Good morning. Stay optimistic. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Yo! Tomorrow is Monday. Wail in despair!

If you don’t change things, they will change in ways you don’t want. #life

We live in a weird, distorted, and dystopian future.

“May” be. Also. Who defines “arm length”? It’s definitely not mine. #ips

So, apparently, Harry Styles is the male version of Taylor Swift? This is based on the number of magazines dedicated to each in B&N. At least I’ve heard of Taylor Swift. #celebrity

The Gathering: I’ve settled on the names for the kittens. mote (a tony Speck of Spot), Peach, and Ghost. I can’t tell Peach and Ghost apart, apart from the lighter shade of orange. They are getting bigger. Still nursing, but eating real food as well. #feral #cat

“Count your blessings.” “I have too many to count. That doesn’t mean, I can’t complain about the inadequacies.” #writing #life

“Back in my day the world was black and white. Now we live in a world of grays tending to black.” #writing

I think I need to eat something. It feels like a nachos kind of day.

I guess people nowadays don’t know what an apple cart is.

Sometimes you have to upset the cart in order to find the rotten apple.

Slapping words, almost randomly, in hopes of inspiration. #writing

Happy Invite an Alien to Live With You Day Yes, it’s a thing

Crowdstrike proves companies will go with a solution that provides reasonable success given the limitations of budgets/choices, over common sense, believing them to be more expert than internal resources. We used to call this vendor-lock-in. Yes, there are other definitions. #corporate #failure

Good morning. Enjoy the last Sunday you’ll have this week. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

“If you don’t search for the truth, any old lie will do.” #life

Deep announcer voice: “He was a gentle man until they killed his cockatoo. Now he carries a gun and walks the night seeking revenge.”

“If you’re wondering, you are splashing to stay afloat.” #life #writing

End rant. End 2 yen.

Context: I have no CompSci or Math degree. However, I’m an expert on FT mainframe systems and various databases. I’ve also created and implemented some programming languages of my own.I’ve been in the “industry” before there was one. Swift is painful to learn. ObjC had …

Swift is centered on perfectionism, not pragmatism. I worry about race conditions and “macros” that are slapped on with SillyPutty™. Swift may be fine for grad post-docs. For someone who wants to get something to run, its’s painful now Flame on! #swift #swifui #apple #programming …

“Markdown is the YAML for people who can’t code.” .~

When your name is the marquee, you better be a marquis.

“How do you know your best friend is your best friend? Is it because you’re still alive? That means most people are your best friend.” #writing #throwawayline