I wish Apple would stop displaying internal debug messages as user error messages in their products. I want something I can a) understand b) do something to resolve. #apple #error #failure

I hate XCode. Today’s mysterious message that is keeping me from using a device. #xcode #failure

Hello. Experience the day. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

I want Activision/Blizzard to re-release the Infocom games. #gamedev

This applies to every club, organization, business, and government.

What’s better than ice cream? More ice cream.

The new Snoopy™ watch face is cute. It’s like watching a little cartoon every time you check the time. #applewatch

YouTube is not a source of research #life

Overheard: a woman tells another that she gets all her medical advice from a YouTube “doctor” and that insulin is a way to hook you on sugar.She goes on to say that she has stopped using prescribed medications for her diabetes. The woman is elderly and obese, and uses a literal magnifying glass to …

“He slid to a stop near the stoop. His knees, bloody and bruised looked like the site of a sacrifice. His gun hand hung limp like an overcooked strand of spaghetti.” Do not write like this. #writing #throwawayline

I’m writing a fight scene for this short story. I think I’ve gotten good at them. I always struggled to write action scenes because I can’t visualize them. But I can work through them as if I’m choreographing them. This is a fun scene. #writing #fight #aphantasia

I know the difference between “that” and “which”, but I find I don’t care when I’m working on a first draft. #writing #grammar

Happy National Graham Cracker Day No, it wasn’t named after Alexander Graham Bell, but it was originally a health food.

Writing fast. Writing well. #writing #fountaonpen

Errand done. Time to eat and write. It’s a steamy day, the kind of day that can clean and press your clothes while you’re still wearing them.

Time to switch it up. Parker button filler, I restored, (F) with Monteverde Blue Black. #fountainpen

I went out on the deck to see how bad the weather is today (it’s brutally humid and hot). One of The Gathering, Caramel, decided to run inside and explore a bit. It ran out when I went in. #cat

Good morning, all. Acceptance is not agreement. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

As the old saying goes, “Don’t judge a book by its hair.” Time to find something better to read from my Tsundoku pile. #books #reading

Just because something has a price doesn’t make it valuable. #life #success

My desert rose is blooming again. #plant

Sometimes the one that promises is more important than the promise. Sometimes the promise is more important than the one that promises. Happy 4th. #life

Lunch done. Writing done for now. Coding done. Time to relax. It’s a holiday here. Happy Sidewalk Egg Frying Day

Hello. Slow down. It’s a holiday here. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Happy National Compliment Your Mirror Day Yes, it’s a thing.

Death funneled from the clouds. #weather