Life isn’t hard. It’s just difficult.

What movie deserves a sequel? For me, it’s: — Buckaroo Banzai — Remo Williams (although this was too PG.) #movie

Semi-serious problem: Given a food order, a given distance and time for delivery, what is the optimal combination to provide the hottest food temperature on arrival? Provide the formula. #math #life #physics

Tropes are fine, as long as you use them in unexpected places. #writing

AI marketing assumes/promotes that people can’t help themselves and need a god-like entity to solve all of their problems. #religion #ai #marketing #failure

“He booked a tequila flight, but he was disappointed because it was in a bar and he never saw a plane.” #writing #throwawayline

Readers will read bad writing as much as listeners will tolerate bad singing. #writing #music

Observed: “He spoke like a lawn mower trying to start. Just when you thought he was going, he would fall back and repeat the last part of what he said and get just as far.” #writing #character

“The cuckoos cuckooed. The warblers warbled The robins robbed.” #writing #throwawayline

PSA: Tariffs are a tax passed down to customers. So, if someone claims to have lowered taxes, consider the tariffs.

“Who owns the Buffalo Ranch?” #writing #throwawayline

Enjoy the mistakes you make, for you will make many. #life

“Life is like a simile.” #writing

Writing isn’t about imparting life lessons. Readers will take whatever lessons they read into your writing. Writing is, first and foremost, about entertainment and engagement. Everything else is left to the reader. #writing

Bring joy and hope. Joy is worth more than hope, but hope lasts longer. #life

“His life was a fallow field full of desiccated insects and sun-bleached skeletons.” #writing

…still waiting for Switch 2 preorders to go live (again) in the US. #nintendo #switch2

Children, adventure, noir, thriller, sf, pulp, techno-thriller, action-thriller, are just some of the (sub)genres I’ve messed up. auteureist.com #writing #genre #book

What was the last thing you bought that you regretted after you bought it?

I settle on a salad. A salad is healthy, whereas nachos not so much.

Working on my Damon Runyonesque story. The thing is, his stories are people-centric more than action. I usually write action-centric stories, so this is a good exercise. The voice is good, but rewrites will improve it. Writing a short story is always more difficult than a novel. #writing #shortstory

“The graveyard is full of fools and idiots Oh, and a couple of others.” #writing

“I do not know which side I am buttered on.” #writing #throwawayline

I’m trying to decide between nachos or a salad for lunch. #food

It’s second winter here in Delaware.