“He was a character with no plot and no humor. His life amounted to that of a walk-on everyone ignored, even when he destroyed the world.” #writing #character

“Pride comes before the fall.” “I thought summer did.” #writing #throwawayline

Observed: guy plastered with Harley Davidson clothes. He obviously works as a tech/mechanic, but doesn’t ride. #writing #character

“He wrote a 15th century manuscript in the style of Stephen King in the 15th century. People had no sense of humor back then.” #writing

Observed: Just saw a guy walking a dog at the outdoor restaurant that looked like Larry Bird. The guy not the dog.

Have you ever actively schemed, or come up with a scheme? I think people are out of practice. #life

Strawberry jalapeno blonde ale might be good. I might try brewing it. #beer #brewing

Have you looked under the sofa?

Some parents wash their hands of parenting and teaching, believing it’s the teachers job to teach. #life #failure

“Sometimes, you have to throw people under the bus to see what they are made of.” #writing

Some people consider the number of exclamation marks being directly related to importance. #writing #intelligence

Don’t blame the thing that annoys you. Blame yourself for being annoyed. #life #success

Good morning. The heat has broken, the stupidity hasn’t. I’ve got house stuff to take care of, then get lunch. I’ll spend time with the ferals hiding under the guest room bed after their surgery. I need to keep them isolated for a couple of days before releasing them. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Nibbage. #fountainpen

I did an experiment. I made overnight oats using a name brand instant oats packet. It turned out a lot better than the hyped and overpriced “overnight oats brands”. Cheaper as well. #marketing #failure #oatmeal

The Gathering: I took two of Fudge’s kittens in for their procedures early this morning. #feral #cat

Hello. The heat has broken into many large sharp shards. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

“Life isn’t rocket science.” #writing #throwawayline

Not a productive day. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

In the US we have an insurance company, State Farm. The name, in itself, raises questions of dictatorship. Their slogan is “Just like a good neighbor, SF is here.” But good neighbors don’t take your money or spam trying to get your money. And this assumes you have neighbors #marketing #failure

If you use AI to write a book, you aren’t an author/writer. At best, you are an orchestrator or a director. Someone else is doing the work. #writing #ai #failure

“Thinking you are the best is as bad as thinking everyone is inferior, but more so because you are self-centered.”. #writing

We all live on our own personal bell curve. — ancient proverb I just made up

“Some people believe the less someone says, the more wise and intelligent that person is. More often than not, they are just afraid or too dumb to say much.” #writing