Greetings pre-holiday revelers. Be kind to the turkey next to you. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Checking for restaurants open on Thanksgiving…

“Time crawls on your knees.” #writing

A ceiling is only as high as your ambition and effort. — ancient proverb I just made up

The point of a business award is to encourage competition, and therefore, productivity in the employees, It’s less about acknowledging performance. #business #failure

Would you rather get an award or a raise? Awards are cheaper. #business

“It was a holiday weekend filled with shopping and retching.” #writing

“He stared into his refrigerator. A half-consumed six-pack of beer, mouldy dried-out cheese, and a container of untouched milk well passed its expiration date, stared back. His hand went for the can of energy drink. He was living the trope life.” #writing

Would you rather have a product designed for style, or fun? Given the same functionality. #design

Do you sort your underwear? How? By color, size, last time worn? Matched pair? Clean vs. dirty? Brand? Price’; low/high, high/low? Self-bought/gifted? Holiday/everyday? Person you’d like to be seen with?

“He set off on a voyage of discovery. After an hour of searching he had come across an old candybar wrapper, the missing toenail clippers, and a multitude of ripped toenails. Still, the carpet refused to yield up the secret of the missing pen.” #writing #throwawayline

Indecipherable letters and sounds are a winning strategy in medical pharmaceuticals. It makes the user feel they aren’t as smart as the company selling them. #marketing

Many a book is buried in the plot of their own making. #writing

Every character in your book not only has desires, but also an unconcious mind which steers them on a default course. #writing #character

“We are all self-learned. Many are even self-taught.” #writing

“Saving the world means having to save all the bad, evil, nasty, ugly-looking people as well.” #writing

“You’ve had a lifetime of not dying. You’ve been good at it for long enough.” “I plan on continuing to do so until the day I die.” #writing

Happy Blasè Day. Isn’t that every day?

Sardines or anchovies?

What do you hold up as your badge of nerd-cred?

A complication is only meaningful to those who oppose the goal. — ancient proverb I just made up

“What weird thoughts have you had recently? Apart from the ones telling you to kill?”

Do you chew your rice, or swallow it whole?

“Work has a way of obscuring the life you were meant to live.” #writing

“You are the last chapter in your story.” #writing