Good morning. We all get good times and bad. Some focus one one, some the other. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

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Cool. I got the Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity panel assignments. I’m moderating two: AI-Assisted Writing & Ethical Considerations, Animal Characters That Jump Off the Page, and on a panel for Short-Form & Serial Content. It should be fun. #writing #mdc3con

Another week begins. What will you do to make the world a better place? Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Radishes are highly underrated. #food

Remember when you weren’t supposed to wear a hat indoors? Now it’s a thing—really bad hats and caps. #character

Another decent writing day. It’s time to start pulling the strings together. #writing

Happy National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day.

The Gathering: Tux was back on the deck this morning. He hasn’t been around for a couple of months. Tangerine has settled into a routine of being a house cat. #feral #cat

“I find humans are always lost.” #writing #throwawayline

Observed: Two good ole’ boys came in to the restaurant, obviously already smashed. Belching and ‘hitting’ on the employees. Southern charm, it ain’t. #character #failure

“Wars are meant to be fought, and never about arbitration or ‘talks’. Politics, is about making wars acceptable.” #writing

Developers: If you design an app with AI, make sure you give the users an option of disabling/removing it. Not everyone wants to be on the AI-bandwagon. #ai #programming #design

Someone asked me to brew a pumpkin ale. I think I’ll make a pumpkin mead instead. I haven’t tried that. #brewing #mead #pumpkin

It’s almost pumpkin time. I guess I should brew something. #brewing

“Wehn the world comes to an end, that implies there is more than one.” #writing

Semi-productive day. I didn’t get salmonella.~

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Hello. It’s another dank morning. I guess my outdoor plans are postponed. What’s a pone? Time for the ceremonial coffee.

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Can you pitch a baseball if you don’t play on a pitch? #sport #baseball

What’s the difference between flinging and pitching a baseball? #sport #baseball

Overheard: “single, traveling, having your housing paid for, what else do you want?” Obviously, a military recruiter in plain-clothes. Didn’t mention being yelled, shot at, and coming home with PTSD, and ending up homeless begging for money at crossroads. #war #character #marketing #failure

“Sometimes you have to do the right thing even though you think it is wrong.” #writing