“Do you show up to appointments, parties, dinners, dates late? It’s not like college. Either show up on-time of not at all. Better still, show up early and offer to help.” #writing

“WARNING: Risk of fear of explosion.”

Observed: “He was a Willie Nelson look-alike and just as young.” #writing #character

I love iOS “prodictivity” widgets that never update. Not. #ios #failure #design #testing

Stollen baked. #baking

“‘iPhone Fold’ Arrival Expected to Cement Book-Style Era for Foldables” Too bad the Books app is crap. Just because something looks like a book doesn’t make it one. #apple #books #failure #reading

“He taught his kids to gamble on whether or not Santa would show up each year. He always won.” #writing

What do you want to learn in 2026? Me? I think I’ll get around to trying to learn to solve a Rubik’s Cube. Maybe. Why? Just to be able to do it. #life

I’ve noticed most “productivity” books are mostly motivation, rather than actual productivity-centric. #books #productivity #failure

What was the best productivity book you’ve read in 2025? #book #productivity #reading

Hello people of Friday. You’ve survived this far. You must be doing something right. But don’t get too cocky. The next level of the dugeon starts in just a couple of days. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

“He was the type of guy would play an old security guard––you know the kind, the type that gets killed for no good reason.” #writing

If life were easy, everyone would be doing it.

Hm. Skyrim update NS2 isn’t worth it and a downgrade, apparently. Oh well… #skyrim #failure

Baking more zimsterne. #baking

Wealth and celebrity cause others to want it. Wanting it, people will buy believing they are buying celebrity and wealth. Wanting what you don’t have is coveting or jealousy. Jealousy and coveting cause people to buy. It’s not logical, but it’s true. #life #failure #marketing

Just because you are wealthy doesn’t mean you know what you’re doing.

“Instead of cars and dreaming about flying cars, we should be developing personal space vehicles. Then we can make this country manageable again by sending people out there. If they’re not here, they can’t cause problems.” #writing #throwawayline

“Space is about money and power. Sometimes, power holds sway and at others, money. The only way the poor and non-conformists will ever get into space is if they are deported there.” #writing

“He got out of Dodge to get into Ford.” #throwawayline

I wonder what I should do to celebrate NYE.

Authors don’t inhabit other peoples’ lives. They create them. #writing #author

Pea, pear, blue cheese and horseradish pizza. Hmm…

Gorgonzola

Labeling yourself, or others, places you/them on a spectrum. Where you land depends on how extreme the label is. #life #failure