“If knowledge is power, we are all weaklings.” #writing

“Life may not be suitable for all audiences.” #writing

If you are reading this, thank you. I appreciate your attention, responses, and thoughts.

Yes, I know word origins aren’t important, but they are interesting, and should be preserved/persevered.. Perverse, though it may be. @grammargirl@mastodon.social #writing

“Humans are a Dyson sphere: a lot of vacuum and very little substance.” #writing

“He fell from grace. He surmised that falling from Carol was safer since she knew how to pack a parachute.” #writing #throwawayline

No one teaches you how to be a good person if you don’t listen. #life

Everything is politics is like saying everyone is a salesperson. It/they is/are, if you want it/them to be. #life #failure

“Life has no participation medals. We give medals to those who do something exceptional, especially when they die.” #writing #life

“Life is an Olympic sport, for which you get no medal.” #writing

“Don’t let your guard down. Be a good commander.” #writing #life

When you go out and eat “wings” at a restaurant, how do you know you aren’t getting rat limbs?

The line is always shortest at the front. #life

“The hardships you survive are gifts. The ones you don’t survive, well … “ #writing

Today’s spam deluge includes … #email #spam #failure

“Luck of the draw”, does it originate from cards or from being faster “on the draw” in old-timey Western shootouts? It could apply to both. #writing #luck

I guess it’s appropriate I’m trying to come up with a short story idea for Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity on Friday the 13th, give the the story theme needs to be “luck”. #writing #luck #mdc3con

If you were to plot every living person’s “story/life arc”, I wonder if it would be rising, falling, or flat. My guess it would be a bell curve around flat or falling. #life #story #character #arc #writing #statistics

I have a feeling that Apple isn’t having problems with improving Siri. I get the impression the delays are due to Apple having problems dealing with the inherent problems of LLMs and “AI”. For all of their “smarts”, LLM/AIs are idiots. #apple #siri #ai

My app is slowly getting there. Still needs a few UI tweaks and logic upgrades. #programming #app

“The problem, isn’t so much about what happened. It’s about people asking why it happens, only to have someone else lie about it.” #writing

“Don’t sit around dreaming about what you can do. Do it.” #writing #life

“Hitting the ground is always a lot more impactful than falling.” #writing

Worry about your next problem, not your last one. #life

“Whenever possible, reduce the number of facts, locations and characters. People get confused easily, and just want the good bits.” #writing