“He cried, as an infant cries. Which was appropriate since he was an appropriated infant.” #writing #throwawayline

“Magicians are charlatans, because they have no source of power. That’s why sorcerer’s are to be taken seriously.” #writing #throwawayline

The latest email spam waves involve: free pillows from Mariott (who would want one?) COSTC0 (Really? Spammers are dumb if they are concerned about copyright infringement over scamming people of their money. Replacing an “O” with a number “0” is paranoia supreme.) #spam

Becoming bored with a thing, animate or inanimate is related to their ability to entertain you. #life #failure

The problem with customers is they tend to like things they buy, unless you piss them off or surprise them in unexpected ways. That’s why reviews are pretty much meaningless. #life

Adults require patience which shouldn’t be expected of their young. #life

I’m unsubscribing from all “newsletters” which try to sell me something rather than informing me. #newsletter #failure #marketing

“Why do human infants get slapped at birth? Other animals don’t get slapped into existence. It’s because human adults want obedience and power—and it makes the parents feel good.” #writing #character

“An interesting character is one who either does something you want them to do, or does something unexpected that makes you want to do what they did.” #writing #character

“A blank page, like a blank person, can be molded and shaped into something almost human.” #writing

“He went around sniffing chairs to see if anyone had sat in them.” #writing #character

Happy National Old Rock Day No, not the music.

Good morning. Another day another cup. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Are you doing any side quests in real life?

Panic ends when action begins. #life #success

“The Reliquary of Endless Caffeine” #writing #throwawayline

There are two types of newsletters: – marketing spam – things they are trying to sell. #marketing #failure

Happy National Shortbread Day

Hello. It’s Tuesday. It’s a good day to have an evil grin. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Not pretty, but tasty. #baking #soudough #scines

“Just because someone hates you doesn’t mean they don’t want to kill you. Still, that’s no excuse to killing them first.” #writing

Sourdough scones baking. Smell great. #baking #sourdough

The first priority of any product should be “Do not kill or annoy the user.” #business #design #product

“Put your nose to the litterbox.” #writing #throwawayline

Do you prefer dihnasty, or dyeNASTY? .~