I’m taking a short break to think about where the story needs to go next. I’ve hit a point I hadn’t considered hitting and now I need a way to move things forward. #writing

You will never become a better writer/truck driver/doctor/whatever by tearing down another person or their work. And just because you can doesn’t mean you should. #life #failure

I believe food is an appropriate substitute for noon.

Any ad that promises “Hours of Fun” for a toy, be it for your kid or pet, really just means your cat will love the box. #marketing

It’s time to settle into writing mode. This is the hard bit. After writing 50K, today seems like a brand new NaNoWriMo with half the time again. I’m already feeling tired. Push on. Push through. Push to greatness! Or something like that. #writing

Ha! I knew there was a way. XCode tip: You know all those tabbed windows you have open? You can close all but one by clicking the “x” close button on that tab you want to keep while holding down the Option key. #xcode #mac #ios #swift #swiftui

Happy Have a Party With Your Bear Day … yes, it’s a thing.

So. Growing up. Where you a nerd, geek, jock, or bully. How have you changed? #life

Fixing a couple of things in the SwiftUI version of my writing app, before pounding words into it’s tiny little brain. #writing #ios

XCode gurus. Is there a way to turn off autogeneration of SwiftUI preview code? I never use previews, and i’m getting tired of deleting it. Tnx. #xcode #swiftui #apple

The Bird site is falling apart. I requested my archive weeks ago. When I got a response and downloaded it, the archive was empty. Second attempt, they couldn’t verify my phone number, so I couldn’t log back in to download it. 3rd time’s a charm? Doubt it.

Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography

Who else is struggling to wake up and get going today? It feels like Sisyphus dragging a ‘67 Buick without wheels over a bed of sand and gravel.

Good morning, all. Don’t allow the weather or darkness around you get you down. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Did your parents actually teach you how to fold laundry/clothes? This should be required training for all kids. That and how to manage finances. #life #success

Plan for tomorrow: iOS writing finish editing/proofing the Watsonian novel, and push it to the editor. pack for Philcon.

So how does one go about ironing a waffle? And wouldn’t it still be crinkled?

I’m done for the day. It’s time to relax and rest. Today was an energy-draining day.

I’m tired. Anyone else? Anyone playing any good games?

It’s hot cocoa time. You should have some as well.

I really want to quit writing for the day. Do I deserve to after hitting 50+K? Yes, I do. Will I? Nope. Not gonna happen. #writing

Be a kind human. Be kind to yourself. #life #success

“I don’t know what I’m doing, but at least I’m enjoying it.”

It’s time to take a longish break. 50,021 words so far on 11/15/2022. I’m still on track to hit 100K by EOM. #writing #nanowrimo

Never confuse an A.I. with a neural network or pattern recognition. If you don’t know the difference, you either work in marketing, or shouldn’t be working on that project. #ai #neuralnet #patternrecognition #failure