“He was just above average, which he felt was a good place to be.” #writing

“The squirrels gathered under the large old oak tree. They weren’t here for the nuts—they were here for Fred and Clarence.” #writing #throwawayline

Weird idea: We use spices and condiments to hide the flavor of the underlying food item, because we don’;t like that flavor, or item. If we did like it, we wouldn’t mask the flavor. #food

Is anyone doing a side quest today?

I guess the Olympics are on.I know of one person who watches it. It seems the Olympics are a thing of the more-nationalistic past? Why dont we just have an Olympics with no national affiliations? Oh right. Money and bragging rights. #olympics #failure

“If you never change, you will smell.” #writing

Its 85 now, feels hotter.

Did get some iOS stfufff done this morning. Some buginess between platforms. My main problem right now is I cant seem to close a document based app. The back/close button disappeared. #ios

“There’s always a bright spot when you’re falling into the sun.” #writing #life

Heat index today is going to be 105ºF. #dover

Good morning, everyone. Stay hydrated. You don’t want to grow up to be a prune. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Lunch consumed. Returning to my regularly scheduled activities…

When the clock is ticking, you don’t fixate on the clock. #writing #character #suspense

Humans focus on the context that is the most important to them in that moment.. They will act on that context, whether they are a protagonist, antagonist, or you. #writing #character

Osteoporosus was a slow moving dinosaur.

I’m listening in on a side-conversation where two guys are dissing and cursing literally everything from asphalt to their moms and kids. The sad part is, they seem knowledgable about asphalt. #life

“I don’t need followers,” she said. “I need people who are willing to prostate themselves before me.” “Social media doesn’t work like that.” “Give it time.” #writing #throwawayline

“People look up to you. They are in the minority. Stop being full of yourself.” “But that’s, like, everyone.” “Exactly.” #writing #throwawayline

You know you’re too cheap to hire a designer, or you’re from the 1980s… #marketing #spam #failure

“He thought so fast that he left skid marks in his mind. Too bad he focused more on the skid marks than what he thought.” #writing #throwawayline

If you’re not a full-time student, are you studying anything? How’s it going? What’s blocking you? I’m trying to learn multiple things and aphantasia is keeping me from using visual mnemonics.

Supposedly, the heat index is going to be over 110ºF in the next few days here. #delaware

Do you wear a hat? What kind? Baseball caps and related don’t count. If you don’t wear a hat, what kind would you wear? Again, baseball and related caps don’t count.

Photo up. photosaday.visualnewt.com #photography

Mondays are always at the back of the junk closet.