Observed: Public affection. Woman wipes the guy’s mouth with a napkin. He brushes the same napkin off with his hand. They kiss. #character #writing

Children should be taught, as soon as they are able to understand, that most of the people are already dead. #life

Gratuitous food pic. Triple chocolate cake which is mostly whipped cream which is probably hiding something gruesome. #food

“You are the most beautiful woman here.” Pause. “But I’m the only one here.” “That’s my point.” #writing

Creativity comes from deep inside. If you can’t let it out, it will consume you or burst out of your chest spilling blood everywhere.

Remember to breathe safe.

Decisions

“So what have you been up to these past years? It’s been what–five?” “I’ve been dead, mostly.” Pause. “You don’t look it.” #writing

Misheard: “I don’t want to go to the hospital. I’m not dead yet.” #writing #character #montypython

I like this restaurant. They don’t assume you are a child who doesnt know how to “twirl” pasta and give you a spoon. #food

“It’s ok to be different. It’s ok to be strange. It’s ok to be mysterious.Just don’t be dead while doing it.” #writing

Gratuitous food pic. Blackened chicken and linguini (which is plural) #food

What one skill/ability would you like? No, I’m not talking super-powers. Me? I’d like to have some musical/artistic ability. NOTE: I said like, not want.

You know AI confuses things critically if you see what ChatGTP, and even Siri, and it’s ilk come up with. The question isn’t whether AI will get things wrong, but will it get it wrong more often and at critical points? #ai

I should really sit down and get activitypub working with my site. I hate reading docs that aren’t in a book though.

Yes, I have a weird sense of humor. I’m hummus. It’s in my bones.

Another hint: When a server asks you what you would like to eat, the correct answer is “a dead body”. #restaurant

When someone gives you advice, it is their opinion of what they would or wouldn’t do. The question you must ask yourself is, are you that person? #life #success

Sometimes you have to be clever to figure out what you’re doing. #life #success

This place has 5 menus. Gordon Ramsey would turn over in his grave. #food

What did you learn today? Learning implies you acquired new knowledge. I learned that CarPlay/tvOS use templates for views. I have a site where I track what I learn each day. #education #learning #knowledge

I would really like to figure out how to get FFXIV running on a Sony PS, but Square ENIX make things difficult. They think security equals obscurity. #sony #ffxiv #failure

The 9s seem to be the hardest years: Your 29th, 39th, etc.

“I don’t know everything, but then, I know enough to make stuff up. After all, that’s what God did.”

Plans are not blueprints.

My goal for the near future: — get my Drunken Werewolves story polished enough to submit to #mdc3con. — finish editing and get “Out of Time” published. — get out and ride my e-bike once the weather is reasonable. — get back to plotting out “The Coins of Destiny” Book 2. — brew beer — brew need — …