Do you ever wake up wishing you could play the piano?

Welcome to Friday. You can now start the slack-off period. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Plan for tomorrow: — iOS refactoring — study bridge — study swing trading — Python stuff — reading — planning the new book — play a game if I have time

Remain useful. #life

I don’t miss the ex bird site. I thought I would. The fact I don’t have to continually mute/block/report spam ads, or put up with bots and others telling me why Donny is sane has brought balance to the Force.

Someone complained: “The portions are getting smaller.” That’s like saying, “Everying is more expensive than it used to be.” #marketing. #progress

Don’t allow others to set your value. Your worth isn’t measured by what you accomplish, and especially by what you attempt. Your worth is determined by how you view yourself. Your value is around US $1 based on your chemical composition.

“He was all natural. Even his teeth were gold.” #writing #throwawayline

Nibbage. Too many point source lights here. #fountainpen

What’s the difference between NY strip and the Las Vegas strip?

Heh. Just got a spam call telling me I’m invited for a radio interview. When I look it up, it’s very sketchy. Also, the fact they ignored my voicemail greeting that I don’t conduct business over the phone tells me a lot. #publishing #spam

I can’t justify buying a VisionPro at the current price point and use case. Anyone want to buy me one? I’ll take you out to lunch in return if we ever meet. #apple

Going through the motions wastes and ignores time. No wonder you never have enough. #life #failure

Observed: He blew his nose, it sounded like a goose. I wonder what all the geese on the lake would think. #writing

“How do you like your burger?” “In my mouth, fed by vestal virgins.” Nah. that would give me strange looks when I order. #food #writing #throwawayline

This morning, I was able to draw a straight line without being able to imagine one. I just let my drawing arm and hand track consistent muscle tension. It seemed to work. Varying tension produced curved lines. I consider that a successful step on being able to do some rudimentary sketching.

Hm. There is actually a place called Londinium and it happens to be in London. Wasn’t that where Batman used to go?

Hm. Does Apple Maps have a scale? You know, 1” = 1 mile, type of thing? I can’t find one. It would also be useful to ask for a circle of “X” miles from a pin. #apple #maps

Wasn’t there a 70s band called SEO Speedwagon? They had a song called “I Do Wanna Know”. #music

These weather fluctuations are doing nasty pressure headache things. It’s like being sucked out of spaceship into the vacuum of space without a space suit. #weather

Missed marketing opportunity: The restrooms at Outback restaurant should be called Outhouses. #marketing #failure

It’s tax season. Ugh.

Time to eat stuff. Time to make some notes before I forget. I’ve got a bunch of ideas for the third book in the series I’m working on. #writing

Happy National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day

“Greed drives people to risk when the fearful cower and hide.” #writing