Busy morning. Time for a late lunch. At least the weather is decent.
Happy March Forth Day
Some days I want a utility/app to convert PDFs to true epubs. #ios #apple #epub
I discover I still love FORTH. Working my way through “Starting FORTH” again. I miss straight-forward simple and understandable programming languages. #programming #forth
Greetings. Make room for silence today. Time for the ceremonial coffee.
Yay! The cherry blossoms are in bloom in the neighborhood.
Have you written your eulogy yet?
What if in bowling, you had to alternate hitting pins on alternating sides of center on the first ball? #sport
Welcome to the future you wanted to visit when you were a kid, but didn’t turn out the way you expected. #life
Nowadays, basketball is a lazy slow-paced game. Everyone seems to lope into position. I guess “hustle” is an outdated thing. #sport
The stranger saddled up to the bar. He slammed a fist into the bar-proper (his brand) that sent bottles and glasses shaking. “Vanilla Milkshake.” He turned to eye the others in the saloon. “He who laughs first, dies!” #writing #throwawayline
“Who are they?” He indicated the people milling about behind me drinking milk shakes. “They are my crew. My homies. My bros. I call them Milli Vanilli.” #writing #throwawayline
Everybody Wang Chung tonight. Bang a good, get it on.
Life is full of tropes.
Vicious Rumor: Disney to create a live-action Gravity Falls.
Movie pitch meeting: “What if all the zombies, suddenly became normal, but they still wanted to kill and eat brains?”
“Bring out your bead!” “No, no. You’re picking up dead, not selling bread” “But I like bread.” “You’re not going to sing are you?” “I formed a group.” “Dont tell me…” “They’re called Bread.” #writing
“If your life is a treadmill and you aren’t going anywhere, why is there one in your house?” #writing
“He laughed like he meant it—he didn’t.” #writing #throwawayline
Remember when Girl Scouts sold cookies door-to-door and the cookies actually had flavor? Now they are a cookie conglomerate with stands in malls and shopping areas.
“If your life was perfect you wouldn’t strive for perfection. No one would. That should tell you something about life.” #writing
Concrastinate: v. - to attack a task or problem. The opposite of procrastinate. #writing
“Actually, a programming language should not be difficult to understand.” - Starting FORTH - Leo Brodie Most programming languages today have forgotten this, including Swift. #programming
I think I’ll make a peanut butter cheesecake–or try. However, I need a new springform pan. The old one needs to get tossed. #baking