If you aren’t willing to give, you’re willing to take. ancient proverb I just made up

“His mental state was like Idaho.” #writing #throwawayline

Back on my day we were on-call and carried pagers.

“Her eyes were like crescent moons when she laughed. Surprisingly, the fur, fangs, and claws dropped from him in her presence.” #writing

I wonder if there has ever been a study that compared the number of times a woman changed her hairstyle to how often a man did. #life

Programming Star Trek

One of my first programs was a Star Trek game written, in college, in BASIC using a teletype hooked up to a DG Eclipse. Rumor had it that Gene Roddenberry actually saw it and approved it. I should dig up the purple-paged source code I have somewhere, and the article I wrote and published in a game …

“If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it.” “What if you never had it?” #writing

“The smartest people have problems with the simplest of things.” #writing #throwawayline

“Just because all the clocks are running backward, it doesn’t mean you’re getting younger. It just means you’re insane.” #writing #throwawayline

Has anyone achieved anything today they are happy with?

“He was deeply religious. He prayed to all the gods as he was about to die.” #writing

Ice skates only work because of friction.

I need to design a new app icon. I hate doing it because I have no talent. #design #art #app #icon

Don’t just look for solutions. Also look for potential problems caused by the solution as well as in the solution as well. #life #success #programming

I’m sketching out the “corkboard” view for my writing app redesign while I wait for food. #ios #writing #auteureist

I have a hankering to make baklava. Maybe this winter.

“If you’re nostalgic for the past you’ll never welcome the future where you’ll have to live.” #writing

Halloween stuff is out in stores. Pumpkin-flavored~ stuff is out as well. I’m also seeing Christmas candies. It’s always time to make money, apparently.

It feels very autumnal today. It’s cool and cloudy. I don’t like it. It’s still summer. I want more heat and sunshine. We didn’t get a lot of that due to all the smoke and rain. It’s been a dull summer, over all.

Hurricanes are depressed because they are never welcomed.

I find it funny how many “former” Trump supporters are turning on him or publicly “speaking out”, all in an effort to get elected. Lookin’ at you, former ex-NJ gov. It’s not about politics, or even loyalty. It’s all about ego and greed.

You’re never too old to read. #books #reading #library

Productive morning today. I can’t say it’s because I got sleep, however.

Do you maintain a list of your problems and desired outcomes? #life #success

Happy Swiss Winegrowers Day