How many doughnuts did you eat in 2023. Me? Maybe 6. There are no good doughnut shops where I live.

I’m in a hot chocolate mood.

Gravlax salmon with juniper, spruce tips, dill, and a pinch of sugar, ready for salt and lemon slices. Then off to the vacuum sealer and a week in the fridge. #food #gravlax

Thank you, everyone who follows me and talks to me. I appreciate it. It may seem a simple thing for you, but for me it means a lot.

Yes, The Gathering still comes every day. I haven’t seen the opossum, however. But then, I don’t check late at night.

“Don’t rush it even if you want to rush it.”

“The easy way is often the lazy way.” #life

What do you want for the holidays? I’d like, but i know I won’t get: — world calm (I know peace is impossible) — common sense (I know sanity is more than one could expect) — thoughtful engagement (wishful thinking) — more friends.

I know I want to write the third and final book in my current series, but I’m trying to decide what I should write next/outside that. I haven’t tried: — cozy mystery — romance — hard SF #writing

If you are in the US, what would you consider an “old folks” reastaurant chain? #food

I should re-read some Jean Shepherd. #books #reading

In American English we have a saying “Tell me about it’ which means, “I agree”. There is also one that is more enthusiastic: “That’s what I’m talkin’ about”, which pretty much means anything positive you want it to mean. Both are abhorrent.

“Wonder is what we all tend to lose as we grow older. The joy of seeing something as if it were new fades. Surprise at seeing something unexecpected grows dim. We become jaded with the dullness of dirt. Happiness, is in part, the ability to see the old as new.” #writing #life

Famous last words: “So I did.” #writing #prompt

I almost forgot I have salmon in the fridge. I know what I’m doing after lunch. I’m making gravlax.

What is good behavior? What makes it good? Is it a shelf? Why do your parents keep telling you to be on it?

I just pre-ordered the new WoW expansion. Now, to find time to play.

Amazon keeps sending me spam titled, “Keep up with Alexa”, as if it is somehow better than I am. #amazon #marketing #failure

It helps to let your inner child out to play and occasionally throw a tantrum. #life #success

“The stormy gray-black clouds were fine. They were just passing through.” #writing

Mean people should be at a minimum. #life #math

The average person is rarely average. Just sayin’.

What’s the strangest thing you’ve ordered in a restaurant and liked? #food

“I hunger to eat.” #writing #throwawayline

If you don’t have goals, you aren’t playing the game. #life #success