Time to switch it up. Onishi Seisakusho Summer Creek (M) w/ Private Reserve DC Supershow Blue #fountainpen

Have a fun and relaxing rest of the day.

If not yet, when? If you don’t know when, then now. #life

Someone has yet to justify the existence of “government”, other than to consolidate power in order to control or to attack a population.

I wonder if corporate endorsements would make programming more lucrative and programmers celebrities… You know, uniforms full of patches, video advertisements, guest appearances on morning “news” shows. Getting to massacre the national anthem… That sort of thing. #celebrity #programming

TIL: Taco Bell, in the US, isn’t named after a bell, or even a “belle”. It’s not even Mexican/Latin in origin. #food

What book made you cry? That is, if you cry. #books #reading

I’m enjoying the day. No, I’m not having fun.

“Life is like a barbecue where someone brings potato salad that has raisins.” #writing #throwawayline

What do you regret not doing or seeing?

“The cost of perfection is your sanity.”

I always question the cost of a copy editor given how little I make from my books. But I want to put out the best book I can. No, I’m far from a perfectionist. #books #writing #editing

“Batman: Game of Thrones” crossover…

:Back in my day, we had minstrels and bards.

“His stream of consciousness was muddy and polluted.” #writing #throwawayline

Caesar is more of a title than a name or salad…

I’m grateful for a holiday tomorrow. I can goof off another day. #laborday

I hate Xfinity. They make smart things so dumb that you can’t use them. It’s almost impossible to do port-forwarding since they don’t list IP addresses. #xfinity #failure

What is on the top line of your index card?

Overheard: “…the creature under the door.” I have no idea… #writing #prompt

“His was a lonely life. It was full of people, animals, things that had to be done and he did. But he lived in his own little world alone and forgotten.” #writing

“Shuddador!” #writing #throwawayline

I never understood the appeal of something like Tik Tok, or short-form video in general. I guess if you’re desperate for attention or followers, it’s appealing. But the content is never deep, interesting, or meaningful. #tiktok #media #social #failure

Ugh. 2025 journals and calendars are being sold. Who plans four months in advance? I’ll wait to buy a Hobinichi