Hearing side-conversations. Some people tell banal events as if they are earth-shatteringly interesting. One guy talking about a woman apologizing on the phone for drinking too much. I’m sure the event was more interesting than his explanation. #writing #character

Sitting near a couple of guys discussing aluminum wrapped arsenic. Hm … #writing #character

I formed the danish this morning. That’s the hardest part, apparently. Mine are way too small. Proofing now. #baking

“Are you trying to copy and paste someone else’s life into your own?” #writing

Happy Dog Farting Awareness Day I don’t make this stuff up … 

Good morning. Create something useful. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Happy International Beaver Day

Hello. Be patient with others. Be patient with yourself. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Photo up. photosaday.visualnewt.com #photography

So, anyone remember the Epstein files?.~

Just because your calendar is full doesn’t make you organized or productive. #productivity #life #failure

Happy Jump Over Things Day

Good morning. It’s a chilly start to the week. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

In case you were wondering, Squeak still exists (and works fine on the MacBook Neo). squeak.org #programming #squeak #smalltalk #macneo

I’ve never done any real Python GUI stuff. I guess I should learn PyQt6. The library I tried a while back is no longer supported/around. #programming #gui #python

“He had gall bladder problems. Every birthday, his parents would give him one in a mason jar.” #writing

“Never reply to emails you didn’t write.” #life

“He slept on a bed of spinach. He was Popeye.” #writing #throwawayline

“Eat with your nose, read with your ears.”

What is your favorite rock? (No precious gems allowed). I lean toward malachite. #geology

When I was a kid, there was something called “Rock of the Month Club” where you got a rock/semi-gem each month. It got me into geology and was fun. A quick search shows it still exists (or a variant of it.) Actually, there were a bunch of fun “__ of the Month Club”s you could sign up for. #geology

I guess this is no longer supported: www.viwizard.com/ibook-cop… I’d love to use something other than Kindle/Apple Books to read books. Yes, there are other readers, but they don’t let you purchase books DRM-free for personal use. #books #drm #failure #mac #amazon #kobo

“The slower you age, the more chances you have to really screw up.” #writing #throwawayline

Safari keeps trying to send me to MacRuby, via autocomplete. for some reason. MacRuby hasn’t existed in decades, I think. #safari #ruby #programming

The Gathering: One of Mote’s kittens (now a grown cat) has discovered the clothes dryer. No, I can’t tell which one it is. It’s probably Byte or Gremlin–the one’s I can’t distinguish. I had to pull it out a couple of times while loading laundry. #feral #cat