I, literally, have no imagination. But I’m really good at making stuff up, because I can extrapolate and see connections that others don’t. #aphantasia

The word trope means to change the meaning of a word. The word itself is a trope when applied to overused and or expected movies and TV. #writing #grammar

If you believe the future will take care of itself, why aren’t you taking care of the now?

The most used tool at work is the brain. It is under-acknowledged and underappreciated. And often, underused. #life #business

Happy World Penguin Day

Hello. Have a moment today. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Mystic Centipedes of Magradora

Hm. Apple just released some open-source on-device LLM AI models. #apple #llm

What sort of pestilence resides in your closet?

Plan for tomorrow: — editing — work on FORTH — read — errands

OK. It’s time to relax.

The Gathering: Speck, one of the feral kittens seems to have adopted me. I guess another trip to the vet is on order. #feral #kitten

“How big is your cult?” “I don’t have a cult.” “You have followers, don’t you?” #writing #life #socialmedia

“Being an outlier, whether it is an individual or an industry, has costs unincurred by the non-outliers.” #life #business

Last great party band: J. Geils. Flame on! #music

Ok. This is a weird idea. I have a plethora of them. Four is ground grain. Grain is a plant. Garlic is plant. Garlic powder could be, loosely, considered a flour. Garlic bread made out of garlic powder. I may have to try this… but I’d have to get a few cups of garlic powder… #food #baking

It looks like Jeff Lynne and ELO are on their final tour this year. I’ll miss new music, but I can enjoy what is. #music #elo

The more you have in your memory, the more you have to choose from. — ancient proverb I just made up

I’m not sure why, but Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew popped into my brain. That and something about a clock tower. RAM is just that: random.

Thank you. Yes you. And only you. For following me. And not stalking.

There is a parallel universe where all of the dead food chains and restaurants still exist.

In case you haven’t been paying attention. May is next week. Next thing you know, it will be winter.

What characteristic have you seen in a person that has astonished you—something unusual? #writing #character #personality

“When your hair is bigger than your head, you’re compensating for something.” #writing #throwawayline

Being human is strange and isolating. It’s almost like being an animal, but you refuse to relate to the world and nature around you. #life #failure