Do you lie when a friend wants a specific answer? Do you lie when a non-friend wants a specific answer? That’s that say about you? #life

Hopefully, Tom Cruise is leaving movies… Flame on!

The more miserable and ignorant you are the more you will believe attacks on others. The job of many is to make you more miserable and ignorant. #life #failure

What’s the IQ of an AI? What is its EQ? #ai

Have you noticed that none of the fantasy sports teams/leagues have any dwarves, elves, or griffons? #sport #failure

The easier someone is to blind with emotion, the easier they are to control. The key is not to let emotion blind you. #life

Anyone who wants a job governing, wants others to be like them. Ultimately, this fails often at the expense of many lives. The only true government is that of governing yourself. #tao #life

With the advent of a new book, it’s time to update my business cards. #writing #author

Listening is not about hearing. #life #success

“Snark is the knife that cuts without being seen.” #writing

“You don’t need to be a comedian to have a sense of humor. In fact, it helps not to have one if you want to be a comedian.” #writing

“His report card was full of four-letter words, with the trailing three letters omitted.” #writing

“The only rational thing left is to be irrational.” #writing

“The only difference between a bad AI and myself, is that a bad AI apologizes and goes on to make mistakes, whereas, I’ve learned to blame someone or something else.” #writing #ai #life #failure

“We should teach AIs to type program listings into themselves manually, using keyboards and teletypes. That’s how we learned–none of this scanning and internet stuff.” #ai #programming

“Somehow, you survive the pain and move forward.” “That’s what life–including human life–does.” #writing

When you get to the end, stop. Many writers fail to learn this lesson. #writing

“The problem with wanting more is that you are never satisfied when you get more.” #writing

“Wars that never end are driven by the madness of politics.” #writing

“Remember, you are always good as fodder.” #writing

How many jobs have been created so far as a result of the tariffs? That’s the point, isn’t it? To create products and jobs in the country? How is the offset to all the public sector/government jobs lost from the purge?

It’s time for a lunch break. What have I missed?

The Gathering: I was going to take Fudge’s kittens to the shelter this morning, but I see they are all still nursing, even though they are also eating normal kitty chow. I think I’ll wait another week. #feral #cat

I’m spending the morning editing my short story. There’s a section I feel feels contrived. I need to rework it. #writing #shortstory #damonrunyon