Time for some tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich.

Is there a major city with bridges but no river? #geography

What is your origin story? Is it something you’d write into your book? #writing #prompt

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Happy National Llama Day

I don’t think I’ll ever write a story about a ragtag team until it’s no longer a meme. #writing

Editing is like your mom telling you to clean up after yourself. #writing

Greetings. Surprise! I woke up. Again. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Hire someone to doom-scroll for you so you don’t have to.

“Sometimes, characters don’t need a name,” said Fred, the second window washer. “You don’t want to confuse the reader. What’s your take?” he asked Tom Steward, the first window washer. #writing

“Just because you have the rhythm doesn’t mean you know the song.” #writing

Every step forward is a step away from your goal if you are going backwards. — ancient proverb I just made up

It’s time for a break. I’ve added another 1K words this lunch hour. Up to 13K. #writing

It’s been a decent stretch of time. I fear Murphy will pay me a visit soon.

Just because you’re wrong doesn’t mean you’ve failed. Just because you’ve succeeded doesn’t mean you know what you’re doing. #life

Winter isn’t coming. It’s already here. Are you dragging?

I hope everyone is having a safe and enjoyable weekend.

Lunch and writing time.

Vicious Rumor: Nintendo’s new Switch Pro will run PS4 games natively, out of the box. #nintendo

Happy National Brownie Day It’s also National Lard Day I find brownies to be highly overrated. I find the crispy/crunchy top off-putting. Also, I’m not a huge fan of chocolate.

Decisions Major change… visualnewt.com/Blogs/Dev… #apple #xcode #programming

I really don’t understand how this works… 0 messages in the Unread folder with 20 unread? There are no unread messages in any of the other folders. Yes, I’ve checked the rules. This is really annoying. #apple #mail #failure

The Gathering: Another cat showed up at the deck door this morning. This one is a adult black and white tuxedo. I’m calling him Socks for his white paws. I’m clever that way. I don’t want any more visitors. My house must be an animal magnet. #feral #cat

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Most people believe you have to think in order to listen. Listen, then think about what you heard. #life