“I hate the person next door.” “Why don’t you move?” “I don’t hate him all that much.” There are things we dislike, but not enough to do something other than complain about them. #life

The only power that power has, is its ability to grow by exercising itself. #life #power #failure

I need to start booking my vacation(s).

“He was a vampire. He was the President. Everyone hated him.” #writing #throwawayline

A major UX problem with the new iPadOS multitasking is when swiping up you occasionally hit the new resize “widget” rather than returning to the underlying screen. #ux #apple #ipados #failure

“Time has a way of making fools of us all.” #writing

“Why would anyone want to channel someone else, living or dead?” “Money.”

Apple’s “Spatial Scenes” in the Photos app, is ok. But it’s just a flat image overlaid on another flat image. Not really parallax, but interesting. AI (Apple’s and others) is still limited and stupid. #ai #apple #photo #failure

“Invite a Friend to Murder” #writing #prompt #title

“Stanley stood shaking. His fear of women had no bounds–at least none he had discovered. But then, he’d never bothered to.” #writing #character

When is a war not a war? #philosophy #politics

The Gathering: Mote’s kittens are almost 6 weeks old now and very active. Mote has started looking for time away from them. I’ve named 3 of the 6. Bit is the one that greets me every day. Byte is its buddy. Scamp is skittish. No names for the others two. #feral #kitten

Serious question: I need a Pages RELATIVE link to another file that can suvvive an export to PDF that can be moved to another device along with the external file in the same relative location. I don’t think it’s possible, since creating a Pages link to another file is a process. #pdf #pages #apple

I think the universe has a sense of humor. Yesterday, I dropped my Switch OLED and broke a JoyCon. This shortly after receiving the Switch 2. It’s as if hardware feels neglect. Or I’m just clumsy. #nintendo #life

I’m planning Coins of Destiny 3, and I’m really giving my protagonist, Rachael, a difficult time. I’m doing research on PTSD. #book #planning #research

I’m anxiously awaiting the cover design for “The Cat and The Warlock”. It’s been a while. #book #publishing

“One pair is often the winning hand. You just need to know how to play it.” #writing

I started working on a novel/book template for the SuperNote. Have a decent start but needs some tweaking and additional work. #writing #supernote

It’s lunch and errand time. It’s hot, humid, sticky, and summery today.

Good morning. I feel it’s going to be a productive day, or I’ll get hit by a car. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Today was semi-productive. Plan for tomorrow: — more CoD3 planning — coding — errands — gaming — eating, if time permits.

“To Wield Power - Coins of Destiny 2” has been featured in a marketing email. auteureist.com/CoD/COD-2… #book #publishing

If you’re calling in your job to an AI, why do we need you? #life #ai #failure

Happy International Panic Day Yes, it’s a thing. Have a good panic.