Subliminal messaging. #marketing

Writing a scene that makes a transition less abrupt and develops one of the minor characters. #writing #holmes #watson

I guess stirrers are more upscale than “little plastic sticks” #marketing

Make someone’s day enjoyable.

I should learn Pygane or Arcade. #python

It’s a gorgeous summer day. Time to write and have lunch outside.

Planted the crabapple seeds. We’ll see what comes up. Pretty fruit. #apple

Good morning, all. Have a pleasant day. Play some games. Get outside and run around. Read a book. Fall in the mud. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Compiler errors messages are a warm hug from a friend who is actually laughing at you behind your back. #programming

I miss learning programming using magazine listings. #programming

Best chocolate bar? Nestles, Ghirardelli’s, Godiva, and other “brand names” don’t count. Go! #chocolate

It’s not enough you do something wrong, you have to lie about it to make yourself feel better. #life #failure

When I go into the store all I find are old-fashioned oats. What if I want new-dangled oats?

Some days I wish I had the ability to totally forget a programming language so I can learn it fresh so I wouldn’t have to worry about deprecations. #programming

I keep forgetting today is Friday.

Photo up. photosaday.weebly.com #photography

Happy Julienne Fries Day.

Found a great crabapple tree in PA. Took a couple of apples. Will see if I can grow them. Wonder what kind they are. #apple #crabapple

I think I want to try making gyoza again this week. But not with wheat flour. #cooking

I would like more podcasts that are not simple interview talk shows. There is an educational component missing from most audio podcasts. If you know of any good non-interview podcasts that are educational, pass them on, please. #podcast #failure

Why I hate Apple/Swift/XCode. Developing is a bear because of the beta cycle and breaking/deprecating changes Apple puts out. XCode: Version 14 b3 iOS: 16 MacOS: 13 Swift: 5.6.2 Other: Python: 3.10.6 Ruby: 3.1.2 Go: 1.19 Rust: 1.63.0 all fairly stable. #programming

Back home again.

Just because a programming language has a feature doesn’t mean you have to use it. #programming #success

Today’s writing implement.

It is important to know when a mistake is something you could have controlled and when it was out of your hands, and what you can do about it in the future. #life #success