The Gathering: The ferals were on the deck just now sitting with the opossum. They seemed to be getting along with one another. We could all learn something from that. #life #feral #cats

Time to wind down the week. Next week will be hectic.

“What doesn’t kill you makes you brittle.” #life #writing

PSA: It’s Friday. Wind down. You have the weekend and all of next to worry about what you should’ve done this week.

Time for a break. I rewrote the missing 500 words, and made multiple backups. #writing

When your beliefs align perfectly with the world and reality, you no longer need beliefs and can accept facts. #life #success

The most thoughtful gift isn’t necessarily the best gift. #life #marketing

As I expected, Apple Intelligence is underwhelming and more for people who enjoy using emoji and marketing spin. That goes for non-Apple AI as well, but more so. I’m avoiding the snark. #apple #ai

Apple’s “Block Sender” and “Move to Junk” features in Mail are the equivalent of hitting the button on a street crossing to change the light. It doesn’t do anything but increment a counter. And what is the difference between blocking and moving to junk? #apple #mail #failure #spam

I guess I need to do stuff other than write today. I have enough other things to keep me busy. Maybe i’ll do some writing this evening. I still want to get this first draft done by EOY. #writing

Murphy strikes. Just lost the 500 words I just wrote. I accidentally deleted the file without backing it up. Practice safe backups, kids. Learn from mistakes, your own, or someone else’s. Time for a break. Time for lunch. #writing

When you’re living in a dystopian society, you tend not to notice or care that it’s dystopian. #life #failure #writing

I think I sold another couple of books at lunch. People wondering what I’m doing typing… #writing

Time to switch it up: Noodlers’ Triple Tail Clear with Stars and Stripes. #fountainpen

Well, that’s fun. Just upgraded to lates Sequoia beta. It wiped my Documents folder. Ugh. I’ll deal with it after the new year. #mac #apple #failure

Just got a DHL notice. Wonder what it could be… Won’t get here until next Friday.

My Click and Grow sprouted. I should thin shortly. Basil, tomatoes, lettuce. #plant #hydroponics

Are you traveling for the holidays? Or are you staying home and in charge of feeding an army? Which do you prefer?

Yesterday, I realized I didn’t have any gallon jugs, so I got one. It’s now sterilized. Today I zest a ton (at least a figurative ton) of lemons and finally start the Limoncello. #food

Good morning. Even if you don’t celebrate either of the major holidays coming up, please relax, enjoy the week, and stay safe. Celebrate being “here”. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Have good interactions with the world. #life #success

Somewhat productive day. I did manage 1K words.

What game did you spend the most time playing in 2024? #game

“The irony was, he didn’t own one.” #writing #throwawayline