“I used to live. Now I’m dead. Now I know what it means to be alive.” #writing

If you’re too old to jam, you’re too old to live. — ancient proverb I just made up

Mint juleps are overrated. No, I’m not having one. Just a PSA.

Actually, this guy is really good #blues #music

I need to check into differences between Chinese and Japanese martial arts for this sequel. #writing #research #martialarts

It turns out the guy with the beard top-knot is the musical entertainment here. Good blues singer.

There must be a sport thing today.

“They were duck hunters. They always yelled, ‘Duck!’ before they shot you.” #writing #throwawayline

One of The Gathering brought an offering today. Oreo dropped off a bird. #cat

Observed. His long gray beard had a top-knot. #writing #character

Spent the morning coding a wrapper for TinyDB. Now I’m outside by the water and free-writing.

Happy National See Monarchs Day They mean Monarch butterflies, but I find it appropriate it lands, pun intended, on Coronation Day.

It’s Friday eve. Time to eat a bucket of ice cream.

Photo up. photosaday.visualnewt.com #photography

“Good things happen to good people. Bad things happen to good people. It all balances out.” #writing

So, are all the tech layoffs due to AI replacing people, or the result of a ‘bubble’ or overextension by management? Rhetorical question.

“The clouds gather like the cats on my deck.” #writing #throwawayline

Good deed for the day, done.

Humans are strange. At birth, most countries issue a birth certificate to attest that you are alive, or to validate your identity. They should give you an official passkey. When you die, a death certificate is issued. That’s what AI’s would do. #life #failure

Lunch #food

How many friends do you have? How many enemies? How many people want to see you dead? Draw a graph. If it the curve doesn’t head downward, you’re a failure. #life

“Life is easy, if you are.” #writing #throwawayline

You’re only as productive as your results. The process of being productive is just the process. An endless road goes nowhere. #life #productivity

I went out on the deck, and this happened again. Oreo, one of The Gathering, found the sofa. I think I need to get it to a vet. I don’t want fleas in the house. It didn’t want to leave the house when I tried to get it out. #feral #cat