“When your friend shoves a shiv into your back and then asks how you’re feeling. Does that answer your question?” #writing

Penguins are dying… Soon, there will be none. Guess who is to blame?

Rituals are multi-step, multi-person symbolic events. Customs are what people do in “the old country” when you try to get in.

Do people still eat at McDonald’s in the US? Or is it where old-folks go to be nostalgic?

Don’t put off what you can do today, what you should have done yesterday. #life

“You can’t be certain if you haven’t been hurt.” #writing

What if hyperlinks automatically updated whenever the underlying web page changed or went dead? #html #web #hyperlink

I think I know what I’m doing. I know I’m just deceiving myself.

I should write an app/function that scans text looking for repeated words in a sentence. #writing #programming

I just chatted with a manager who asked me what the difference was between writing a novel and a script/screenplay. I’m not sure I scared him away or not. But I did encourage him to go for it. #writing

I’m making slow progress learning Japanese.Mostly, I’m fighting all the similar characters in the three writing styles.Japanese would be a lot easier if it stuck to one of the three.

My currentNg view. #writing

I need to continue packing for C3. If you’ve been to C3 you know I set up an auction with a copy of the GoH speaker’s book signed by all the authors. Since it’s the 10th anniversary of C3, I’m come up with some extras. BTW: Jeffrey Deaver is the GoH this year. #mdc3con

I don’t mind chatting with people. I invite and enjoy it. But I hate losing an idea when someone asks me a question that makes me think. #life #writing

‘Survival is easy if you avoid the tough decisions. And even then, you can get killed. So you may as well make the hard choices.” #writing

“Everyone wants to be like a hero, but no one wants to be the hero.” #writing

“Her hair was a worn mop that had seen too many grungy floors and not enough water.” #writing

“If the good die young, then the bad must die old and rich.” #writing #throwawayline

“Empty beers don’t count.” #writing #throwawayline

“Good food. Good music. Good company. I’ve never had it.” #writing

“If you yell loud enough, someone is bound to tell you to shut up.” #writing

Is anyone having a good late summer/winter day today? What was the highlight of your day so far? Me? I saw a family of five deer cavorting by the pond early this morning.

“We all wish for a better or easier life. The real winners are those who show up and do the work. I’m perfectly happpy to congratulate them on their efforts as long as it doesn’t cost me time, money, or effort.” #writing

It just hit me that I have 11 writing projects in my queue. I have about twice as many in my coding/programming queue. #writing