“I said I wanted Scrabble, not Scrapple for my birthday.”

Brisk day for a walk in the park.

“Her eyes burned into me, searing my soul leaving black, hard, and cold cinders.” #writing

I’m editing at Starbucks. There is a biz meeting going on. A young woman has an interesting quirk. I can judge how much she agreees with something based on how many consecutive “yeah”s she uses. 5 is the tops. #writing #character

Earn your trust. Earn your respect. Don’t expect it to be freely given just because you exist. #life #success

I have a free day in PA. I’ll spend most of it editing the novel, and perhaps take a literal walk in the park. There is frost on the windshield, however.

Good morning, all. Neither be a spendthrift, nor greedy with your time. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

If you will kill someone for how they look, you will kill them for what they do or don’t wear. #life #failure #racism

The past was never what you remember, the future never as optimistic.

Observed: “His had the laid back appearance of One Piece melded with a Phillies’ shirt, which was unbuttoned in a roguish style— a baseball fan who aspired to be an anime pirate.” #writing #character #throwawayline

Observation; someone in a bar starts speaking loudly. Everyone else thinks it’s a competition. Bedlam ensues. #life #failure

Your reach should be somewhat less than your goals. That is where growth and learning occur. #life #success

So what #ios conf should I attend in 2023?

Citrus salmon consumed. I’m feeling somewhat human. I’m not sure that’s a good thing.

Why aren’t appetizers called appeteasers? #food

Plan for tomorrow: switch hotels edit my Watsonian novel for most of the day go to the park eat stuff be a nuisance on here, as all ways.

You know you’re in the Philly burbs when the restaurant plays Hall & Oates. Not the CW stuff in DE. #music

I’m looking forward to and dreading November. #writing

Waiting for the salmon as I sip a beer and do some free-writing.

“He couldn’t rub two sticks together to catch a fish.” #writing #throwawayline

Don’t believe anything you see, hear, or read. Especially, don’t believe what you want to be true. #life

For Halloween, I think I’ll dress up as a person bereft of hope-or an unemployed monarch.

“The Singular Case of the Three Witches” has a couple of my best fight scenes. I’m getting better at this writing thing. #writing #watson #holmes

“He looked and dressed like a typical trucker, but was shorter and less flabby than most. He was the quiet rype who blew up buildings and beat his wife. All that mattered to him was the beer.” #writing

He who screams loudest usually has an unwarranted grudge. #life #failure