Don’t blame the thing that annoys you. Blame yourself for being annoyed. #life #success

Good morning. The heat has broken, the stupidity hasn’t. I’ve got house stuff to take care of, then get lunch. I’ll spend time with the ferals hiding under the guest room bed after their surgery. I need to keep them isolated for a couple of days before releasing them. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Nibbage. #fountainpen

I did an experiment. I made overnight oats using a name brand instant oats packet. It turned out a lot better than the hyped and overpriced “overnight oats brands”. Cheaper as well. #marketing #failure #oatmeal

The Gathering: I took two of Fudge’s kittens in for their procedures early this morning. #feral #cat

Hello. The heat has broken into many large sharp shards. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

“Life isn’t rocket science.” #writing #throwawayline

Not a productive day. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

In the US we have an insurance company, State Farm. The name, in itself, raises questions of dictatorship. Their slogan is “Just like a good neighbor, SF is here.” But good neighbors don’t take your money or spam trying to get your money. And this assumes you have neighbors #marketing #failure

If you use AI to write a book, you aren’t an author/writer. At best, you are an orchestrator or a director. Someone else is doing the work. #writing #ai #failure

“Thinking you are the best is as bad as thinking everyone is inferior, but more so because you are self-centered.”. #writing

We all live on our own personal bell curve. — ancient proverb I just made up

“Some people believe the less someone says, the more wise and intelligent that person is. More often than not, they are just afraid or too dumb to say much.” #writing

Do you laugh more when things become uncomfortable or when they are, in your opinion, funny? #humor #comedy #character

“An AI is as smart and as biased as the collective intelligence of the idiots who create it.” #writing

What’s the most useless thing you’ve bought, that you love?

“The tide dragged him across the rocky coast, cutting and abrading.” #writing #throwawayline

Would you rather wear a suit and be rich or wear what you want and be comfortable in more ways than one? #life

“We’re sending your life back to the cook. It’s half-baked.” #writing #throwawayline

Slow success is better than no success. #success

How do you know you’re not from the future and just lost all of your memories when you traveled back? #writing #prompt

“Save the Fails!” #writing #prompt

I haven’t made yogurt in ages. I should. #food

Where do you go to find great books by unknown/new authors? All of the “usual suspects” ( Amzn, BookBub, etc.) push established/known “commodities”, and aren’t interested in new talent. I’m looking to find some good reads. #books #reading #authors

I just realized/decided one of my characters needs to die for the book/trilogy to work. And here I thought, it was going to be more important. #writing #planning