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

Server: “Do you want a beer?” Man : “No. I need to drive.” Server : “What do you do?” Man: “I drive a beer truck.” #writing #throwaway

“No, son. Cannubial doesn’t have anything to do with cannibals.” #writing #throwawayline

I think I’ll spend this afternoon working on FORTH and playing with PICO-8 a bit. I’d really like to have Picotron on a Raspberry Pi, however. Hm. Maybe I should write an OS… #programming #forth #pi #picotron

The implicit assumption is that AI, such as it is, is better than humans. Humans have given up. #ai #failure #life

“It’s not fun if you don’t know you’re having it.” #life #writing

“Everyone thinks they can do better. That’s why things are so much worse.” #writing

“What if life had a bonus round and this is it?”

My bucket list: — go to the store and buy a new bucket. #life

OK. I deserve to eat something today. I got a lot of editing done this morning.

Happy National Pigs-In-A-Blanket Day Make sure your pigs are warm.

Here’s a question: Why do you have a blog? – it’s fun – it’s what I do – I was bored and it felt like a good idea – everyone else has one – it’s a good way to start a cult – it makes me feel important – to make money #blogging

Good morning. Be grateful you have social media. Your ancestors had to bang rocks together. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Back in my day, a suit and tie were required at work, every day. I refused to ever wear a tie. I guess I won.

It’s a highly pleasant weather day. Go outside and bask. I went out and sat on the grass.

Spam Emails #publishing #failure

I love spam emails that impose privacy restrictions without my consent: “This email communication is intended as a private communication for the sole use of the primary addressee and those individuals listed for copies in the original message. The information contained in this email is private and …

I love the smell of agent-publisher spam in the morning. Especially when the email is full of hype, large dollar figures and uses every font except Comic Sans. I like Comic Sans. This from, a supposedly, reputable company. #publishing #agent #writing #failure

Do you know what we haven’t had in ages? New iOS chrome. #apple #wwdc #ios