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%.

Humor isn’t about what others find funny. It’s what you find humorous. #life #humor

The older you get, the less time you have to waste. #life

Today was a good writing day, but the story has veered from my outline. That’s why I hate outlining my stories. It’s nice to know where you’re going, but it’s better to take the side quests. #writing

“The Dark Ages aren’t a time period. They are a state of mind. We are in them.” #writing