Green beer is marketing’s attempt at cashing in on St. Patrick’s Day. It doesn’t make Bud Lite anymore Irish. But the chemical dye does make the flavor taste less like my tap water. Not all things are green in Ireland. And certainly, not the beer. #marketing #failure

“He incited hostility the way a match incites a wildfire. Both, however were useless when wet.” #writing #character

“Back in my day wasn’t that long ago in the grand scheme of things. It just happens to be longer ago than your back in the day.” #writing

“You know,” he said, tugging at his beard. “Not enough people talk ‘bout mundane things. Oh, sure! They jabber ‘bout meaningless things. But mundane things? It’s a lost art. No one talks ‘bout books or art or chipmunks, nowadays. Now that’s them that’s worth talkin’ about.” #writing #throwawayline

If you’re an author, are you writing dark and gritty, cozy, or light and funny? There aren’t enough light and funny books. #writing #author

“He ate food for lunch and stringy little runts for snacks.” #writing #throwawayline

“Do something kind every day. Not for yourself, but for someone who values kindness more than you.” #writing

“She was old–not ancient old, but bone creaking old. The wrinkles on her face could have subbed for the ancient dry riverbeds on an alien planet. Death didn’t have to stalk her. She sat and welcomed it with milk and cookies.” #writing #throwawayline

“He was bamboozled among the tall vegetation. His conniving and trickery, were for nil.” #writing #throwawayline

Some people are blatantly wrong and need to be called on it. #life

PSA: This is the last Friday of the winter of 2025.

Don’t do something just because of fear. #life

Happy National Save a Spider Day

“His snark was so thinly veiled it could be called sarcasm.” #writing

Hello. This is a reminder that it’s Friday before a holiday. That means you get to goof off. Just don’t release any software today. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Vicious Rumor: Nintendo Switch 2 will be available on April 2 after the Direct. #nintendo #switch2

“He was dope in the original sense of the word.” #writing #throwawayline

Happy National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day

To Wield Power - Coins of Destiny 2, Preliminary blurb #books #publishing

“Rachael Pesci, a single mother, must work to save her daughter and a friend from a gang war between the Japanese Yakuza and Chinese Triad, who both want her coin. Rachael discovers an additional threat when her Coin of Health’s A.I. wakes and tries to link to the Coin of Power. Wanting to …

I hate writing book blurbs. You have to make them interesting without being wordy or give too much away. #writing #publishing

Hello. Overcast day. It feels like a need another 8 hours of sleep. Maybe tomorrow. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Winning doesn’t make you better or different. It just makes you selfish at the cost to others. #life #failure

Another day of editing complete. I see the end of the tunnel. #writing #editing

“Life isn’t all squash blossoms and kumquats.” #writing #throwawayline

IOS 18.4 has serious touch detection problems especially in mail. Tapping is often undetected making mail unusable. Now it’s a problem in other apps. Seems iPhone only. #ios18.4 #apple #iphone