Time for some tea.

The Gathering: Well, it’s been a while, but we got a new visitor. It’s an adult all-white female cat. I doubt it’s feral, given her coloring. She ran when I tried getting near. #feral #cat

Not sure why this is allowed in a public place.

“He never celebrated his birthday because he never asked to be born.” #writing

Media loves arcs of uplifting change and redemption. Sometimes, they like arcs of failure against odds. Readers/viewers hate flat arcs,, but that is how life works most of the time. Lessons are learned from flat arcs, not the obvious ones that just reinforce behavior #writing #media #bookk

Apparently, Apple won’t let you take a screenshot of the voice message UI in the phone app. It does so silently. They would rather you get spam voice messages. Also, they would rather pester you with calls with no message than just filter them out. #apple #voicemail #failure #money

“How many have you forgotten that you knew?” #writing

“Which would you like? The Pickachu or the Bulbosaur Poke bowl?” #writing #throwawayline #pokemon

Gratuitous food pic. Chicken parm sandwich. Pl #food

“Old masters die.” #writing

“Goldilocks and the Three Beers” #writing #throwawayline #prompt

The more you do something, the more of a habit it becomes and the better you get doing it. The more of a habit it becomes, the more addictive it becomes and the less you are willing to do something else. Do something else. #life #habit #success

“Humans love the small kind things they receive. Too bad so few love the grand kind things they could freely give.” #life #writing ac

Those who are hostile to science and research, would rather live in the world of their own imagnining and beliefs than live in the world of truth and reality. #life

“Just because a god is all-knowing, doesn’t mean he does much. On the contrary, the more a god knows, the less energy he has to do. That’s why the active gods are all about killing and destruction. They don’t waste energy thinking.” #writing

Suerperhero movies have not caused an increase in people acting like superheroes, apart from those under age 12. #life

Given the recent plethora of “superhero” movies, which comic book superhero is highly underrated and is NOT in a movie/series/etc. #comic #superhero

Vicious Rumor: Beer companies are working on “smart” bottle caps which will allow you to place sports bets. #beer #sport #gambling #ai #iot

“Your AI is a surveillance device masquerading as a friend/helper/coworker/servant. Worse still, it can be used to influence and direct your behavior.” #ai

AI is the new cryptocurrency and NFT. Everyone wants to jump on the gold rush and take advantage of everyone until something more lucrative comes along. #ai #crypto #life

There will be a full spectrum of people who love and hate you, regardless of what you do. The key is to do what you feel is right and hope for the best. #life #success

“There are more benefits to being an unknown than there are disadvantages to being known.” #writing

Hm. How about a 13" iMac Neo that swaps the laptop case for an iMac case, but has the same internals? I bet that would also sell gangbusters. (Yes, that’s an old term). #apple #imac #neo #mac

Happy Tolkien Reading Day I guess we celebrate when he learned to read.

Hello. Midweek. Midmark. Midwork. Time for the ceremonial coffee.