“He gripped his Bible to his chest like a drowning man, believing God would save him. He forgot God had given him his arms so that he could swim.” #writing #character

I miss the Philadelphia Emerging Tech conference. COVID and 2020 claims another victim, after a 5 year struggle. #phillyete #conference #chariotsolutions

The more money you have the more you focus on your own needs, wishes, desires, and power to the exclusion of others. #life #failure

Mind dumping per usual as I wait for food.

“Rise up! Multiply! Overcome all who stand in your way!” — “The Yeasterly” #writing #throwawayline #baking

I’ve been there and back and all I got was this stupid ring.

“His bellicosity was bigger than his belly. That was fine with him since he and his belly hung out.” #writing #throwawayline

I’m can truly to say I’ve not seen any “Oscar-worthy” films over the past decade. Nor do I recognize any of the names involved. As I’ve said before, I’m not big on media events.

If you believe in absolutes, you’re absolutely wrong.~

“Sometimes, it’s worth throwing caution into the wind to see what get flung into your face.” #writing

Who was the first commercial publisher? Whoever it was, I bet went out of business. #publishing

Writers, nowadays, spend a lot of time “learning” how to write by reading books and writing sites, as well as watching (social) media. Obviously, there were no writers of note prior to this age.~ #writing #books #publishing

Exittain is the opposite of entertain.

I’ve been slowly getting back into XOJO. It’s a breath of fresh air compared to the Swift/XCode ecosystem. You don’t need to suffer in order to be a productive programmer. XOJO makes programming fun (again). #programming #xcode #xojo

Games of chance will be more popular than games of reason until reason prevails. — ancient proverb I just made up

I need a conference to go to that I can get to within a couple of hours of driving. New York is never an option.

Patience and focus. We all need more of both. #life

You don’t need to be rich or powerful to help someone. You just need to have empathy and be a hero to someone. #life #success

“He was always perfect, or so he believed. His perfectionism was clear in the snooty looking-down-at-you way he looked at you when he spoke. Too bad his definition of perfection was itself flawed, but at least it was less flawed than he was.” #writing

“His hair was so slicked-back that it matched his greasy personality. A loud tie and oversized cufflinks completed his ensemble. It was then that I realized I was dealing with a lawyer.” #writing #throwawayline

Back in my day, we thought measles had been conquered. We didn’t expect idiots to “believe” that vaccinations were bad, or people were willing to put their offspring at risk. #life #failure

Wizard needs food.

So much for editing today. Too many other things need being done.

Find some stillness physically, emotionally, and mentally. #life #success