Last night was fun. A tornado passed through Dover by the racetrack and caused a bunch of damage. That was about a mile away. No damage here and just a ton of rain. The wind wasn’t that bad. Thankfully, no reports of injuries or death. #netde #tornado

Good morning. It’s Friday. Don’t stress out because you didn’t finish everything. No one else did either. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Happy International Hawaiian Pizza Day

Good morning. Be generous. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Celebrate the end of another day.

What will your legacy be?

Your characters should age and learn. If they don’t you’re pandering. #writing #character

Observed: An NPC who spent an hour scrolling LinkedIn and Facebook. Weird. #character #writing

Everything is perfect until your expectations aren’t met. #life

If you’re not smiling, you’re not even pretending to have fun.’ #writing

“Colostomy bag for the other things.” #writing #throwawayline

“Facebook is today’s MySpace, but worse.”

Is Facebook still a thing?

Do you let influencers determine for which job you apply? #employment #media

Do your kids keep you from doing things?

Which wine brand do you “swear” by? I don’t drink wine often, but for me V. Sattui and Sequoia Grove are my go-to. #wine #vinyard

Which disease makes you paranoid? #life

I really should do something with my stock forecasting code. Why? It’s fun. And no, there is no AI involved. #programming #stock #candlesticks

“He wore pants so no one would notice the diaper.” #writing #throwawayline

Plan for the remainder of 2026: — finish and publish “To Gain Knowledge: Coins of Destiny 3” — start “The Cat and the Witch” — make more progress on my apps — take some more day trips — go to Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity conference again — finally get on the air with CW/Morse — keep learning

I need a new power bank. The one I have always reads 100% full even when connected to a device. Not useful. #tech #failure

“The most powerful man on the planet is the weakest. They can identify with that.” #writing

“The sharpness of her love spewed around her, killing everyone in range.” #writing #throwawayline

“Never look a gift frog in the mouth. It might flick its toungue at you.” #writing #throwawayline

It’s time. I’ve been remiss. I apologize. Thank you for reading my drivel and books. Thank you for interacting and following. Thank you if you enjoy what I post, write, or do. Thank you if you have learned something or I’ve made you think. You are the 1%.