Happy Tolkien Reading Day I guess we celebrate when he learned to read.

Hello. Midweek. Midmark. Midwork. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Do people still play Minecraft for some reason?

My new EReader: an XTeink X4. Cheap, small, and works great if you replace the stock firmware. Here it is for scale, installed in my Traveler’s Notebook with a mag connector that comes with the unit. Yes, that’s a Traveler’s fountain pen. #eink #books #fountainpen

Thing I just learned: You can format drives (SD cards, etc) on an iPad. Cool! #apple #ios

Remember to breathe.

I bought a Ridge™ wallet. Supposedly, it’s the best thing ever in wallet design. What I got was 2 heavy plates of iron held together by a rubber band (or that’s what it amounts to). Into the trash it went. Why would I want to carry a metal wallet unless I was trying to stop bullets? …

Not quite awake. It’s Tuesday., named after Tiw. Coffee seems non-functional.

Happy National Cheesesteak Day

Greetings. It’s named after Tiw, the Norse god of laws of war and treaties. Just so you know. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Life isn’t a competition. #life

Time for some tea.

Back in my day, computers had monitors with only one color. But you had a choice: green or amber.

“Support Your Local Librarian” something James Garner never made. #books #library

WWDC announced. More pre-recorded stuff. #wwdc

“Be strong isn’t as important as being flexible. Strength is brittle. Flexibility adapts and flexes.” #writing #tao #zen

Admitting you are wrong isn’t a weakness. It is just an admission you are not omniscient. Admitting you are wrong isn’t a strength. It is acceptance of who you are. #life #success

“His face was disfigured and pockmarked since childhood. Scanning it with a phone brought up a trash removal service. His parents had big plans for him.” #writing #character

“The world doesn’t deserve you. You should end it all.” #writing

Who is today’s Asimov or Clarke? Who writes deep disguised as entertainment? Who writes to make you think? Do you read to think or to be entertained and escape? #writing #author #sf #books #reading

Don’t compare yourself with others. You are like no one else. Unless you want to be. Then you’re on your own. #life #failure

Be selfless with your compassion. #life #success