I don’t understand a sit-down restaurant that serves a bag of potato chips as a side dish. Yes, it’s cheap and easy. So is a microwave. #food #restaurant #failure

When life throws something at you it isn’t as important as how you deal with it. #life #success

It’s been a busy day where I accomplished nothing. I need to eat a late lunch/early dinner. Then I’ll see what I missed during the WWDC keynote.

Not a good way to start the day. Time to get stuff done.

Always have a plan, even if it’s a boring one. At least you’ll have something to do and off the street. #life

Welcome to another Monday. Pretend it’s Friday, and everything will be ok. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

“The problem with literacy is that you have to know how to read.” #writing

If you are disappointed, your expectations are too high. #life #failure

Many would rather be unhappy than right. #life #failure

Observed: a guy on an ebike , panhandling. #life #character #writing

“Being clever is like being a magician. You don’t see the sleight of hand. There is no magic in being seen.” #writing

Anyone eating anything interesting today?

What if races were to see who could come in last? What would that do to culture? To strategy? To life?

“Some question what was. We call them historians. Some question the future. We call them pessimists. Some questions now, but no one answers.” #writing

“Golf should be a team sport where players beat each other with their clubs, sort of an elevated hockey.” #writing #sport

Vicious Rumor: Disney announces they are all out of new ideas and are planning a live-action Mickey Mouse movie.

“She was a biddybody.” #writing

Cultivate your snark.

Have any develops switched from XCode to the Playgrounds app? I feel the name “Playgrounds” targets the wrong age/people. Xcode is too bloated for its own good…and now with rumors of AI–WTF? #apple #swift #playgrounds #wwdc

Would you rather be rich or have one good friend? #life

Just because you’re the protagonist doesn’t mean you’ll win. It just means everyone is looking at you. #writing

“The beheadings had a nice way of distracting the peasants from the fact that the Emperor wasn’t wearing any clothes.” #writing

“Slam the door when you leaver. I don’t want any doubt that you’re gone.” #writing