The Gathering: One of the ferals who hasn’t been around for almost a year just showed up. It’s either Spot or Speck. He’s skittish, but let me pet him. He seemed healthy and happy to see me. Tomorrow, I take the last two kittens to the vet for their surgeries. #feral #cat

“People who sleep on the job never make mistakes–except for, maybe, sleeping on the job.” #writing

“Don’t let idiots read books,” he grumbled while shaking his head at the sloppy pile of dead bodies in front of him. “This is what you get when an idiot reads a book.” #writing

Time for some tea.

Christmas is when the giant gingerbread monster comes out and sprinkles children with ginger before eating them.

I should eat a tub full of ice cream.

“He cut his wrist with a butter knife. It was a slice of life.” #writing #throwawayline

“His was a cow patchwork of mess.” #writing

Every way is right. But there are always better ways.

Another “feature” of iOS Mail app… it defaults to “All Inboxes” at launch. That’s someone’s opinionated design… #apple #mail #failure

“Don’t prove me wrong. Prove me factually incorrect.” #writing

Why do we call it “state-sponsored”, rather than “government-sponsored”? Oh, right. Deflection. #life #failure #media

“One who manipulates others for their own ends, can’t achieve it on their own, and is willing to accept the chaos of their decisions.” #writing #character

As humanity, what if we got rid of all titles in business, government, politics, etc.? #life

Do you look forward to the holidays because of the gifts?

How many songs, on average, does a person recognize? How many can they sing correctly? #music #thesis #prompt

What if YouTube’s highest resolution was 16x16 pixels… Just sayin’… #video

Older readers have no concept of “flash fiction”. This can be alleviated by publishing physical books with “flash fiction”. It’s in underutilized genre and reader base. #writing #books #flashfiction

“I don’t make fun of people. If I want to insult and demean them, I do it so there is no question.” #writing #character

The iPad version UI needs a bit of tweaking. #auteureist

Oops fountain pen has gone/run dry/empty. #fountainpen #writing

“You know your brother?: he asked. “Of course,” she replied. “He took a shower and never returned it.” #writing #throwawayline

“How much money is too much money?” “More than I have.” #writing #throwawayline

Has Mohs’ scale been updated? Or is it as it has been? #geology #physics

“He was hysterical.” “You mean funny?” “No.” #writing