If you’re thinking and planning while someone talks, you aren’t listening. #life #failure

Hm. Supernote A5X2 ready to start shipping. Yay! Hope it’s good. #supernote #eink

Many people today play by prison rules. #life #failure

Yup, up too early. Time for a second cup of nonsense and coffee.

Good morning. Up way too early. Marble, the feral cat with collar, wanted to play and decided to wake me. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Time to amp it up. youtu.be/q6Ji_FL2x… #music

Plan for tomorrow: — eat — write — relax

Bat 1 to bat 2: “What are you doing? Bat 2: “Just hanging around.” #humor #throwawayline

Christmas is the time of year to get together with the people you love. Even if you hate them. #holiday

Recipe for peanut butter dip (works great with celery): — Open a jar of peanut butter. #food

OK. It’s time to relax. It is the weekend, after all.

Do you ever startle yourself and realize it’s Saturday and you’re not enjoying it? #life

I’ve yet to see any real “intelligence” in iOS 16. Lots of “fluff and finagling” mostly. #apple #ios #ai #failure

“There haven’t been signs of life on Earth in years.” #writing #throwawayline

Yes, I’m mind-dumping. I need to make room for more important stuff, and the RAM is limited.

I’d love to find a writing retreat within a couple hours drive of me. I think I’ll do what I did last year next year. #writing

How many parties are people typically invited to during the year-end holidays?

Do you have big plans for the holidays and new year celebration? Do you celebrate? Do you care? Will you go to parties, or sit home and sulk, yelling the modern equivalent of “Bah Humbuggery!”? #holiday

Writing is a form of acceptable insanity. #writing #life

There are certain people I no longer wish to hear/read about. Unfortunately, implementing and installing a usable filter would cut ad and political revenue. #media #failure #celebrity #marketing

“Don’t knock it until you try it,” is a common saying. I’m not interested enough to try cannibalism or other things lemmings market. #life #marketing #failure

“Many avoid hanovers. Many invite hangovers. Many are talked into hangovers. Many are forced into hangovers. Many live in a hangover. Wisdom is knowing which you are and if you care.” #writing

“Some things are better left unsaid.” But you won’t know what those are until someone says them.

What percentage of your friends do you visit during the holidays (regardless of holiday)?