Greetings. It’s Christmas week, if you celebrate. And even if you don’t, have a peaceful week. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Which of the books that you own has the most pages? “Head First Android Developement” has 890. It’s a lethal weapon in the wrong hands. It’s as thick as the iPhone virtual keyboard pane… #book #programming

How many people would like to see you dead?

I just tried a bit of my apple spruce amber (winter) ale. Wow. It packs a punch. And is it so good. I may keep a bottle or two instead of giving them all away the way I do. #brewing #beer

Success is what you define it to be, not what others tell you what it is. #life #success

Hello. Enjoy the week. It will soon be gone. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Humans are weird. They put protectors over things they pay for (like car seats and floors) just to keep them from wearing, even though they never see or use them. #life #marketing #failure

What are you doing this New Year’s Eve/Day? #nye #2026

PSA: Product developers, re surveys: It’s less important knowing whether a user would recommend your product/app than it is knowing what is wrong with it. Stop asking self-promoting questions. #programming #marketing #business #failure

“She had a nose that curled up the way her nose did.” #writing #throwawayline #character

Here, in the US, apparently “Blue Cross” is the “in” spam-thing. Easy enough to detect, but not filter/block #email #spam #apple #failure

You have to question and make fun of life. There are too many other things you have to take seriously. #life

I don’t know everything. But I’m learning and willing to learn more. #life

In Darth Vader’s voice: “If this is French bread, where is the German, Italian, and Mexican?” #baking #bread #starwars

“I ate 144 cupcakes.” “Eew! That’s gross.” #writing #throwawayline

Do you think/believe you know? Do you assume? Do you question? Or do you go through as always? #life

If a coding/runtime bug reoccurs, is it a new bug? #programming

Whenever you do something, it is training in what you do. Training isn’t a separate bucket in which you classify activities. If you’re alive, you are training in what you do, not in what you call training. #life

The friendliest (observable) people I’ve dealth with in my life are writers.. Also, the ones I have met, are helpful and gracious with their time. However, I’ve never met a rich writer. My sample size is limited. Thank you, to the ones I’ve met and encouraged me. #writing #author

Serious question: Which Mac/iOS mail app is the best for filtering/blocking spam emails? I’’ve tried Chipmunk. Eh. Doesn’t do what it says. Airmail is good but doesn’t combine emails from all accounts into a single group despite its “Inbox (all accounts)” label. #email #failure

What do you do with old (non-moldy) bread? — croutons — bread pudding — microwave to revive — toss — feed to birds/animals — give to the food bank — ? #food

Memory is a bad scale by which to judge things. #life #failure

Be kind tho those around you, especially if they aren’t human. #life #success

“You have 5 seconds to live. What will you do? Oh never mind, your time is up and you’re already dead.” #writing

It’s that type of day. Apologies for any disruption of your usual thought processes.