The difference between advertising and marketing is the difference between selling red beans and rice and magic red beans and rice. Humans want the magic beans and rice. The only magic is marketing preys on wishful thinking. #marketing #advertising #business #failure

Humans love to make something look like something else, including themselves. #life

“Legos. Isn’t that a city in Nigeria?” #writing #throwawayline

Overheard: “Old-man mode.” Love it. #writing

You’re 7 years old and you find a million dollars. What do you do? #writing

Not everyone understands my sense of humor. I’m not everyone.

If you produce enough, you will get lucky. #life

“He lived in a world ruled by three kings and a joker.” #writing

Noir #writing

“The dark room needs light, The furniture looks straight out of the 40s. Everything is black and white. There’s a body, dead, on the floor with a bullet wound in its head, blood pooling around it. There’s a woman in a tight dress, with curves like a rollercoaster holding a gun. I must be in a noir.” …

“My mind is a blank sponge that sops up the dark and sticky blood of uselesness.” #writing #throwawayline

“He was an extra that was never used in Mad Max. He was an outcast.” #writing

You won’t get motivated by drinking something named “Liquid Motivation” the same way you don’t get rich drinking something named “Liquid Gold.” Yes, “Liquid Motivation” is a thing… #marketing #failure

Ideas are potential for success or failure. Your results may vary, but measurable.

Just because you’ve never heard of a fruit or vegetable, doesn’t make it healthy. #food

Kale is underrated and underused. Quinoa is overrated and overused. Flame on! #food

Signs of spring in Delaware: — Spring peepers are out in force and peeping. — Trees are gaining a reddish hue as the leaf buds form. — Cherry blossoms all over the neighborhood. — Geese nesting — The worms are out during the rains.

If you are too rich to know what to do with your money, I have a suggestion.

“If buffalos had wings, pigs could fly.” #writing #throwawayline

“The server dropped the metal tray of food down with a bang in front of him. She said, ‘Boneless wings for a spineless husband.’” #writing

Back in my day we had sit-down comedians.~

“Sloe Gin and a Fast Gun” would make a great pulp spaghetti western. I should write it, but I’ve got too many other writing projects. #writing #prompt

I don’t have much patience with myself. I’m not sure how one goes about learning patience, beyond meditation, etc.

The Gathering: I’ve tried. Marble doesn’t want to go outside, back to being a feral. Oh well. Now I’m leery of taking the others to the vet, or I may end up with 7 or 8 feral cats who feel the same way… #feral #cat

“Life is a horse race and we’re all handicapped.” #writing

If you’re hoping things will change, you’re not doing anything to create the change you want. #life #failure