“The reason you see your God after death is because once you’re dead, you have no choice.” #writng

“Hi. My name is Ted. I talk a lot. Welcome to Technology, Education, and Design.” #writing #throwawayline #ted

“You’re surly today. What’s wrong?” “My wife is going to divorce me…and don’t call me surly.” #writing #throwawayline

“Sometimes, you have to hit your head against the wall for the medics to pay attention.” #writing

Life is a slalom with many flags. — ancient proverb I just made up

There are many books/movies where food or a dinner play a role. Most of the time, it’s either exposition, character development, or a murder. The reader enjoys the meal more than the characters. #writing #food #character

“The sun came out, looked down at the Earth, shook its head, and went back to sleep.” #writing

What book do you wish would be written, that hasn’t been written, and that you could never write? #writing

“If you’re worried about time, it’s already too late.” #writing

“The reason many religions have myths about not speaking God’s name, have to do with when you name something you are actually naming what that thing is not. So when you name God, you limit it and point out what it isn’t. That’s not a weakness in you, that’s a weakness in your god.” #writing #tao

Just because you have a vision and want to make it real, first ensure that your reality benefits more than just you.

You have to look at things askance. That provides a new perspective.

Boneless wings come from flightless birds.

Sometimes, you have to forget your problems and concerns and just do something else. #life #success

I saw a good post today. It was in the parking lot of a shopping center.

“He was a dad joke walking.” #writing #throwawayline

Recursion: falling down the rabbit-hole.

What do you plan to do on Monday when the world goes dark?

Avoid boring people. The reason they are boring is that they are just like you. #life #success

Overcommittment is breaking promises to yourself as well as others. #life

This evening, I’ll work on the virtual memory for my FORTH implementation. It’s going to be a bit weird since I’m not using true memory or even bytes to store stuff, but it should work. At some point maybe I’ll convert it to being byte-oriented. #forth #programming

I need to edit this afternoon. This book won’t need as many rewrites, unless I find something downstream from where I am. It always surprises me when I read something that I wrote a few years ago and don’t remember writing bits of it. Bits that I like. #writing

Lots done this morning. Time for some foodstuffs.

Live your life. Don’t live someone else’s. #life

Time to switch it up. Conklin Word Gauge (B) with Monteverde Ocean Noir. The pen tracks words written. Sort of. #fountainpen #writing