I’ve realized something deep and disturbing/reassuring. It explains a lot. I’ll work it into “The Cat and the Witch”, which I’ll write after my current WIP. No one will “get” it, but that’s how reality works. #writing #reality #philosophy

“Given everything you knew at the time, would you have acted differently? If yes, why didn’t you? If no, you prove my point. Free will is shackled by context and knowledge. Context is just history and what has come before. That is an overwhelming set of handcuffs.” #writing #time #philosophy

The phrases, “They were meant for more”, “they were destined for greatness”, and other such acknowledge fate which is just another term for cause-and-effect. The phrases just mean they had no control over their lives, which none of us do. #life

If you doubt yourself or what you can do, you will never become who you could be. #life #failure

Gravity affects time. Sufficiently large gravitic sources can split time. Occurrences in both streams could lead to different “historical” timelines. The streams would probably combine unless other sources forced them apart. This could lead to null-time pockets. #physics #time #history #writing

Philadelphia has been busy this year: 250, FIFA, All Star Game, etc. Next year will be boring, with nothing to look forward to but losing sports teams and potholes.~ #philadelphia

I’ve been busy and somewhat productive lately: writing, designing/programming, taking care of The Gathering, and normal stuff. I need/could use a real vacation … #life

“Everyone is a critic, even though they aren’t paid.” #writing #life #failure

I hate doing the easy things. I’m lazy that way. #life

The reason people put “book nooks” on their shelves is because they miss physical bookstores where you could find magic among the shelves. #bookstore #book #reading .

If you go to a library but don’t read physical books, you have a problem. #book #reading

Kotlin is pretty much like many other languages syntactically. That’s good and bad. Good because I can code in it, bad because it doesn’t bring anything truly new and uses a JVM, so I’ll never use it for anything. #programming #kotlin

It’s a fairly productive day so far, despite it being a Saturday. No blood has been spilled in the process.

“Don’t worry whether the world will end or not. Worry about who is about to bring about its end.” #writing

Happy All American Pet Photo Day

Airlearn was pretty good at first, but now I’m seeing that it has a lot of weaknesse. They are different from Duolingo’s but significant. I need something better.

The Gathering: I just booked a vet appt for Tangerine’s neutering on the 20th. He keeps trying to come into the house. #feral #cat

Are there any good AND important (not either good or important) SF authors writing today? No, not ones you just “like”, but ones who will last the next decade or two. (No fantasy, realism, sci-fi. I’m looking for SF). Please let me know. I need to read some. #sf #reading

Putting “Freedom” in front of anything is just marketing. And we all know what marketing is about. And it’s not about freedom. #marketing #failure

So. How long is the war that was supposed to be over in a week according to Donny?

You’ll never know until you do. (This can be read two ways.) #life #success

Overheard: Hockey isn’t about skating. It’s about hitting others. I grew up in Philly and that’s what I like to see. #character #writing

“The tidal wave of time overwhelms and drowns us all.” #writing

If your life is easier than someone else’s you shouldn’t be complaining about yours. #life

Be silent when unsure. Admit when you don’t know. #life #success