When you accomplish something, celebrate commensurate with the accomplishment. #life #success

Phew! “The Cat and the Warlock” have been submitted to the editor. Now I can take a couple of days off before diving into more of my “Hank the Hypochondriac” short story, and starting on “To Gain Knowledge - Coins of Destiny 3”. #writing #publishing

Happy World Goth Day …seems like an oxymoron.

Good morning. I didn’t get much sleep or rest. It’s going to be a draggy kind of day. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

It’s time to quit for the day. It’s time for some tea.

It’s time for a break. I’m trying to wind down work on “The Cat and the Warlock”. #writing #editing

Happy International Tea Day Relax. Have a cup of tea.

Hello. Be patient. Be kind. Be generous. Breathe.

Time for some tea.

Hm George Wendt died.

I’m not sure why but all Apple Macs here in the US seem to ignore filtering spam by French keywords. If I try to filter by ‘avec’ in the subject, the email still come through—even when it’s the only filter. #apple #spam #email #failure #french

Mind-dump complete. Thank you for putting up with me.

Everyone and his dead uncle are releasing an AI, not realizing few want the touted capabilities and ‘insanity’. #marketing #ai #failure

“He frequented bars to run away from his problems, but alcohol was his biggest.” #writing

I must be age-ed. I just checked the Philcon 2025 schedule and there is no one there worth going to see. It’s a hard pass again. #philcon #convention #sf

Pennsylvania is implementing a new law where use of cellphones while driving illegal. So is driving above the speed limit.~ #life #failure

“Revenge is a way of seeking justice. It may make you feel better, but it is irrational and just causes a cycle of vengeance at best, and wars at other times.” #writing

Who was the first bard to adopt the new-fangled writing system? #writing

“Follow me to the Promised Land. I have some swamp land I want to sell you.” #writing

“Those who bet lose.Those who market betting win.” #writing

PSA: News sources, please stop reporting “Trump admin (does x)”. Do you mean the administration, or a specific administrator (admin)? And start reporting who in the administration, rather than generalizing (either way). Lazy/A( reporting isn’t reporting. #news #failure

Just because you do your own thing, that doesn’t mean you are doing it correctly or the right thing. #life

Find time in your day to do something absurd, silly, or fun. That’s the path to sanity. #life