022-12-19: I need to start considering what I want to accomplish next year. #2023
2022-12-19: “My uncle died of a broken hearth. It was a cold death.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-19: There is an adage that says, we all want a better life. The question is, better how, and for whom? …
2022-12-19: Overheard: “I’ll have a glass of the house red wine.” That inspires me to create a wine brand named …
2022-12-19: It’s fun to laugh at yourself. It brings a smile to so many people.
2022-12-19: It’s a holiday week for at least a ton of people. Enjoy, relax, de-stress, connect, talk to a …
2022-12-19: Silence is frightening to many. When someone wants you to argue with them, keep silent. #life
2022-12-19: “I was married three times. The best wife I ever had, was the one that died.” #writing …
2022-12-19: When I was doing consulting for HP, the one lesson I learned that stood me in good stead, was to ask …
2022-12-19: “The snow swirled around her as she huddled against the biting wind, clutching the worn teddy bear. …
2022-12-19: OK. I’ve named the feral cats. Smudge and Creamsicle. It’s better than saying, “Yo! Cat Number …
2022-12-19: It’s lunch and free-writing time.
2022-12-19: “How do you know you’re related to me?” “You’re shorter. Height is …
2022-12-19: I repeat: if you’re a company, offering a discount is not a “gift” it’s an …
2022-12-19: Celebrate the small accomplishments of others. Especially the accomplishments of the small ones. …
2022-12-19: Happy National Emo Day
2022-12-19: So, is 2023 going to be worse than 2022 or 2020?
2022-12-19: Yes, if you were wondering, the cats were back. It seems rain or shine they are here every day. …
2022-12-19: Hello. It’s a holiday week. Don’t be weak in exercising your right to take it easy this …
2022-12-18: “The cold rain pitter pattered onto the road around him. It wasn’t the kind of rain one danced to.” …
2022-12-18: “Why would you ever want to go on a road trip with your dad?” “To kill him.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-18: Great ideas don’t have to come from the rich. #life
2022-12-18: I have never seen Avatar. I never plan to see it, nor its sequal(s). #film
2022-12-18: “Who do we blame today?”
2022-12-18: Worst Christmas lyric: “With the whoop-de-do and dickory dock” #music #christmas
2022-12-18: I don’t feel like doing anything today. I think I’ll go with my feelings for once.
2022-12-18: Happy National Wear a Plunger On Your Head Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2022-12-18: They’re baaaaack… I wonder what they want. #cats
2022-12-18: Hello. Be patient. Be courteous. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-12-17: Heal yourself so you can heal others. #life #success
2022-12-17: I need jellybeans. That is the post.
2022-12-17: “The thing we expect is the thing that we fear.” #writing
2022-12-17: Anyone doing things today?
2022-12-17: Why are megalomaniacs the only ones allowed to be billionaires?
2022-12-17: “What trickery is this?” People don’t say it as often as they should.
2022-12-17: Today feels like either a sub or pizza delivery for lunch kind of day.
2022-12-17: “The bleakest thoughts are rarely worse than the reality.” #writing
2022-12-17: Empower yourself and others.
2022-12-17: Good morning. It’s the weekend. Play nice. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-12-16: “His father was the type of person who would sell you for parts so he could buy booze.” #writing
2022-12-16: So how many people have an old empty cookie tin lying around in which they keep non-cookies?
2022-12-16: In extraordinary times we need ordinary people. #life
2022-12-16: Back in my day people ate liver and onions in restaurants.
2022-12-16: Take time this weekend to look after yourself. Do something relaxing. Do something fun. Like eating …
2022-12-16: It’s time to relax. What is everyone doing?
2022-12-16: It’s Friday eve. Time for a glass of my cranberry mead. #mead
2022-12-16: “The Morgue the Merrier” should be a title. #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-16: If someone annoys you they are seeking a reaction or trying to prove a point. #life
2022-12-16: “The ball bounced marking the time until my death.” #writing
2022-12-16: I write a ton of stuff using a fountain pen. My handwriting has improved over the years. However, …
2022-12-16: “The hardest part of living is not dying. The hardest part of dying is not having lived.” #writing …
2022-12-16: You are infinitesimally small. Your thoughts are smaller. Just think how small your thoughts are in …
2022-12-16: Next week is a holiday week for many people. Enjoy it, whether you celebrate or not, whether you …
2022-12-16: What does Santa yell before his trip? “Sleigh the reindeer!” #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-16: I think I want to push “The Singular Case of the Three Witches” for a cover next week and out to the …
2022-12-16: Back in my day you could go ice skating on frozen lakes, ponds, and rivers.
2022-12-16: When your tree bursts into flames And shoots up into the sky It’s all fun and games Until someone …
2022-12-16: It’s 2022. Why do shows still have a laugh track?
2022-12-16: “The fire in your eyes bespeaks the flame in my heart and the burning of the house around me.” …
2022-12-16: I need to eat and free-write a bit.
2022-12-16: I’ve been letting my brain recover from NaNoWriMo this month. I haven’t done any real writing. I’m …
2022-12-16: Today’s visitor… Not sure why they’re all coming here now. They’re ignoring the bird feeder. Maybe …
2022-12-16: It’s time to thank everyone who interacts and follows me on here. Thank you. You’re the sane ones …
2022-12-16: Happy Stupid Toy Day
2022-12-16: The cat is back. I’m beginning to wonder if it wants to come inside. It just sits and stares …
2022-12-16: So what science news and math news sites do you visit? Looking for new ones to look at. #science …
2022-12-16: If you’re self-critical of yourself, you’re doing something wrong. #life
2022-12-16: Good morning, all. It’s Friday. Review your accomplishments and failures. Time for the ceremonial …
2022-12-15: The more you identify with your feelings the less free you become. #life
2022-12-15: Sourdough bread. #baking
2022-12-15: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS — Python — free-write — errands — read — play games
2022-12-15: Sourdough bread came out great. #baking
2022-12-15: Books make great last minute gifts. So does food. I’m open to both.
2022-12-15: I’m baking some sourdough bread in a bread machine… #baking #sourdough
2022-12-15: I played a bit of WoW today. Boy am I rusty. I need to get back into it. I should try to figure out …
2022-12-15: Not a productive day today. Oh well.
2022-12-15: Even small accomplishments are worth celebrating. #life
2022-12-15: I should learn something new.
2022-12-15: Bird! Carolina wren #bird
2022-12-15: Happy Cat Herders' Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2022-12-15: Hm. Did you know that you can only measure the speed of light bidirectionally? #physics
2022-12-15: It’s pouring rain here in Delaware. I doubt I’ll have cat visitors.
2022-12-15: Good morning, all. If you’re stuck on something (writing, work, or what to do), that means …
2022-12-14: “The lights in the tree sparkled red, green, and white off the snow. The hobgoblins laughed as they …
2022-12-14: Plan for tomorrow: iOS edits/rewrites on “The Singular Case of the Three Witches”. Python WoW / AC …
2022-12-14: We’re entering the Holiday Zone…
2022-12-14: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2022-12-14: I guess it’s Panatone and egg nog season.
2022-12-14: I should play WoW this weekend. I haven’t played in ages. #wow
2022-12-14: Be intrinsic. #life #success
2022-12-14: And if you were wondering, which I doubt, yes the cats are back… #cat
2022-12-14: Setting goals is fine. Setting achievable goals is better. A plan is not a strategy. #life #2023 …
2022-12-14: “You retire when your treads are worn.” #writing #life
2022-12-14: Reality is more than what you experience and think. It’s even more than the sum of what everyone …
2022-12-14: I have a fresh coconut I need to deal with.
2022-12-14: Why isn’t it called “spackling the cake?” #writing
2022-12-14: Ok. Apart from the British-ized single-quotes there aren’t many things that I have to change. …
2022-12-14: Hm. Bouchercon in San Diego next year? Maybe. #writing
2022-12-14: I think it’s time for food and free-writing.
2022-12-14: Happy Monkey Day
2022-12-14: Complexity does not equal value. #life #success
2022-12-14: Got back the edits of “The Singular Case of the Three Witches”, my Watsonian novel. The …
2022-12-14: Hello. It’s cold out. Take care of people and animals in need. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-12-13: Plan for tomorrow: iOS free-write read bake something or other
2022-12-13: “There is a point in everyone to which they can retreat for solace. Some choose not to return.” …
2022-12-13: Just because you’ve figured out how to do something faster or easier, doesn’t mean you’re doing it …
2022-12-13: So what paradigm comes next: object-oriented, functional, ? #programming
2022-12-13: It’s sad that pretty much every review states that Swiss Miss is among the best hot chocolates on …
2022-12-13: Just because you’re alone doesn’t mean you’re lonely. #life #success
2022-12-13: Best arcade game of all time? Centipede. Flame on! #game
2022-12-13: I’m having gruel for dinner. It’s that kind of day.
2022-12-13: It finally feels like wintry weather sans snow. #netde
2022-12-13: I have questions… #cat
2022-12-13: USA Today suspends the best-seller book list. Remember: best seller lists were meant to sell …
2022-12-13: Found an old ticket to a concert
2022-12-13: Cranberry pistachio biscotti are baking. #baking
2022-12-13: “At least you don’t look dead.” #writing
2022-12-13: Learn to bend without breaking. #life #success #tao
2022-12-13: I had another visitor. They like sitting and staring inside without making a sound. Is this the …
2022-12-13: Good morning. Time waits for no one; so you better keep up. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-12-12: Plan for tomorrow: The usual. I must be in a rut.
2022-12-12: “A duck and a pheasant walk into a bar. The duck says, ‘Ouch!’” #writing
2022-12-12: I should start planning 2023.
2022-12-12: Did you know that feral cats with a missing ear tip have been neutered and released? Seems that’s …
2022-12-12: “There is darkness and then there is the black void in your heart.” #writing
2022-12-12: Wow! The sun came out. Just in time for it to go down.
2022-12-12: Squirrel!
2022-12-12: I see places selling something called a “Holiday Bundle”. I’ll take Halloween and New Years.
2022-12-12: My pitcher plant seems happy. #plant
2022-12-12: “Be happy. Your sanity depends on it.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-12: Just because you’re rewarded doesn’t mean you’ve done anything worthwhile. #life
2022-12-12: Happy Festival of Unmentionable Thoughts Yes, it’s a thing.
2022-12-12: Spending the morning working on my journaling app. The feral cat has definitely adopted the deck. …
2022-12-12: Good morning. Don’t chase the unattainable. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-12-11: Hm. I should bake biscotti tomorrow, too.
2022-12-11: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS — Python — eat — play — read — fiendishly laugh at someone
2022-12-11: It’s dark. It’s rainy. It’s gloomy. It’s dank.
2022-12-11: What’s on my deck in the rain looking into the house.
2022-12-11: Just downloaded the latest #pico-8 I want to get back into it a bit. It’s been a while. #programming
2022-12-11: “It’s a Frozen Zombie Kind of Christmas” #writing
2022-12-11: OK. I have my Swift project cross reference utility formatted and working. I think I should cross …
2022-12-11: Happy International Mountain Day … remember, there is only one.
2022-12-11: Well it looks like the cat seems to have adopted the house. #cat
2022-12-11: Good morning. Just because tomorrow is Monday doesn’t mean you have to not relax today. Time for the …
2022-12-10: “You are the final boss of your life.” #life
2022-12-10: In honor of Dewey Decimal System Day I present… youtu.be/mZHoHaAYH… #humor
2022-12-10: Salad greens are doing well #plants
2022-12-10: “Never try to hide under a bridge. You’ll be trolled.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-10: I seem to have gotten everything done that I had set out to do today.
2022-12-10: Time to play some games
2022-12-10: Made a new friend. Cat showed up on my deck. #caturday
2022-12-10: I have a bunch of related ultra-short short stories lying around. I’m thinking of fixing them up and …
2022-12-10: So what weird thing do you collect (not horde)? I like fountain pens. #collecting
2022-12-10: I did some work on my Swift code cross-ref utility this morning. Need to work on formatting the …
2022-12-10: Life is almost within my grasp.
2022-12-10: Happy International Shareware Day … does shareware still exist?
2022-12-10: There is a difference between worry and concern. Worry is the irrational reliving of a problem …
2022-12-10: Well, I guess it’s time to start masking up in public again. There is no sanity in being …
2022-12-10: Good morning. It’s actually cold out for a change. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-12-09: Be kind to yourself, and each other. #life #success
2022-12-09: I wonder what other stuff I should do tomorrow.
2022-12-09: Plan for tomorrow: – Python – Read – Play games – Relax – House stuff …
2022-12-09: It’s Friday eve. It’s time for a glass of #mead
2022-12-09: NaNoWriMo 2022 In Review - auteureist.com/blog/file… #writing #nanowrimo
2022-12-09: “Laughter From the Grave” should be a title, if it isn’t. #writing #prompt
2022-12-09: Happy Weary Willie Day … it’s not what you think.
2022-12-09: Good morning, Friday-people. Rejoice! The weekend comes. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-12-08: Plan for tomorrow: — iOS — Python — read — blog — other stuff
2022-12-08: What cool things is everyone learning?
2022-12-08: I cracked open a bottle of my mint kolsch. I got a lot of house stuff done. That’s my reward. #beer
2022-12-08: It is up to you to solve your problems. #life #success
2022-12-08: What you postpone will haunt you. #life
2022-12-08: I’m surprised the soup is edibly tasty.
2022-12-08: If you have high self ideals and goals, don’t beat yourself up if you don’t rise to them. #life …
2022-12-08: “The Three Mosquitos” should be a book, if it isn’t already. #writing
2022-12-08: Bird! House finch #bird
2022-12-08: Time to make some soup. I need to use up stuff. Going to throw potatoes, kimchi, herbs and some …
2022-12-08: Time to switch it up. Restored unbranded mini pocket pen with Enduro nub and Monteverde Blue Black …
2022-12-08: When in doubt, give someone a cookbook. #books
2022-12-08: Happy Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day … wait! People pretend? I don’t need to.
2022-12-08: Good morning all. Obstacles are just unlearned lessons. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-12-08: Hello. It’s Thursday, otherwise known as Thor’s Day. Avengers Untie! Time for the …
2022-12-07: “The secret of life is not dying.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-07: “He was like a drunken dead pirate, except that he had an interesting parrot.” #writing …
2022-12-07: Be grateful for the people you interact with. Every one of them has something to teach you. #life …
2022-12-07: Plan for tomorrow: iOS Python blog about this past NaNo house stuff.
2022-12-07: Sourdough starter fed. It’s alive! After being in the freezer for over a year. #baking
2022-12-07: Never undervalue people you don’t like, just because you don’t like them. #life
2022-12-07: I enjoy watching cooking shows, but they alway mention talking to your butcher or fish monger. Where …
2022-12-07: OK. Back home again.
2022-12-07: Create something new.
2022-12-07: Worst Christmas songs: — Little Drummer Boy — Grinch — Mariah Cary Christmas #music
2022-12-07: Kaweco Sport Cyan just ran dry. #fountainpen
2022-12-07: Three hours of sleep doesn’t cut it.
2022-12-07: More personal stuff this morning.
2022-12-07: Good morning. Work hard, relax, repeat. Time for the ceremonial coffee
2022-12-06: I forgot this exists. youtu.be/F7KMMxAQp… #spyhard #music #weirdal
2022-12-06: Enjoy what you do, even your failures. #zen #tao #life
2022-12-06: It’s 53 degrees at night in December. Not complaining, but this is bad.
2022-12-06: “The fire burns brightest when it is lit.” #writing
2022-12-06: Do people still have company holiday parties? Or did the bad actors mess it up for everyone?
2022-12-06: Remember, stay sane.
2022-12-06: Time for some free-writing and some food.
2022-12-06: Some days feel like Tuesday. This is one of those days.
2022-12-06: Silence shows you the noise you call your mind. #life
2022-12-06: OK. Personal stuff taken care of. It’s a rainy day in PA. At least it’s not snow.
2022-12-06: Another rainy day in the region. Time to travel.
2022-12-06: Started on a Swift XREF utility in Python. Have some basics done… I have it finding all the …
2022-12-06: Happy Put On Your Own Shoes Day … you’re old enough to do it yourself, you know.
2022-12-06: Hello. How you react to things and people you don’t like says a lot about you. Time for the …
2022-12-05: Life moves, whether you do or not. #life
2022-12-05: Plan for tomorrow: Personal stuff Free-writing Python
2022-12-05: Bird! Carolina cardinal. #bird
2022-12-05: Happy Bathtub Party Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2022-12-05: Good morning. It’s a frosty morning. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-12-04: I haven’t done anything with Lua in a while. I should do something.
2022-12-04: Bird! Red-winged blackbird. #bird
2022-12-04: I wish I had a doughnut or an eclair…
2022-12-04: Another PotG in OW. Time to run some errands.
2022-12-04: Cool. Won a close OW game with PoG.
2022-12-04: Anyone remember the plastic bags apple gave out when you bought something from their store? I miss …
2022-12-04: Cool. IPhones can measure a person’s height. www.macrumors.com/2022/12/0… #iphone
2022-12-04: No one can keep you from being happy, except you. #life
2022-12-04: If you are complacent, Murphy will show up to teach you a lesson.
2022-12-04: OK. I’ve got everything I need to make cranberry pistachio biscotti. Tomorrow, I’ll try to make it …
2022-12-04: “You can’t be too funny or too rich.” I’m neither.
2022-12-04: When a waitperson asks, “What can I get you?”, the proper response is, “A Million Dollars.”
2022-12-04: “The older you get, the more people you know die. Immortality is a bitch and bastard.” #writing
2022-12-04: “Never trust anyone that wears purple. That’s what I say. Purple is just a mixture of blue and red. …
2022-12-04: Life is not always 4th and Goal. You have to live it as if it’s 1st and long. #life #usfootball
2022-12-04: The best (not most important) accomplishment you have done this year? Mine: Buy a GoCycle and use …
2022-12-04: If your mindi s full of thoughts and ideas, you will never find what you are looking for. #life #zen …
2022-12-04: I should resurrect my Ouzo Cheesecake. #baking
2022-12-04: “If you think you’re doing the right thing, take time to count the bodies you have injured.”
2022-12-04: “The blood of the young is better than the blood of the others.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-04: I find it strange that in the US they market a blue bear and companies that claim not to have a …
2022-12-04: “Gather around the dead and injured. Stare at the accident victims and homeless. Be enthralled by …
2022-12-04: “It’s OK if no one understands your sense of humor as long as you don’t blow up things..” #writing …
2022-12-04: I need to download the latest Pico-8. I’m probably more than a year behind. #pico8 #gamedev
2022-12-04: The Spirit of Christmas Presents is an old sock marked down 25%. #life #christmas
2022-12-04: Ok. I need to make pistachio cranberry biscotti. Not sure why, but it sounds like a decent combo to …
2022-12-04: Isn’t it time for a new Apple product line, instead of an upgrade to an existing one? #apple
2022-12-04: When you want to be perfect, but you realize you’re actually Batman.
2022-12-04: Someone should have a “Pizza Advent Calendar” Nope nope nope.
2022-12-04: Wings consumed -1 to health. +1 to contentment. #food
2022-12-04: It’s sad when an ad has to explain that “People at risk may not develop ____” in a pharma ad. This …
2022-12-04: Observed: “He was a Boris type. You know; short, curly dark hair, bulk that bordered between obese …
2022-12-04: I missed writing with a fountain pen while typing NaNo. #writing #fountainpen
2022-12-04: I still need to post about this past NaNo.
2022-12-04: It amazes me (well, not really) how marketing promotes: “A free gift for you” while giving you a 10% …
2022-12-04: “Some day, I’ll use this ____, and I’ll save money.” Things people say while hoarding ____. #life …
2022-12-04: My mind keeps wishing for an XCode project XREF utility. I may have to create one to find dead code …
2022-12-04: Hm. Did you ever notice that “I want to get together” may be redundant? The “to get” part? And who …
2022-12-04: What’s the worst present you ever got? Me? Socks and clothes. I don’t wear many and people either …
2022-12-04: “So, where did you bury the body?” “Somewhere where no one would think to look—the cemetery.” …
2022-12-04: Time for wings and free-writing
2022-12-04: My sundew’s spike is blooming #plants
2022-12-04: Happy Wear Brown Shoes Day
2022-12-04: Spending the morning clobberin' an iOS bug and sipping coffee while listening to the radio (yup old …
2022-12-04: Good morning, all. It’s a sunny day here. Enjoin enjoying the day. Time for the ceremonial …
2022-12-03: Plan for tomorrow: — eat wings and stuff — Python — read — play some games — relax
2022-12-03: So what Switch game is everyone playing? Pokémon doesn’t count. #nintendo
2022-12-03: Tomorrow feels like a wings for lunch day.
2022-12-03: You have to make time for yourself. Not to do things or think, but to sit in silence and just be. …
2022-12-03: If this rain were snow, I’d be stuck for a month.
2022-12-03: If you expect less, you’ll get more.
2022-12-03: Bird! Song sparrow #bird Snack break with this song sparrow!
2022-12-03: Happy Let’s Hug Day
2022-12-03: Good morning, all. It’s a dismal day here in Delaware. Lots of rain. Time for the ceremonial …
2022-12-02: Cherry hazelnut bread out of the oven. yum.
2022-12-02: Bird! Carolina Cardinal
2022-12-02: Did some Python stuff. Played some Overwatch. Time to read.
2022-12-02: I’m not doing much of anything today. That’s why I’m quiet.
2022-12-02: Lunchtime is here…and now. **
2022-12-02: Happy International Sweater Vestival.
2022-12-01: “It’s dark and cold enough to bury cold dead bodies.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-12-01: Plan for tomorrow: iOS Python bake bread errands play a game
2022-12-01: It’s the time of year when I get the urge to learn something new.
2022-12-01: The more things you keep in your head the fewer you will remember. #life #success
2022-12-01: Enjoying a lazy day since I don’t have to write stuff.
2022-12-01: OK. I snuck in a couple of games of Overwatch.
2022-12-01: How do people remember mnemonics? To me, someone with aphantasia, mnemonics just seem to be …
2022-12-01: Paying attention requires understanding, otherwise you’re just observing. #life #success
2022-12-01: The best lines don’t need a story to support them. #writing
2022-12-01: “If you don’t know who you are, you will never know what you can become.” #life #success #writing
2022-12-01: OK. New plan for this afternoon: revive the sourdough starter in the freezer. #baking
2022-12-01: Observed: “He was a low-rent Russel Crowe wannabe, without the accent.” #writing
2022-12-01: I should figure out if I want to go to any new conferences next year, and whether traveling abroad …
2022-12-01: I’ve said this before: Respect is earned. Civility is freely given. #life
2022-12-01: “Don’t Blame The Dead” should be a title. #writing #prompt
2022-12-01: I should post about this year’s NaNo experience, but I want to take a day or two to allow it to …
2022-12-01: I spent the morning refactoring and rewriting a bunch of “junky” code in my writing app. It’s …
2022-12-01: The past few months have been hectic with stuff, so I never got a chance to brew a holiday ale this …
2022-12-01: Writing is about sharing yourself with others and in the process learning they aren’t you. #writing
2022-12-01: I’m beginning to compile my “Do Not Do List” for next year. It keeps me from overwhelming myself …
2022-12-01: Happy Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day …and before you ask, I don’t know…
2022-12-01: I should pick up Pico-8 again. I haven’t really done much with it this past year. #pico8 #gamedev
2022-12-01: My reward for hitting my goal of 100k in 30 days. I don’t even drink the stuff at New Year’s. This …
2022-12-01: OK. It’s time I should eat something. I’ve been catching up on stuff since NaNo is done. Time to do …
2022-12-01: Good morning. Welcome to December. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-11-30: Now that I’ve survived Nano, I think, it’s back to the usual grind.
2022-11-30: PSA: Back up your work. Back up your writing.
2022-11-30: Plan for tomorrow: iOS stuff Python relax play some games eat stuff no writing or editing apart …
2022-11-30: NaNo done! Phew. I’m spent. Final total: 100,370 words in 30 days. I hit my goal. #writing …
2022-11-30: If you have to pay $200K / month in child support that tells me the rich shouldn’t be allowed to …
2022-11-30: You don’t need a reason to celebrate, especially if you just do something nice for someone. #life …
2022-11-30: It’s almost time to start considering what you plan on maybe doing next year.
2022-11-30: “The world is a decrepit piece of work. It’s a failed experiment full of suffering and misery—except …
2022-11-30: Bummer Christine McVie died. #music #fleetwoodmac
2022-11-30: “Conquest is the ultimate form of marketing. Conquerors have historically been made out to be either …
2022-11-30: Yo! It’s time for a break.
2022-11-30: Bird! Dark-Eyed Junco #bird
2022-11-30: Good morning. Be mindful, but don’t stress about what you discover. Time for the ceremonial …
2022-11-29: OK. I just updated the Miyoo to use OnionOS. Apparently it’s needed if I want to run Pico-8 and …
2022-11-29: I think it’s time to relax.
2022-11-29: One day left. 4K words left. I’m going to hit my goal of 100K. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-29: When you don’t care you’re saying you accept what is. Parodxically, this is both good and bad. #life
2022-11-29: Happy The Customer is Wrong Day
2022-11-28: “We’re all just making it up as we go.” #writing
2022-11-28: Anyone else tired?
2022-11-28: Plan for tomorrow: More iOS work on my writing app. Writing to 96K. Get Pico-8 and Tic-80 work on …
2022-11-28: OK. One of the reasons I got the Miyoo is that it can actually run Pico-8 and Tic-80 games. I think …
2022-11-28: Hm. Nightwish doing Phantom of the Opera… youtu.be/ftpjT8XPK… #music #nightwish #phantom
2022-11-28: Bird! House sparrow. #birds
2022-11-28: “Screaming just brings more things that want to kill you.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-28: Gah! It’s after 5? Where’d the day go?
2022-11-28: Err… make that 128G of games. Fat-fingered. #miyoo
2022-11-28: The Miyoo Mini v2 was waiting for me after lunch. Ordered this 1/2 year ago. Forgot all about it. It …
2022-11-28: Cache cleared.
2022-11-28: Why is it most “learning” systems and techniques focus on mnemonics and visualization? Both are …
2022-11-28: “You know it’s personal when your carnivorous plants refuse to bite you.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-28: “Stern measures are preferable to aft measures.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-28: Today, I looked at code I wrote when first learning SwiftUI and thought, this is garbage. It’s time …
2022-11-28: Another slow-writing day. Only 800 words so far. It’s the working through the breadcrumbs in a …
2022-11-28: A m/billionaire who spends money on something doesn’t get to claim that he invented that thing. …
2022-11-28: Sweat drenched thoughts. Fear imbued with horror. Pain infused with blood. Dentists dreams. #writing …
2022-11-28: What would you do if you had nothing to do or want to do? #life
2022-11-28: The end is nigh. It’s also difficult to get right. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-28: “A blank page isn’t an enemy to defeat. It’s a friend you need to embrace and to whom you can tell …
2022-11-28: Writing. Waiting for food. #writing
2022-11-28: Uncertainty is the lack of actionable data, it’s not a belief. #life #success
2022-11-28: Good morning. Keeping your balance mentally is as important as physically.Time for the ceremonial …
2022-11-27: Happy Turtle Adoption Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2022-11-27: Plan for tomorrow: Finally get around to pushing “The Singular Case of the Three Witches” to the …
2022-11-27: Writing done for the day. I got some decent plot done. The words I wrote aren’t the good, however. …
2022-11-27: It’s never to late to learn humility. #life
2022-11-27: Time for a break.
2022-11-27: What’s everyone doing? I’m writing and ignoring the rain outside.
2022-11-27: Bird! House finch. #birds
2022-11-27: So, I’m seeing reviews of the new #pokemon game having terrible performance on the Switch. Guess …
2022-11-27: Don’t let your mind get away from when you are. #life #success
2022-11-27: Good morning. There is no benefit to setting expectations you cannot meet. Time for the ceremonial …
2022-11-26: The past is the future many want.
2022-11-26: “The ravens descended on me like a flurry of fanged feathers.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-26: I should probably weed in Animal Crossing tomorrow.
2022-11-26: Yes, tomorrow I plan to: iOS write edit play some games exist
2022-11-26: It’s time to call it a writing day. What’s everyone else up to?
2022-11-26: “Being different is the purpose of life. If you’re not different, you’re just average.” #writing …
2022-11-26: “Whenever I get drunk on life, the hangover is one hell of a downer.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-26: “Ah ha!” breakthrough. Time for a break. #writing
2022-11-26: I’m slogging through writing today, mostly because I’m trying to figure out how to move the story …
2022-11-26: All the foreshadowing and breadcrumbs are coming together. I didn’t know where the story was going. …
2022-11-26: The more power an organization or an individual has, the more they want to keep doing the same …
2022-11-26: Happy National Cake Day … it’s probably stale…
2022-11-26: Never underestimate the person you may be, never overestimate the person you are. #life #success
2022-11-26: Back home again. Time to get productive.
2022-11-26: Good morning. Enjoy the weekend. We deserve it. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-11-25: I’m done for another day. A late finish. What did I miss today? #writing
2022-11-25: I keep forgetting the HomePod is still a thing. #apple
2022-11-25: Hot take: worst holiday movies: Grinch and Polar Express.
2022-11-25: Plan for tomorrow: go home edit write catch up on home stuff.
2022-11-25: Watching FIFA. All the guys in the immaculately tailored suits all look like they have money riding …
2022-11-25: It’s sad that humans tend to turn fun children’s games into competitive sports and money. #sport …
2022-11-25: Sounds like a Revolutionary War contingent.
2022-11-25: Decisions decisions. #food
2022-11-25: It’s time for a lunch break. The sun has finally snuck out. I should take advantage of it while I …
2022-11-25: I’m editing, and as I do, I’m thinking I should break my app’s functionality into packages. Now I …
2022-11-25: Given that today is Black Friday here in the States, what are you buying yourself? I might splurge …
2022-11-25: “Move through life like a boat on the river, not a twig on a stream.” #life #success
2022-11-25: Hotel coffee is like hotel food; mostly bland, watery, and created for the LCD. #food #failure …
2022-11-25: I need to figure out how to forward my posts from Micro.blog or Mastodon to my journal app. #journal
2022-11-25: Happy Dine Over Your Sink Day.
2022-11-25: Six days left and I’m at 80K I’m at the home stretch. 80K was my goal for the entire month last year …
2022-11-25: Good morning all. It’s a rainy day here in Annapolis. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-11-24: I’m already looking forward to coffee tomorrow morning. I have no idea what that means.
2022-11-24: OK. I’m essentially at 80K words. The story is winding down and all the lose threads are weaving a …
2022-11-24: I really want to do some programming/design. But I have this novel to finish first.
2022-11-24: I hope there won’t be another “fire drill” tonight. I need some sleep.
2022-11-24: “When your friend has money, and you don’t. Does he give some to you or make it more difficult to …
2022-11-24: Plan for tomorrow: write another 3+K words edit walk around gawking and pretending to be a typical …
2022-11-24: “Most people don’t understand that the point of a lie is to point you to the truth by diverting you …
2022-11-24: Turkey wrap consumed: +1 to Health -1 to Agility.
2022-11-24: Don’t let questions confuse you from pursuing what you want. #life #success
2022-11-24: I have yet to brew a winter ale this year. Maybe when I get home. #brewing #beer
2022-11-24: Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Even if you don’t celebrate it or celebrate it at other times of the …
2022-11-24: Spelled backwards.
2022-11-24: Perfection is for gods and the inadequate. ancient proverb I just made up.
2022-11-24: Overheard: “It tastes like 1842.” I have no idea what it means, but it sounds like something I might …
2022-11-24: “Just because you follow the crowd, it doesn’t mean you’re a lemming. Then again, lemmings haven’t …
2022-11-24: “People want to be happy. Others want to be miserable. History is understanding which faction holds …
2022-11-24: “Have you ever chased a meatball that you really wanted as it rolled down the hill, grasping but …
2022-11-24: “If you ever change your mind, make sure there it’s filled up before you leave.” #writing #life
2022-11-24: You can learn a lot from people just by remaining silent. ancient proverb I just made up. #trurth …
2022-11-24: I hate pickles. Maybe I should make some. #food
2022-11-24: “Son,” the grizzled man who hadn’t had a shave in ten years began, “find a good woman who will stand …
2022-11-24: “He pulled the T-Shirt away from his body as if allowing the wisps to enter and imbue him with …
2022-11-24: If you find humor in pain, you deserve to be funny. ancient proverb I just made up.
2022-11-24: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” “I want to be The Chosen One. I hear the marketing rights …
2022-11-24: Gratitude is intentional acceptance. #life #success
2022-11-24: What you want isn’t as important as what you have, which isn’t to say you shouldn’t aspire to …
2022-11-24: Thanksgiving dinner :/ I’m thankful it’s not covered in Old Bay. #food #thanksgiving
2022-11-24: “A knife in the hand is worth two in the ribs.” Or is it the other way around? #writing
2022-11-24: Grr. The restaurant got rid of the Thanksgiving turkey dinner they had the last few years I’ve been …
2022-11-24: “Friends are people you want to keep.” #writing #life
2022-11-24: It’s time for a break and eat something. I just hit 2.5K words for the day. I’m not sure I’m not …
2022-11-24: Gravity is a heavy subject.
2022-11-24: Observed: “Good old’ boy, trying to hit on a “biker chick” who has done two shots and guzzling a …
2022-11-24: Time to let the iPad charge up before the next sprint. #writing
2022-11-24: “The Gates of Hell close for no one.” #writing
2022-11-24: I guess I’ll be eating at the hotel tonight. Pretty much everything is shut down today.
2022-11-24: The view at midnight when the hotel had a fire alarm go off and everyone evacuated. It could’ve been …
2022-11-24: It’s a holiday. I don’t feel like writing, but I don’t have a buffer built-in this month, so I have …
2022-11-24: A person will never be a success unless they have learned to deal with failure. #life #success
2022-11-24: Happy National Use Even if Seal Broken Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2022-11-24: Photo up: photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2022-11-24: It doesn’t have to be Thanksgiving to be grateful to those around you. Thank you for putting up with …
2022-11-24: Early Thanksgiving morn in Annapolis.
2022-11-24: I’m sipping my coffee and doing some a final read-through of my Watsonian novel. Need to get it out… …
2022-11-23: Remember, “Inspired by true events” is market-speak for “We made stuff up.” #marketing #failure
2022-11-23: Just because you’re related to someone doesn’t mean they are good people, or you should support …
2022-11-23: Cool. I wonder what I can do with this. shop.pimoroni.com/products/… #raspberrypi #pico
2022-11-23: I hear that tomorrow, there will be something called a “Turkey Trot”. It sounds like either a dance, …
2022-11-23: Jarvis, remind me to reactivate the sourdough starter once I get home.
2022-11-23: Who is ready for the new Nintendo Switch Pro? #nintendo
2022-11-23: Plan for tomorrow: breakfast? coffee? writing touristy wandering about eat stuff edit
2022-11-23: It’s time to relax. 76+K words. I’m in the home stretch. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-23: I think I’ll torture myself tomorrow and get some Old Bay Fudge. Yes, it’s a thing.
2022-11-23: I’m trying to decide whether to eat breakfast or just hit Starbucks tomorrow morning.
2022-11-23: Seriously, I wish everyone who celebrates a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow. I hope you have good …
2022-11-23: Tomorrow, may your turkey be stuffed and may you relish the cranberries.
2022-11-23: Whois looking forward to pinging the turkey tomorrow?
2022-11-23: “Star Trek Prodigy: Star Trek using dial-up modem comms.” About as interesting. #startrek
2022-11-23: Ack! Just accidentally, almost, pasted my entire 75K story to Micro.blog. Phew! Fat-finger syndrome.
2022-11-23: I need another 1-1.5K words today. Not a problem, he says about to fall over from mental fatigue. …
2022-11-23: Is Christmas Curry a thing? It should be. #food
2022-11-23: Someone just ordered an “Italian Margarita” next to me. Live and learn. #character #writing
2022-11-23: it’s refreshing having my sense of humor back, such as it is, since the “Dark Times” of COVID and …
2022-11-23: It just hit me that I haven’t made curry in years. I will have to resolve that once I get home. …
2022-11-23: Dred Zeppelin is the best Christmas music. Well, one of the best. #music
2022-11-23: This story became deep and thematic all of a sardine. I like it. I’ll see what I think a year or so …
2022-11-23: Shrimp and grits are pretty good. Coconut shrimp. #food
2022-11-23: Obligatory food pic. Shrimp and grits #food
2022-11-23: Apparently, today is also “Drinksgiving”. The night when everyone gets drunk before turkey day in …
2022-11-23: Um nope.
2022-11-23: We are all explorers. We explore our own life, our limits and aspirations. The wonder of it all is, …
2022-11-23: Hot take: Is there a compile-to-binary version of Python or Ruby? I like Swift, but I find the …
2022-11-23: “Less is more if you want more of less.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-23: The restaurant is playing Christmas songs. I don’t mind them, but it’s not even December. I now I’ll …
2022-11-23: Let’s take the “media” out of social interaction. Media implies the conduit is more important than …
2022-11-23: Late start. Late finish. Writing. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-23: Time to get some food in me.
2022-11-23: Am I supposed to drink this?
2022-11-23: Why is it governments wage war? It seems most of the wars are started by individuals claiming to do …
2022-11-23: It’s time for a break. Despite getting a late start, due to travel, I’m having a decent writing day …
2022-11-23: Happy Fibonacci Day.
2022-11-23: Tip tapping away. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-23: “The people who spend all day coming up with ways to destroy the world are the same people who sit …
2022-11-23: Writing always surprises me when the threads I lay out all come together in ways I didn’t expect. …
2022-11-23: Ok. Arrived in Annapolis. The weather is behaving this year; not as frigid as the last few years. …
2022-11-23: Just because tomorrow is Thanksgiving, that doesn’t mean you can be a turkey at your relatives …
2022-11-23: Never underestimate you ability to make a mistake. #life #success
2022-11-23: Bird! White-breasted nuthatch. #bird
2022-11-23: Good morning, all. It’s almost Turkey Day. Be thankful this is the last official work day this …
2022-11-22: Daily word target hit. Time to fall over for a few hours. I’m tying up loose ends from multiple …
2022-11-22: If you’re not patient with yourself, you will never be patient with others. #life #success #zen #tao
2022-11-22: Grimoires should be happier. #books
2022-11-22: The world needs more openness, kindness, and empathy.
2022-11-22: Books are a way to let the world in. #books #reading
2022-11-22: It’s time for a break. I’ve been writing most of the day. It’s a slow day as I start to bring …
2022-11-22: As the sun slinks in the west, I feel the desire to drink some tea.
2022-11-22: Bird! Tufted titmouse. #bird
2022-11-22: Celebrate the things you take for granted. Someday you’ll wish you had them still. #life #success
2022-11-22: Being young means never having to say you’re sorry. #life
2022-11-22: Clarity comes from not allowing your emotions to distract you. #life #success #tao
2022-11-22: Happy Start Your Own Country Day Yup, it’s a thing.
2022-11-22: Good morning, all. It’s not your job correcting people when they’re wrong. Don’t …
2022-11-21: Hm. I see we are now arguing/debating whether “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie, or not. I thought …
2022-11-21: Plan for tomorrow: errands iOS writing packing stuff
2022-11-21: The way to success is through action. Without action, you’re just thinking, or worse, worrying. …
2022-11-21: So, who’s ready for the holidays?
2022-11-21: I feel some ice cream is on order.
2022-11-21: OK. I snuck in a game of Overwatch. Back to writing. #writing #overwatch
2022-11-21: I think I deserve a break. I’m still working on my daily word count. #writing
2022-11-21: Happy Thanksgiving “Mommy, can I play with that?” “Of course, dear. It’s Thanksgiving after all.” Sometime later, the …
2022-11-21: I don’t have many white/ish pens. This one calls to me in its simplicity, even though I have a …
2022-11-21: Happy Alascattalo Day An alascattalo is a cross between a moose and a walrus. ;)
2022-11-21: Hm. I should get some fresh cranberries and make some crystallized cranberries. I haven’t done …
2022-11-21: Here in the US, it’s Turkey Day week. This year has flown by.
2022-11-21: It’s so cold this morning… How cold is it? … that there is a film of ice forming on the pond. …
2022-11-21: Good morning, all. Just because the weekend is over doesn’t mean you can stop taking care of …
2022-11-20: All right. I’m done for today. Word count achieved. 67+K. Today was a lot of shorter sprints as I …
2022-11-20: The problem with weekends, isn’t that they are too short (they are), but rather that they lull you …
2022-11-20: “Someday…” really just means, “I want to appear motivated, but actually I’m too lazy to bother.” …
2022-11-20: Oh yeah, I want to do some: RaspberryPi stuff tomorrow as well.
2022-11-20: Plan for tomorrow: iOS edit write play some games eat stuff stuff around the house
2022-11-20: I’m still writing. Still got a way to go to hit today’s goal. But it’s time for a break.
2022-11-20: It’s time for a writing break. I think it’s tomato soup, and useless reading time.
2022-11-20: Yay! The sun is out. Little good it’s done today, however. 35ºF.
2022-11-20: It’s a slow writing day. The story keeps wanting to end. I need to do something about that. #writing
2022-11-20: Salad greens doing nicely.
2022-11-20: If you want the world and the people in it to be a certain way, I bet you were a rotten kid growing …
2022-11-20: OK. Pretty much caught up on stuff at home. Time to do some editing before lunch. I hope everyone is …
2022-11-20: Just had to share this. If you don’t know who Raymond Benson is, he’s written a lot of …
2022-11-20: Writing and reading are a conversation. The author says something. The reader responds. Hopefully, …
2022-11-20: Happy Globally Organized Hug a Runner Day Not sure I’d want to. They’re usually sweaty.
2022-11-19: “Change is the one constant. You cannot hold on to something that never was, was, and will not be. …
2022-11-19: Well, that was fun while it lasted. So, what’s everyone up to?
2022-11-19: I just went silent on the Bird. It’s official there, Elon brought back Donny. I don’t play nice with …
2022-11-19: Hot take: I hate playing chess with a chess clock. But then again, I haven’t really played in …
2022-11-19: All right. It’s time to relax. I’m done writing for the day.
2022-11-19: Back in my day, this is what Star Trek looked like: O-= * . +-< If you get it, you get it. …
2022-11-19: Plan for tomorrow: — head home — write — edit — catch up on stuff at home — relax?
2022-11-19: “You have gone through the portal of my heart.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-19: It always amazes me when people come up and talk to me like I know what I’m doing.
2022-11-19: I think I’ll take December off from “serious” writing. Keeping this pace day by day would be …
2022-11-19: Remember the guy who stood on the corner talking to himself, and holding a sign that read, “The End …
2022-11-19: Being kind and compassionate is never a bad thing, nor is it weakness. Weakness is being so consumed …
2022-11-19: I’m struggling to stay away after lunch and general lack of sleep in the hotel. I think it’s time to …
2022-11-19: “The grave is no place for a young buck, much less an old hag like you. Get your own room.” #writing …
2022-11-19: 10B.C. 2010.
2022-11-19: People next to me are bragging how much fun getting drunk is. They are in their 40s #character …
2022-11-19: This is about the time of year when I start thinking about #phillyete @ChariotSolution
2022-11-19: Time for another sprint. #writing
2022-11-19: OK. I caught up with Keith Decandido and got his latest/greatest. Nice guy. I think I need some …
2022-11-19: Cool! I just stumbled on a #SwiftUI sparkline package. I may just want to need to use it. #iOS
2022-11-19: I got some editing done. Time to hit the con for a bit.
2022-11-19: “An unasked question has no answer.”
2022-11-19: Most of the attendees of #Philcon are older folk, with very few younger/kid level. It’s probably due …
2022-11-19: Mostly empty lobby and I’m off on my own trying to edit. Three people decide to sit next to me. I …
2022-11-19: Can you learn to be a moral person, or is it genetic? If you learn, how is that different than …
2022-11-19: Happy “Have a Bad Day” Day. Yes, it’s a thing.
2022-11-19: I’m up, and hotel breakfast consumed. Working on my cup of coffee. Still at #philcon. Hitting my …
2022-11-19: Good morning. A little progress is better than none. Just know where you are going. Time for the …
2022-11-18: “A journey of a thousand miles ends with a billion calluses.”
2022-11-18: I wonder what happened to my Minox EC #photography
2022-11-18: There are Lists… I’m still cleaning up my Bird acct. I’ve deleted the lists I had, and for the first time ever looked …
2022-11-18: …and no, I’ve never watched a Hallmark movie, Christmas or otherwise.
2022-11-18: It’s time to thank all of you who follow, and interact with me. I hope you find something fun, …
2022-11-18: Alright. If anyone still cares, I’m over 61K words. I think that’s enough writing for today. I’m …
2022-11-18: PSA: It’s Friday. Stop toiling. Commence frolicking.
2022-11-18: It’s time for a break and to scope out the area.
2022-11-18: One reason I write: A third-tier character who has a critical role, but isn’t fully formed, more …
2022-11-18: Ok. I picked up my Philcon pass. I think I need a free-writing break.
2022-11-18: I don’t have “movies playing in my head”, that I just transcribe. I have to logically figure out the …
2022-11-18: It’s OK to doubt yourself and your abilities. It’s OK for someone else to do so as well, but only if …
2022-11-18: It’s a soup for lunch day. Oo.. they have grilled cheese and soup on the lunch menu.
2022-11-18: Hm. Am I the first to use the term “Bird Migration” to describe the Twitter exodus? I doubt it, but …
2022-11-18: Ok, I had an especially good 25 minute sprint. 1+K I think I’ve earned a break. On another note, …
2022-11-18: Happy Married to a Scorpio Support Day No, I don’t make this stuff up, and I’m probably as confused …
2022-11-18: Hm. It just hit me that this is the one Doubletree hotel I’ve ever been to that didn’t give out hot …
2022-11-18: “Strength doesn’t come from taking a punch, or giving one. It comes from knowing how and when to …
2022-11-18: “The Small Shiny Shiv Shovers” should be a title. #writing
2022-11-18: “Son, your life will be boring to those whose lives are more exciting. But remember, there will …
2022-11-18: I’m hunkering down in the lobby to do some editing. NaNo messed up my schedule to get “The Singular …
2022-11-18: What the mouth speaks is only as good as what the mind utters. ancient proverb I just made up.
2022-11-18: Good morning. Another rough first night in a hotel. Got up at 1AM. Feels like the kidney stone is on …
2022-11-17: Plan for tomorrow: hunt for breakfast or coffee. write make time to get Watsonian novel out the …
2022-11-17: I’d rather have one good friend, than 10,000 followers. I’d rather have a quiet evening, than scream …
2022-11-17: Just because you disagree with something, doesn’t automatically make it propaganda.
2022-11-17: “An empty page is either an invitation to a dance or a knife fight.” #writing
2022-11-17: Ok. Done for today. I’m at 58K words. Today was a good writing day. Things are coming together …
2022-11-17: Hm. Another NaNoWriMo site bug… pretty blatant. I finished before the 15th, and today is the 17th. …
2022-11-17: Remember when Skype was the cool thing people used? Before Zoom and FaceTime?
2022-11-17: I miss traveling. #travel
2022-11-17: I just checked my Philcon schedule for tomorrow. I don’t have anything interesting until the …
2022-11-17: “Be comfortable in your skin, no matter how worn and crinkley it may be.” #life #success
2022-11-17: Found a bug on the NaNoWriMo site. The words needed today shows a number, when it should be 0, since …
2022-11-17: “I wish I had done that…” What do you wish you had done? Why haven’t you done it? What will you …
2022-11-17: “‘You don’t know how to solve a problem? Try playing. If you play long enough, the problem will go …
2022-11-17: It’s time for a break. It’s time to eat. I’m into Act II and I’ve had some great moments, I think. …
2022-11-17: Despite being a shortened writing day due to travel, I’m nearing my daily word goal. Weird, but it …
2022-11-17: I’m hanging out at the hotel restaurant, waiting for food, writing. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-17: Should I eat some lunch? It’s 3PM. Or should I just wait until dinner in a couple of hours? I think …
2022-11-17: Ok. Just hit the hotel. Time to catch up on writing.
2022-11-17: Time to head to #philcon.
2022-11-17: “He scooped another shovel of dirt onto the growing pile, then paused to wipe his brow with a sleeve …
2022-11-17: Don’t underestimate your life. Don’t overestimate your life in comparison to others. That is, we are …
2022-11-17: This month is just disappearing behind me. I think being heads-down writing is part of it. In the …
2022-11-17: Happy National Unfriend Day. Isn’t it time to declutter your life on Bird?
2022-11-17: Hello. Your mood when you wake up tends to set the mood for the day. Wake up happy. Time for the …
2022-11-16: Hm. Just had a weird idea: The 12 Books of Christmas. I wonder what they would be. (Religious books …
2022-11-16: Back in my day, you could get a free paper map at gas stations. We didn’t have GPS. We had to use …
2022-11-16: OK. Another daily target hit. Phew! Time to rest up for tomorrow.
2022-11-16: Time for a quick break. I wish I had a cookie.
2022-11-16: Plan for tomorrow: iOS editing drive to Philcon write
2022-11-16: I’m still writing today. I took a couple of hours to do some light reading. It’s been a slow writing …
2022-11-16: Space is Where the Money Is, And Goes So, I’m all for science and trying new things. But the money “to go to space” to massage …
2022-11-16: I need a break from the story. I think I’ll read something useless for a bit. I’m at about 2K words …
2022-11-16: Well, this is a new “feature” in iOS. Safari, crashing web tabs. They must have added a timer to …
2022-11-16: How much of an ego does a person need to consider themselves “The Queen of Christmas?” This is a …
2022-11-16: Gah! It’s 3PM already, and I’ve only managed a little over 1K words. Need to pump up the jam. …
2022-11-16: I’m taking a short break to think about where the story needs to go next. I’ve hit a point I hadn’t …
2022-11-16: You will never become a better writer/truck driver/doctor/whatever by tearing down another person or …
2022-11-16: I believe food is an appropriate substitute for noon.
2022-11-16: Any ad that promises “Hours of Fun” for a toy, be it for your kid or pet, really just …
2022-11-16: It’s time to settle into writing mode. This is the hard bit. After writing 50K, today seems …
2022-11-16: Ha! I knew there was a way. XCode tip: You know all those tabbed windows you have open? You can …
2022-11-16: Happy Have a Party With Your Bear Day … yes, it’s a thing.
2022-11-16: So. Growing up. Where you a nerd, geek, jock, or bully. How have you changed? #life
2022-11-16: Fixing a couple of things in the SwiftUI version of my writing app, before pounding words into …
2022-11-16: XCode gurus. Is there a way to turn off autogeneration of SwiftUI preview code? I never use …
2022-11-16: The Bird site is falling apart. I requested my archive weeks ago. When I got a response and …
2022-11-16: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2022-11-16: Who else is struggling to wake up and get going today? It feels like Sisyphus dragging a ‘67 …
2022-11-16: Good morning, all. Don’t allow the weather or darkness around you get you down. Time for the …
2022-11-15: Did your parents actually teach you how to fold laundry/clothes? This should be required training …
2022-11-15: Plan for tomorrow: iOS writing finish editing/proofing the Watsonian novel, and push it to the …
2022-11-15: So how does one go about ironing a waffle? And wouldn’t it still be crinkled?
2022-11-15: I’m done for the day. It’s time to relax and rest. Today was an energy-draining day.
2022-11-15: I’m tired. Anyone else? Anyone playing any good games?
2022-11-15: It’s hot cocoa time. You should have some as well.
2022-11-15: I really want to quit writing for the day. Do I deserve to after hitting 50+K? Yes, I do. Will I? …
2022-11-15: Be a kind human. Be kind to yourself. #life #success
2022-11-15: “I don’t know what I’m doing, but at least I’m enjoying it.”
2022-11-15: It’s time to take a longish break. 50,021 words so far on 11/15/2022. I’m still on track to hit 100K …
2022-11-15: Never confuse an A.I. with a neural network or pattern recognition. If you don’t know the …
2022-11-15: “A Kobold’s Recipe Book - Babies 52 Ways.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-15: “Who among you dreams of a quiet life devoid of trolls and dwarves hammering on your door demanding …
2022-11-15: “Things change in life that change your life.” “The Coins of Destiny - Book 1” #writing
2022-11-15: It’s winter. It’s cold. I’m splurging. I’m writing. #writing #food
2022-11-15: Time to go hunt down a wild salad. Or maybe soup. It’s cold out. I think soup. Lunch. Hot. Mmm.
2022-11-15: Happy National Spicy Hermit Cookie Day I had to look it up… www.thespruceeats.com/old-fashi… …
2022-11-15: iOS stuff done for today. It’s time to begin the writing day.
2022-11-15: Bring humanity, the good bits, to everything you do. #life
2022-11-15: There was a first frost on the ground. There may be as much as 4" of snow in the Poconos. …
2022-11-15: I’m awake. I think. Therefore, I might be.
2022-11-15: “Best selling author” is publishing’s version of Amazon’s “You bought a toaster in the past, …
2022-11-15: Hello. Make the best of what you have. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-11-14: Plan for tomorrow: write & cross the 50K mark. iOS work on the writing app. eat stuff play some …
2022-11-14: I want all of the old Infocom games on the iPad, just sayin’. #gamedev #infocom
2022-11-14: If you’re wondering which podcast I’m listening to it’s “Abroad I’m Japan”. Fun, snarky, British, …
2022-11-14: 3.5K 48K total. Another good writing day. Time to collapse for the day. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-14: OK. I need a writing break so I can drink water. Stay hydrated.
2022-11-14: Time for a break, and to recharge the iPad before I write some more.
2022-11-14: “Old ghosts are safe, if curmudgeonly and senile. It’s the younger generation you have to watch out …
2022-11-14: What if Apple is working on its own version of Meta? What would it be like? I’m hoping it’s more …
2022-11-14: Good dead of the day done. I just showed someone that the iPad has Accessibility settings for speech …
2022-11-14: What one podcast would you recommend? No “fiction reading” podcasts, please. #podcast
2022-11-14: I’m sitting. I’m thinking about what I plan to write today. Creativity is hard work. Creativity is …
2022-11-14: Who else wants to take the day off from writing and just goof off?
2022-11-14: Happy National Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day
2022-11-14: This is my trend if anyone cares. That flat-line at the end of the trend is my motivation to bend …
2022-11-14: If you’re struggling with NaNoWriMo, don’t give up. If you’re blocked, write …
2022-11-14: Philcon starts this Thursday. I’ll be attending as a plebian. If you’re going and want …
2022-11-14: Too bad the joke about knights and reading that my mind just stumbled on isn’t suitable for …
2022-11-14: So, it’s mid-November. Remember the 75-80º weather last week? It’s 35º now, up from a …
2022-11-14: Hello. Be amazing. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-11-13: Phew! I’m done writing for the day. I crossed the 45K mark. Today was a good writing day. #writing …
2022-11-13: “You don’t have to die to feel alive.” #writing
2022-11-13: Have you ever been afraid that you were good enough? #life
2022-11-13: “The NaNoWriMonicon - Tome of the Elder Word Gods” Subtitle: “A Book of Many Words” “Filled me with …
2022-11-13: OK. I’ve deferred resolving the character’s death until near the end of the book. It works for me. …
2022-11-13: Weekends in November should be 4 days long. That way I could write for 2 and play for 2.
2022-11-13: — CONTENT WARNING — What is it with Mariah Carey and Christmas? It seems very annoying and cloying …
2022-11-13: Not respecting someone requires both civility and politeness. If you have neither, you deserve no …
2022-11-13: Time for some tea. I’d ask you to join me in a cup, but I don’t have one that large.
2022-11-13: It’s time for a longer break. I’m at the point where I’ve set up a character’s death. Now I need to …
2022-11-13: “Magic speaks to me through a cup of coffee.” #writing
2022-11-13: “If you’re going to play at being a God, at least know the rules and be perfect.” #writing
2022-11-13: “The word you are looking for, is the word you will write.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-13: I think I need to sort the scene date menu. Hm. #ios #swiftui #writing
2022-11-13: “History isn’t meant to be happy, optimistic, or promote a side. History is the ugly truth.” …
2022-11-13: I’ve had a late start writing today, what with updating blogs and scurrying about like a squirrel in …
2022-11-13: Happy Symphonic Metal Day Yes, it’s a thing. And to celebrate it (and all the Bird trolls), I …
2022-11-13: Mid-Month NaNoWriMo Review auteureist.com/blog/file… #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-13: Time to do my weekly review. Need to figure out what I failed at.
2022-11-13: Good morning, all. Relax and enjoy the day. It will never return. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-11-12: Anyone remember Oingo Boingo?
2022-11-12: Seriously, getting, for the most part, off of Bird has been good for my mental health. Stress …
2022-11-12: Plan for tomorrow: write, of course. I’ll probably hit 45K words. iOS work on my writing app. …
2022-11-12: Today was a decent writing day. I’ve pretty much hit the midpoint of my story and it’s …
2022-11-12: All weeds pulled in Animal Crossing. Time to get back to work.
2022-11-12: “Don’t despair the boring life. An adventurous and exciting life is full of potential death. A …
2022-11-12: Happy Fancy Rat and Mouse Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2022-11-12: “Jack sat in his box. He’d been sitting, waiting, fuming for a very long time. He was all cranked up …
2022-11-12: Time for a break. I’ve crossed another milestone. I’m beyond 40K words after 11+ days. #writing …
2022-11-12: OK. I think I deserve to eat today. Time for a break.
2022-11-12: “He was so lazy, he thought it wasn’t worth the effort.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-12: Congratulations, Earth. Your human infestation is about to hit 8 billion today.
2022-11-12: What’s everyone doing this Saturday? Are you trying something new? Going somewhere different? …
2022-11-12: Small accomplishments lead to large successes. #life #success
2022-11-12: Yay! My kidney stone is shifting around like a baby waiting to be born, but it’s not about to …
2022-11-12: The rains have stopped. The sun is out. it’s 65º at 8AM. It’s mid November. This …
2022-11-12: Good morning. Go out of your way to not get angry today. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-11-11: I’m shy of my daily goal due to of the earlier setback, but over 3K for the day and ahead of my …
2022-11-11: I’ve lost track of time. That’s what writing does. It’s not that I lose myself in the world I’m …
2022-11-11: I’m getting tired. I’m playing catch up on my word count. I’m back at 1.2K words up from -6 today. I …
2022-11-11: Thank you to micro.blog and Mastodon. My stress levels are way down. ;)
2022-11-11: This is why you don’t edit when you write. I wrote over 1K words, then decided the scene didn’t …
2022-11-11: Cool. I got a new book. But it will have to wait until I have more free time. #books #reading #math
2022-11-11: Hm. The Switch isn’t charged. I guess I’m playing Overwatch.
2022-11-11: I need a break. I think I’ll check into Animal Crossing and pull weeds for a bit.
2022-11-11: I hope everyone is having a fun/relaxing weekend. It’s rainy here, and I’m taking a break from …
2022-11-11: #writing
2022-11-11: “A storm a’comin'.” Pressure headache for the win.
2022-11-11: Cool there is now an official Raspberry Pi Mastodon instance that they run on a Pi4.. …
2022-11-11: Helping people doesn’t cost money, unless you charge. Then it’s a business, not help. …
2022-11-11: It’s a glum and dank day in NetDE. Good day for soup, or chili. Not that I have any, and …
2022-11-11: Happy Pocky Day
2022-11-11: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2022-11-11: I’m surprised Apple hasn’t bought out Zoom and rolled it under FaceTime, or developed …
2022-11-11: Ok. I adjusted the UI in my writing app a bit. Time for a quick break and then it’s back to …
2022-11-11: Good morning. Just because it’s gloomy out, doesn’t mean you have to be. Time for the …
2022-11-10: I’m thinking I need to buy some salmon this weekend and make gravlax. Too bad there are no good …
2022-11-10: This has been a tiring week. Lots of stuff to get through. I’ll try and enjoy a lighter weekend. I …
2022-11-10: Time to call it a week. Bring on the weekend. 35.5K words total. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-10: I miss traveling. #travel
2022-11-10: People tend not to take complaints seriously, believing the complainer is the problem and not what …
2022-11-10: “The Elvish Sword of Pepperoni Slicing” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-10: Isn’t the mandalorian, one of those lute-like stringed instruments?
2022-11-10: It’s time for a break. I need to take tomorrow morning off to catch up with house stuff and errands. …
2022-11-10: The Bird Dies Now “In a world that’s powered by violence, on the ‘nets where the violent have power, …
2022-11-10: It’s Friday eve. Time for a glass of my cranberry mead, and more writing. #mead #writing
2022-11-10: It’s almost evening here. Friday evening! I really want to quit writing for the day, but I still …
2022-11-10: “Es ist besser zu tun als zu glauben.” ancient proverb I just made up.
2022-11-10: Do not confuse lore with history. #writing
2022-11-10: Shatter someone’s dreams. Make them real. #life
2022-11-10: I’m looking forward to next year, and maybe traveling. I’m sure it will come to nought.
2022-11-10: Email spam: Any email that starts with “Exciting news… “ It’s exciting for the company selling, but …
2022-11-10: You’re in a rut as a writer when you leave a restaurant and some guy sitting on the bench says, …
2022-11-10: He took a swig of the whiskey. “The way I see things… “ Another swig, but this time several drops …
2022-11-10: Free-writing and lunch done. +1 to Relaxation, -1 to Health. It’s time to furrow my brow and get …
2022-11-10: If your employer tells you that you shouldn’t be having fun, find another job, but remember it will …
2022-11-10: Observed: just talked to the server. She said the person filed a complaint against her with the …
2022-11-10: Observed: The same person ordered a cheese pasta. He then told the server. “Grind cheese until you …
2022-11-10: “You are The Chosen One. You are It, in Life’s game of tag. Hide if you can. Everyone will be …
2022-11-10: Neural nets are terrific at determining the date a given product will fail. Manufacturers are …
2022-11-10: Who has exciting plans for the weekend?
2022-11-10: “I gave you my heart, my soul. And what did I get in return?” He stared at her, imploring. “You—you …
2022-11-10: “You can’t die! What will I do without you?” Tears streamed down her face. A waterfall formed below …
2022-11-10: Observed: I just saw someone order a salad, then waited for the server to completely empty the …
2022-11-10: “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you will. Or should.”
2022-11-10: It’s free-writin’ time!
2022-11-10: The Brits say, “Touch wood.” Here in the US, we say, “Knock on wood.” Do the Aussies say, “Scratch …
2022-11-10: “It’s never enough to hold someone’s hand.” He stared out across the dark moor. “You have to hear …
2022-11-10: It feels like I should be eating pasta today. Lunch, like winter, is coming.
2022-11-10: Your occasional reminder: back up your work back up your writing back up your tools. Doubly …
2022-11-10: So, can I get one more sprint in before lunch? Methinksso.
2022-11-10: Sometimes, the passive voice is needed to establish a proper tone. Rules are meant to be bent and …
2022-11-10: All the good ones are taken, as the saying goes. The doughnuts, I mean. #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-10: OK. ‘tis time to work on the novel. Let’s see if I hit 35K words. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-10: Change Is Difficult Change is hard. So is moving, be it across the hall or to a new social network. If you follow me, …
2022-11-10: Happy National Forget-Me-Knot Day. Anyone remember Emma Peel?
2022-11-10: CONTENT WARNING - Reproductive rights is America’s hijab. Men who claim to speak for their gods …
2022-11-10: Hello. If you make someone smile today, you have made that person’s life better. Make someone …
2022-11-09: A sense of responsibility comes with a free sense of guilt if you don’t live up to it. #life
2022-11-09: “What was the last book you read?” “I’m not dead yet.” #books #reading
2022-11-09: Don’t forget, tomorrow isn’t Friday. You still have to be productive for another day.
2022-11-09: I just created an ancient myth/legend for this story. It’s pretty good and works well with the plot. …
2022-11-09: “The Learned Council of Tall Dwarves and the Things They Build” should be a title. Feel free to use …
2022-11-09: Weird. Weird. It’s going to be 75ºF tomorrow and Saturday. If climate change isn’t real, then it’s …
2022-11-09: Plan for tomorrow: iOS writing find lunch and do some free-writing. I need some time away from NaNo …
2022-11-09: Remember: be kind, be patient, be giving. Everyone is fighting their own demons. #life #success
2022-11-09: OK. It’s time for a break. Since the story veered from my original plan, I had to wrangle it back a …
2022-11-09: Obligatory pie photo. The filling came out wow! I cooked down apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger. …
2022-11-09: Do people still play bridge or pinochle? Not sure why the thought came into my brain. Maybe, because …
2022-11-09: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2022-11-09: Ok. I’ve found a few things I want to see at @philcon next week. If you’re going and want to hang …
2022-11-09: I should really post a blog about my experiences w/Micro.blog and Mastodon after coming from Bird.
2022-11-09: It’s time for a break. I want to check out the latest @philcon schedule.
2022-11-09: It’s not pretty since I (pretty much literally) threw together an apple pie with stuff I had lying …
2022-11-09: It’s been a slow morning, writing-wise. It’s time for a lunch break. Maybe food will motivate me to …
2022-11-09: Happy National Scrapple Day. … I should get some next time I go grocery shopping. I haven’t had any …
2022-11-09: This applies to life as well. #life #chess
2022-11-09: Well, I got my errands and personal stuff out of the way. It’s time to hunker down and churn words …
2022-11-09: The problem with programming, is that line 2 depends on line 1, and if you mix them up (the way I …
2022-11-09: “When all else fails, so do you.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-09: Good morning, all. Shine like the sun, try to be as bright. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-11-09: Don’t forget. Everyone have fun tonight. Everyone Wang Chung tonight.
2022-11-08: A-Team or MacGyver? Or, The Guyver?
2022-11-08: Plan for tomorrow: Errands iOS work on the writing app. writing editing food stuff & nonsense. …
2022-11-08: Done writing for today. I’ve cracked the 29K word mark. Time to fall over. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-08: “A true warrior’s got chill.” #writing #life
2022-11-08: Time for another history lesson. youtu.be/m3QMnxy2G… #sabaton #music #history
2022-11-08: OK, I’m still trimming the people I follow on Bird. I’m down under 150. A lot of the ones I’ve …
2022-11-08: I need a break from writing. I’ve got another sprint until I hit my daily goal. This novel is …
2022-11-08: It’s time for a writing break.
2022-11-08: We’re all a little weird. Some of us excel at it.
2022-11-08: Apparently, one person won the Powerball. As I just told someone, I’d rather be poor and happy than …
2022-11-08: It always happens. I find an empty restaurant and some guy decides to sit next to me. WT_?
2022-11-08: For all the new peeps (pink, yellow, or rainbow), I have a weird sense of humor. Thanks for putting …
2022-11-08: I’m a decade older today.
2022-11-08: I’m slowly getting my sense of humor, such as it it was/is/will be back, to the future tense, no I’m …
2022-11-08: Imagining someone saying, “But I have to rush. I may die before I get (fill in the blank) done!” …
2022-11-08: Slow trains still get there. You don’t need to rush. #life #success
2022-11-08: Intelligence is knowing when to cut your losses. Wisdom is knowing not to gamble. — ancient proverb …
2022-11-08: She screamed. Startled, her friend asked, “Why did you do that?” “Someone had to get the waiter’s …
2022-11-08: “One day, I’ll wake up from this nightmare only to find a darker one.” #writing
2022-11-08: What is counter.social, and why does it seem/sound like a political PAC?
2022-11-08: “He was a jellyfish of a man, all flimsy limbs and long snakelike hair, with none of the grace.” …
2022-11-08: Naming something limits you. #tao #life
2022-11-08: The future isn’t all you imagine it will be.
2022-11-08: “It’s been raining ever since you were born, son. You’re twelve now, and old enough to understand, …
2022-11-08: You can never be a failed writer if you have never written. #writing #life
2022-11-08: Sitting, watching the sun sparkle off the lake, sipping a soda, waiting for food, I read through my …
2022-11-08: OK. I did a bit of work on my writing app. Got a weird bug I’m trying to track. Time to take care of …
2022-11-08: Happy Abet and Aid Punsters Day … and remember, the shortest distance between two puns is a straight …
2022-11-08: Happy Abet and Aid Punsters Day … and remember, the shortest distance between two puns is a straight …
2022-11-08: Today is an important day in the US. It should be interesting…
2022-11-08: What are the chances of extraterrestrials visiting Earth at any time in its history vs. winning the …
2022-11-08: Hello, people of Earth. Do some good today. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-11-07: Plan for tomorrow: write work on a couple things in the writing app / iOS SwiftUI find food …
2022-11-07: PSA: Vote tomorrow. That is all.
2022-11-07: Another 4K today for a total of almost 26K. The day started slow, but accelerated. If this were a …
2022-11-07: I wonder about authors who claim their fantasies are epic. People, be a little humble, would you? .~
2022-11-07: Side question: What is the best chess site? I haven’t played chess in years. I used to be good …
2022-11-07: I think I need to carve out a chunk of time this week to push the Watsonian novel to the editor. …
2022-11-07: So is anyone eating anything interesting? I’m munching on sunflower seeds. It’s healthier than the …
2022-11-07: OK. It’s time for a break. Today is a decent writing day. I know I’ll have to rework some of the …
2022-11-07: “Sleep. Dream. Toss. Nightmare. Scream. Wake. Sweat.” #writing
2022-11-07: It’s time for another break. I keep adding words in the hope that this novel will magically finish …
2022-11-07: “Let all cower in terror at the mention of my name. For I am, Teddy Puddingsworth.” #writing …
2022-11-07: I think I’ll get a tuna sub for lunch.
2022-11-07: Do not allow your anxiety to overcome your fear. You need a clear head to deal with difficult …
2022-11-07: House stuff done. I even replanted the Aerogarden. Time to write, before lunch hits.
2022-11-07: First writing sprint done. It’s a good start. Time for a quick break to take care of some house …
2022-11-07: Thank you for lurk/following me. Note that I pretty much do a continual mind-dump, free storage for …
2022-11-07: I sent my old parents out to get me a shrubbery. They said, “Ni!” #writing …
2022-11-07: Remember when “gentrification” was a word? Now, it seems “revitalization” is …
2022-11-07: The reason we hate hearing bad news isn’t because the news is bad, but because we fear and …
2022-11-07: I’m enjoying a lazy morning (well at least until 9AM), because then I’ll start writing …
2022-11-07: Happy Hug a Bear Day
2022-11-07: I had weird idea (I get lots of ‘em). What if hate and rage aren’t a normal condition, …
2022-11-07: Good morning, all. Find some quiet today and sit in it. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-11-07: Time, or a lack thereof, is never a valid excuse. You are in charge of the time you have. No one …
2022-11-07: Do what will have the most impact. Do what has the least probability of succeeding. Do what you …
2022-11-06: “Would you like to donate to the Church of Overlasting Pain and Greed?” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-06: Wealth does not confer intelligence. ancient proverb I just made up.
2022-11-06: Given what I’m seeing, it may be wise to pull an archive of all your data and contacts on the Bird …
2022-11-06: “Broken dreams and broken promises will shatter you.” The old man sighed sitting down. “I’ve had …
2022-11-06: Anyone remember Zip drives? Not zip ties.
2022-11-06: Plan for tomorrow: write (of course) iOS (work some more on Auteureist) make some sausage and rice …
2022-11-06: Yo! What are you doing tomorrow? Vent your frustrations. You deserve it.
2022-11-06: OK. I made it to 3.2K words today. A smidge under my daily goal, but I’m struggling to produce …
2022-11-06: Hey, if you’re writing (or doing anything else for that matter) and need some encouragement and …
2022-11-06: I just noticed that you always see Dwayne Johnson and “The Rock” in the same room at the same time. …
2022-11-06: This time change thing finally hit. I’m dragging to write another 300 words, at a minimum. And why …
2022-11-06: I just got feedback from my beta reader. She said she couldn’t put it down, and the dialog was what …
2022-11-06: “All Murders In Moderation” should be a title. Feel free to use it. #writing #prompt
2022-11-06: “How’d you like to speed up your C++ code 115%?” “Why would I use C++?” .~
2022-11-06: I think it’s time for an AC/DC break.
2022-11-06: Time for a break. Time to plug the iPad in.
2022-11-06: You can’t make a storm go away. Often you can’t take shelter from it. Usually, the storm is of your …
2022-11-06: Watching a doe and her small deer drink at the pond and being affectionate. Life isn’t awful unless …
2022-11-06: I’m thinking faster than I type today. Words are being dropped in both my posts and writing. Trying …
2022-11-06: So, has anyone started planning things for 2023? I’m considering breaking out of my self-imposed …
2022-11-06: Ok. This story is going places I didn’t intend it to go. That’s good, but it means I now have to …
2022-11-06: If you don’t a woman with her own health choices, why should we trust you? #life #failure
2022-11-06: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2022-11-06: What kind of crimes would Tom commit. Gold star if you get it right.
2022-11-06: Wings consumed. Time to head for ‘bucks and write.
2022-11-06: Marketing Failures Marketing stuff I hate: using corporate colors throughout the ad. It doesn’t help chances to sell. …
2022-11-06: If you “play to win”, I have little/no respect for you. If you do it for the money. Ditto. If you do …
2022-11-06: “If you’re going to spit, spit like you mean it and spit to hit.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-06: I should really study Bayesian probability. I understand it, but not enough to have memorized the …
2022-11-06: “Have fun. Enjoy life and what you do. The unexpected problems will kill the chill soon enough.”
2022-11-06: Just because the journey is slow, doesn’t mean you aren’t going somewhere—well, maybe you’re not. …
2022-11-06: Never throw the baby out with the bath water. You can use the water to raise plants.
2022-11-06: If you have to make money in order to create art, cut out the middle-man and create money instead.
2022-11-06: Back in my day, muscisians were called for “selling out”. Now, it’s just business as usual. #art …
2022-11-06: “Lightning struck. Thunder slammed him against the wall. Panting, he thought, next time, I’ll go …
2022-11-06: What is the purpose of a seating arrangement, apart from making you sit next to someone you don’t …
2022-11-06: Do people still go to company “work” parties? Do they, the parties, still exist? Are they still as …
2022-11-06: Back on track. 1.6K so far today. I just sent what I have so far to a beta reader to see if I’m OK. …
2022-11-06: Time to get some wings (and do more writing). #food
2022-11-06: If you fear feeling stupid because of your mistakes, you’ve just made one more. #life
2022-11-06: Often, it’s enough to realize that you don’t know what you’re doing and …
2022-11-06: It’s been a slow writing morning. Mostly because I’ve split my time between writing and …
2022-11-06: The problem with belonging to a group, such as fascists or Nazis, is that you really belong, as in, …
2022-11-06: If you haven’t read it, why not? If you have, please leave a review somewhere. Thank you. End …
2022-11-06: With any luck, and some hard work, I’ll hit 23K words today. Currently, I’m doing my weekly review …
2022-11-06: My steam seems dead. I guess the Phillies lost.
2022-11-06: I’m still looking for good tech books to read. Again, no programming books, please. I have …
2022-11-06: “Little known fact: The Duffel bag was invented by Jonathon Duffel, a British sailmaker. He …
2022-11-06: I just reviewed my “Not To Do” list. It’s growing fast mostly due to not having …
2022-11-06: I recovered most of the sleep I lost. I’m still not completely awake.
2022-11-06: We are all part of what we create. #life
2022-11-06: Good morning. “Friends in high places” will take them with you when you fall. Time for the …
2022-11-05: What what the best technical book that you read in 2022? Programming programming books not allowed. …
2022-11-05: I’m still trying to come up with a good book cover idea for my Watsonian novel. #writing #holmes …
2022-11-05: So, who’s a bot on this site? .~
2022-11-05: Even thought it’s in the 70s now, I feel like having some hot chocolate. I’m an adult, so i get to …
2022-11-05: Ugh. I just realized @Philcon is during NaNo. I guess I’ll be spending most of the con pounding on a …
2022-11-05: We, in this country, do things to clocks tonight that no one should have to do.
2022-11-05: That’s enough for today. I’ve hit 18.7K words. Time to relax. I need to catch up sleep tonight. …
2022-11-05: Twitter is announcing that subscribers will get “half the ads, but better ads”. So you are now going …
2022-11-05: Hm… apparently you can run a Mastodon instance on a RaspberryPi. I wonder if I should… #fediverse …
2022-11-05: When people tell you, you can’t. What they are saying is, they won’t. #life
2022-11-05: Hm. I have a really weird bug in my writing app. It crashes on @main with no backtrace. #ios …
2022-11-05: “It’s surprising how much Bezos, Musk, and other such wealthy people look, act, and …
2022-11-05: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2022-11-05: Some people are plotters. Some people are pantsers. Today, I’m a plodder. Only 1.7K so far. …
2022-11-05: This would be a good time to eat a salad.
2022-11-05: Time for a break. My words per sprint is down today. I’m still not completely awake it seems and …
2022-11-05: The **
2022-11-05: Yawn. I’m struggling to write this morning, mostly because I’m struggling to stay awake. …
2022-11-05: I’m awake again. This is going to be a weird day. I woke up at 3AM, had a cup of coffee, …
2022-11-05: The scenery is exhilarating when you rush down the river on a raft, but you don’t really see …
2022-11-05: First sprint of the day done. I’ve laid some good breadcrumbs. I hope I can get them all to …
2022-11-05: Happy National Doughnut Appreciation Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2022-11-05: I’m up way too early at 3AM. The good news is, I got a cover idea for my Watsonian novel. Now, …
2022-11-05: Good morning. Allow things to happen. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-11-04: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2022-11-04: What’s worse? Doing the right thing for the wrong reasons, or doing the wrong thing for the right …
2022-11-04: I miss seeing Vincent diFate’s artwork. Is he still around and active? #art #sf
2022-11-04: What excitement do you have planned for tomorrow? Anyone going to annoy someone?
2022-11-04: “Trying to get a king to do anything for the people is feudal.” Sorry, I couldn’t resist… well I …
2022-11-04: I think Sabaton would have made the Hobbit movie a lot better… https://youtu.be/W89_lwnql_M #music …
2022-11-04: Good news: I’m slowly regaining my sense of humor. Bad news: I didn’t have much to begin with.
2022-11-04: Plan for tomorrow: write get outside. It’s supposed to be 77ºF here. either play some Overwatch, or …
2022-11-04: “Dadda, tell me a story.” “Who do you think I am? A writer? Go to the library if you want a story.” …
2022-11-04: “Three Cars and a Murder” should be a title. Feel free to use it. #writing #prompt
2022-11-04: “The problem with time, you see… ” He pulled the mug of beer toward his lips. “… is that it always …
2022-11-04: Still a great song. And Ozzy would’ve made a great Doctor Who. Big hair warning. #music #80s …
2022-11-04: It’s interesting how, more often than not, rich people make terrible businesspeople. #life #business …
2022-11-04: Being November, I thought it appropriate that I crack open a 1 year old bottle of my cranberry mead. …
2022-11-04: I’m thinking about brewing another holiday ale this month. Red ale base. Cinnamon Ginger Lemon …
2022-11-04: Micro experts. What’s the best way to find doing stuff with Raspberry Pi, for example? Apart from …
2022-11-04: I have this feeling that I should accomplish something tomorrow. I guess writing 15K words this week …
2022-11-04: Friends are good. Or so I hear.
2022-11-04: I’m not famous. I’m not important. I’m not rich. That doesn’t mean I don’t matter. Repeat. #life …
2022-11-04: Why don’t we ever hear about people breaking into Fort Knox and stealing all the gold?
2022-11-04: Why do so many election deniers run for office?
2022-11-04: Anyone else find it ironic that public domains cost money?
2022-11-04: I find that there is no “doom scrolling” for me on Micro.blog. I prefer my life that way.
2022-11-04: The first work week of November and NaNoWriMo is drawing to a close. It went by way too fast. I …
2022-11-04: OK. I settled on @Archimage@writing.exchange for Mastodon. Seemed a better fit for me. Sorry for the …
2022-11-04: Phew! 4648 words today. I’m over 15K words in 4 days. That’s pretty good, I think. Most of today’s …
2022-11-04: It’s interesting to see ads targeting “anti-white bigotry”. Once you target a race …
2022-11-04: Just because you’re staring into the abyss, doesn’t mean you won’t enjoy it. #life
2022-11-04: “Give the fans what they want. Throw some shit.” #writing
2022-11-04: I’m taking a long lunch break since I managed a ton of words this morning. I think I deserve to hang …
2022-11-04: When you refuse to have a muffler on your car, and blasting “music” at full volume, you are truly …
2022-11-04: May barbarians raid your refrigerator. ancient curse I just made up
2022-11-04: Everything has been done. Companies are now so niche they want a smell throughline in books. -cough …
2022-11-04: Vicious rumor: Twitter and Facebook to merge.
2022-11-04: “In the olden times,people used spices to hide the smell and taste of rancid foods. We still do …
2022-11-04: Yes, I’m in a bit of a snarky mood. A singer-songwriter is like an author-actor.
2022-11-04: Gonna say it again. If you’re a singer-songwriter, stop singing. You have no talent in the singing …
2022-11-04: “Sparks of joy sometimes burst into a fire of euphoria. Sparks of darkness spread into a malignant …
2022-11-04: Acceptance is not complacency. Accept when appropriate, don’t be complacent. #life #success
2022-11-04: “The stars are you vision. If they are blurred or you can’t see them, you are blind to creativity, …
2022-11-04: “Life is a monster you have to tame.” #life #writing
2022-11-04: I just ordered a “Spicy Jane Burger”. I told the restaurant that “Spicy Jack Burger” was sexist. Got …
2022-11-04: “The witch held her dress aloft. ‘I’m done. It’s jeans and a t-shirt now’” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-04: Aspire. Endure. Achieve. #life
2022-11-04: Hasbro used to create fun games. What happened?
2022-11-04: Be the rebel you always wanted to be. However, understand the costs. #life
2022-11-04: “Dance like everyone is watching. Sling words like you have talent. Splash paint, become an artist. …
2022-11-04: Weekends during NaNoWriMo are tough. I want to get out and do stuff, but I have to write a certain …
2022-11-04: “The unicorn of life has a horn to pick with you.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-11-04: Vote! … in whichever country you reside in. Even if your vote doesn’t matter, you are sending a …
2022-11-04: Never ask people to pay for something you gave away for free. #marketing #failure #drugs #twitter
2022-11-04: “Do you ever dream of Legos, red, blue, and all the colors of the rainbow? Do you dream of castles …
2022-11-04: Did you ever move to a new house? I bet you did. Do you remember how you moved in, and thought. It’s …
2022-11-04: Time to eat.
2022-11-04: I hit 4K words this morning. I thought my word count function was messed up, so I checked my text …
2022-11-04: The sun is out. The birds are singing. I’m having a decent day so far. What does Murphy have …
2022-11-04: I’m having a good writing day. Nothing exciting, but I’m developing characters and relationships. I …
2022-11-04: Back in my day we used memory pointers. And things were easier to understand in programming …
2022-11-04: There are two types of facts. Facts that are independent of a person’s interpretation. The …
2022-11-04: It’s Friday, people. You have to survive until the weekend. Do what you must do, so you can do …
2022-11-04: Doing the right thing is easy as long as you aren’t all about yourself. #life
2022-11-04: … and micro.blog is back.
2022-11-03: Plan for tomorrow: write code eat stuff I’m in a rut.
2022-11-03: I like the trend to 100K words. I may just do it. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-03: Day 3 done. I’m over 10K words. It’s time to relax. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-03: Disney or Looney Tunes? I’m firmly in the Looney Tunes camp.
2022-11-03: It’s time for another quick break. I’m sprinting along. The characters are coming alive. #writing …
2022-11-03: This coming weekend is when we reset all of the clocks worth resetting.
2022-11-03: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2022-11-03: It’s time for a break. I’m having a good writing session this morning. I’m at the point where I’m …
2022-11-03: Happy World Jellyfish Day
2022-11-03: Seems about right.
2022-11-03: It’s a pretty, but cold, morning here in DE (not-Germany). I don’t plan on dong much of …
2022-11-03: Good morning. Just because it’s dark doesn’t mean it’s bad. Time for the …
2022-11-02: Great album. I’m surprised I like it, though I’ve heard a couple of their songs. #music #metal
2022-11-02: “No one talks about or demands honor nowadays. They want respect with no honor.”
2022-11-02: Serious question for model-makers. What does a scale of 1/100th scale mean? I thought it was 1” = …
2022-11-02: Are any of you still celebrating? Halloween?
2022-11-02: You can’t fail if you never start. You’ll never win either. #life
2022-11-02: Plan for tomorrow: write another 3-4K words. start one final pass on my Watsonian novel. eat soup. …
2022-11-02: The new version of the writing app seems stable and hasn’t crashed yet. It’s got a few bugs, mostly …
2022-11-02: Day 2 total: 7298 words. Time to stop for the day. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-02: If I’ve learned anything, it’s that I have so much more to learn. #life
2022-11-02: So why haven’t the people on the Bird site, just modified their avatars to include a blue check …
2022-11-02: I wish Stephen Spielberg would stop making movies that look like they were shot in Ektachrome just …
2022-11-02: Hm. “A Christmas Story” sequel trailer is out. I’m not sure what to think. I’m not sure what Jean …
2022-11-02: What if baseball players celebrated the way NFL players do when they score a run?
2022-11-02: At first, Nintendo didn’t want a game about paint. They wanted to call it Spitoon. #nintendo #game
2022-11-02: I’m surprised no one has used the neural engine in a iPhone to train an app to recognize and …
2022-11-02: The iPhone’s OCR is surprisingly good. #iphone
2022-11-02: English is weird. Overheard: “I was walking around with crutches.” Or, maybe the person was weird. …
2022-11-02: Have fun. Bring joy. There will be time enough for being serious and worrying when the bad things …
2022-11-02: I still need to think about what I want on the cover of my Watsonian novel. So far, I only have a …
2022-11-02: So much for the outline I spent all that time prepping this novel. The story has already taken over. …
2022-11-02: I just broke the 5K word mark. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-02: Happy Dynamic Harmlessness Day … I have no idea…
2022-11-02: Time to get some lunch and write some more. Today’s writing sessions are going well, but …
2022-11-02: “Remember, there will always be at least one person at your funeral.” #writing #life
2022-11-02: Average is just another word for mediocre. Don’t be average. #life
2022-11-02: Time for a quick break to do some house-related stuff.
2022-11-02: I’m using my writing app running with XCode in debug mode running in the background to help …
2022-11-02: I wish Apple would suppress internal debug/error messages in betas. Or at least make them …
2022-11-02: Time to write. Day 2 commence.
2022-11-02: This applies to people as well.
2022-11-02: Be true to you. That’s difficult to do if you don’t know who you are. #life
2022-11-02: Good morning. Slow down. You are passing life by. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-11-01: If you’re not resilient, you’ll crack.
2022-11-01: No one has withstood the test of time.
2022-11-01: “Humanity. Why’d anyone want it in space?” #writing
2022-11-01: Hm. One thing I don’t get is how to search for a topic to follow on Micro. I understand I can search …
2022-11-01: One thing I’ve noticed about this year’s NaNoWriMo. I’ve been endlessly munching stuff as I write. …
2022-11-01: OK. That’s enough writing for the first day. Day 1: 3647 words, a bit over my goal. I could do …
2022-11-01: Wha—? User friendly (not programmer friendly) XCode error message: [default] LSPrefs: could not find …
2022-11-01: Everyone ignores the obvious because the obvious is thought to have been taken care of. #life …
2022-11-01: First, Elon Musk came for Twitter. Then he came for Micro. And bought Mastodon. Where will you run?
2022-11-01: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2022-11-01: Balance The sun is out. The world goes on despite it being NaNoWriMo and November. Little things like the …
2022-11-01: Backup your work. Backup your tools.
2022-11-01: It just hit me that I’ve already surpassed the 1667 word goal for a normal NaNoWriMo day. …
2022-11-01: It’s time for lunch and a break. The story so far: 1914 words. I’m over half way to my …
2022-11-01: Happy National Calzone Day. Wish I had one… lunch is coming.
2022-11-01: Time for a break, so I can take care of a few things. 3 sprints. 1285 words. Not a bad start. …
2022-11-01: The person who gets things done will always win over the one who procrastinates. #life #success
2022-11-01: FIrst sprint done. My goal is 280 wps, in order to hit 100Kw. I wrote 460. Don’t get …
2022-11-01: Let the record show that I am now starting the first 25 minute sprint. #writing #nanowrimo
2022-11-01: Hm. I should be able to publish MQTT from Swift, shouldn’t I? I’m thinking about using a …
2022-11-01: Good morning. It’s a suitably dank and dreary morning for the start of NaNoWriMo. Time for the …
2022-10-31: Hopefully, no one will resurrect a Demon God while I sleep. Happy Halloween.
2022-10-31: Gonna call it a day. Don’t let the clowns eat you tonight.
2022-10-31: “Life is a sideshow and we are all freaks.” Happy Halloween! #writing
2022-10-31: Gah! I just checked. This will be my 14th straight NaNoWriMo, and hopefully my 14th win. #writing …
2022-10-31: The hardest part of tomorrow will be coming up with the first line. I always struggle with that. …
2022-10-31: If you feel scared you will fail, you are imposing your emotions on the future. You won’t know if …
2022-10-31: First full day away from the Bird site. Not doom/spam scrolling has a nice feel to it. I just did a …
2022-10-31: I just verified I’m all set to go on the NaNoWriMo site. 4K words per day for me. I’m unsure I’ll be …
2022-10-31: Phew. I think I’m ready for November.
2022-10-31: Doing a last pass through the manuscript today. Time for a break.
2022-10-31: Time to switch it up. Conklin Durograph Abalone Nights 1.1mm w/ Private Reserve Black Cherry …
2022-10-31: Apparently, competitive pickle ball is a thing. Apparently, pickle ball is a thing.
2022-10-31: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2022-10-31: Today is a good day to turn off all the lights and hide in the closet until all the little monsters …
2022-10-31: Taking a break to make some soup and bake some bread.
2022-10-31: Fixed a few things in my writing app. I’m going to use the new SwiftUI version for the first …
2022-10-31: Self-doubt is fine unless it keeps you from acting, then it’s just an emotion of comfort. …
2022-10-31: Good morning. Up way too early. Bring on the sun. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
2022-10-30: “Whenever I run into trouble, I punch it in the face.” #writing
2022-10-30: Hm. Never realized you could search topics via emojicon. Doesn’t seem like you can create your own …
2022-10-30: Hm. I see Micro has an API for books. I can’t find any references to what that actually is.
2022-10-30: I think it’s close enough for this: youtu.be/rnYrscO5e… Happy Halloween! #music
2022-10-30: Sometimes you have to start over in order to know who you are. #life #success
2022-10-30: OK. I’ve just deactivated my secondary Bird accounts. I should pull an archive of the main acct. …
2022-10-30: Gah! I just stumbled on the fact that I can sort Apple notes on iOS /by something other than date. …
2022-10-30: I think I’ll sneak some time to make some butternut squash soup and bake some bread tomorrow.
2022-10-30: I’m beginning to like autumn. It never was a favorite season of mine.
2022-10-30: Hm. Seems there was an increase in the use of the “N” word of 1300% since Musk took over the Bird. …
2022-10-30: It’s time to relax. Tomorrow is Monday, Halloween. I guess I’ll have to go somewhere to be away from …
2022-10-30: Weekly review done. I think I’m ready for this week. Murphy always gets a say.
2022-10-30: Anyone know how to get rid of/hide this in #ipadOS?
2022-10-30: It’s weird. It’s almost November. It’s warm out, unusually so. #netde
2022-10-30: Where do you go when you want to hide?
2022-10-30: If you fear, that is a personal choice. If you hate, you have something to lose. If you demean, you …
2022-10-30: Appreciate what you have. It will be gone at some point, and then you will regret not appreciating …
2022-10-30: Don’t let others tell you what success is. #life
2022-10-30: Plan for November: NaNoWriMo Don’t kill myself writing Push “The Singular Case of the Three …
2022-10-30: There is no reason to allow those who prey on others an advantage. If you disagree, you are part of …
2022-10-30: Fooooood!
2022-10-30: Story idea: A crew whose job is to paint starships by hand after the ships are refurbished. #writing …
2022-10-30: Gah! Someone mentioned S&H Green Stamps. I know what they are. I must be old.
2022-10-30: “People tell you to never give up. You may succeed, but at what cost?” #writing
2022-10-30: “The villains in your life aren’t megalomaniacs, unless you’re on social media or follow politics. …
2022-10-30: I should dive into the Micro API. I havent’ really used it for anything.
2022-10-30: If you feel, you are not thinking. If you don’t think, you react. The tiger always has faster …
2022-10-30: It’s easy to be overwhelmed. Take time away from everything to find the root cause, then deal with …
2022-10-30: Support your friends. Support those in need. Support the good. #life
2022-10-30: Wings ordered. Eagles are about to lose, since I’m watching…
2022-10-30: Know your limits. Explore them. Don’t live there. #life #success
2022-10-30: Nibbage #fountainpen
2022-10-30: As a writer/author, do you ever post critical reviews of someone else’s work online? #writing …
2022-10-30: Just because someone is rich, doesn’t make them smart or kind. What they do with their wealth and …
2022-10-30: Whenever I watch the Phillies, they lose. That’s my superpower. I suck the luck out of everything…
2022-10-30: NaNoWriMo begins on Tuesday, as does November. I think I’ll start using the new SwiftUI version of …
2022-10-30: Ok, I made a first pass and unfollowed about 1/3 of the people I follow on Twitter. That’s a good …
2022-10-30: When there are two sides to one issue, it usually means that one side is wrong, or both are. #life
2022-10-30: I think today would be an excellent day to eat wings while I do some free-writing.
2022-10-30: Good news. The Watsonian novel is almost ready for the editor. I need to do one final read-through …
2022-10-30: Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography
2022-10-30: Happy Haunted Refrigerator Day Yes, it’s a thing.
2022-10-30: So Long, and Thanks For All the Birds I’ll be leaving Bird, apart from cross-posting from Micro which I’ve been doing since joining Micro. …
2022-10-30: Being a Genre Writer auteureist.com/blog/file… #writing #genre
2022-10-30: Back. I made a mistake and had to think and evaluate things, so I took the week away from …
2022-10-24: I’m going to shut down for the day. I need to rebalance.
2022-10-24: Lunch consumed. Several more chapters nearing completion—more to go.
2022-10-24: This year went unexpectedly fast. I have Philcon, then the holidays, such as they are remaining.
2022-10-24: People laugh. People cry. People live. People die.
2022-10-24: Struggling is an attempt to meet your, or someone else’s, expectations. #life #failure
2022-10-24: Anyone have the machine/assembly code for any version of the iPhone/iPad? Hmm? ;) #ios #mac #apple …
2022-10-24: Back in my day, computers and their rooms were the religious enclave. Now, with high-level …
2022-10-24: “The rain fell on the lake as the wind drove the water against the land. Haze and clouds presented a …
2022-10-24: You shouldn’t value people. Value implies gradations. You should treat everyone equally, unless they …
2022-10-24: If you follow me and are an editor, any hints on how to edit more efficiently/? Short of hiring you. …
2022-10-24: Humans measure one’s worth by how mature, healthy, and mentally balanced they are. In other words. …
2022-10-24: “Having entered the casino, he placed his order, sat back, and obseved the waitress. That is, until …
2022-10-24: It’s time to hunker down and edit. I should eat, as well.
2022-10-24: Happy Take Back Your Time Day
2022-10-24: No one deserves to be poor, unhealthy, or desperate. #life
2022-10-24: If someone tells you you cannot have or don’t deserve something, what they are really telling …
2022-10-24: Good morning. Don’t confuse have to and want to, most people do. Time for the ceremonial …
2022-10-23: Tomorrow: iOS editing Python free-writing food things.
2022-10-23: Apparently, the Phils won.
2022-10-23: I guess it’s the season for stocking up on candy corn and circus peanuts.
2022-10-23: Let’s go straight to this Friday evening. What say you?
2022-10-23: “Remember to die on time.” #writing #throwawayline
2022-10-23: What’s the best James Bond theme song, not soundtrack? #music #bond
2022-10-23: Gah! Editing along and I come across the phrase “garbed in her writing habit”. The subconscious is …
2022-10-23: Anyone remember Sonia Dada? #music
2022-10-23: Lunch consumed. Time to get back to editing.
2022-10-23: “Come the dawn, the dead rise and enter our world seeking coffee.” #writing #zombie
2022-10-23: Happy Slap Your Irritating Co-worker Day Yes, it’s a thing. No, I do not endorse or encourage …