Overheard: “The eclipse was an indescribable moment.” She then goes on to describe it. Makes you wonder about humans…

The Ear of the Cat. Apologies to Al Stewart

“When you throw a stone into a bucket of ferrets, the ripples move outward. Or to put it another way, inward.” I.S.I.R.T.A.

The coolest part of an eclipse isn’t the eclipse. It’s the color of the light. It’s not like dusk or dawn. It’s distant. #eclipse #light

My eclipse shots #rclipse #photography #iphone

The blueberry bush is in bloom.

Eclipse. #iphone #photography

Here you go. Eclipse from Dover DE between the clouds. iPhone 15 Pro. #eclipse #iphone #photography

Darth Vader voice: “If you are Vikings, where are the Viqueens?”

Mind-dump complete. 17.6 gigaquads freed.

Absurdity of Fear #life

“There is a lot that is absurd nowadays. Most of it leads to pain, destruction or both. We are afraid to speak for ourselves, so we hire and elect others to do it for us. In turn, they are afraid to fight so they hire us to make war. We are afraid to stand alone so we create cliques. We are afraid …

Misheard: “A pretzel wrapped in shrimp.” #food

“Not everything has an opposite. Sometimes, we have to make one up. It makes us feel better about not understanding.” #writing

“I’m enjoying today, because I know I have tomorrow to look forward to.” #writing

Will you go out and partake of the solar experience? Will you, afterwards, go out and imbibe? Will you, then go home and hope tomorrow is as interesting?

John Saxon makes the best villains.

Colander: co-lander. An alien inventioin? #words

Writing is all about story. It’s not about structure as most authors understand it. Yes, there is structure, but it’s not a straight-jacket. Neither is genre. Story is the foundation. Unless, or course, you’re more interested in money than writing. Flame on! #writing #publishing

How do you classify yourself: — dork — nerd — jock — dweeb — accountant — salesperson — psychopath who doesn’t like to be classified even by yourself.

“He was the Sidney Greenstreet of South Street. He had all the push, but none of the pull.” #writing #throwawayline

The problem with current-AI is that it won’t result in a new UI, or a new app. The only thing that can result is a derivative of what already exists. That’s what humans are for, after all, to try to reinvent the wheel or themselves… #ai

Not everyone gets my sense of humor. Mine was given to me by an elder god. #humor

Three solar shadows on the moon in a row are known as an eclipses… #words #grammar

I find it amusing that humans consider an eclipse an “event”. At least, here in the US, the hype and expectation will lead to disappointment, unless you’re an astronomer or solophile. #eclipse