People often say that you should never meet your heroes. You should definitely meet them to know where you stand in relationship to them. #life #success #hero

I’m sitting outside and consuming a Frappuccino in the heat. Life could be worse.

Things you miss if you don’t look.

If you don’t know how your story will end, you should know the theme and vice versa. #writing

Writing makes you a better person. #writing

Jinhao Shark Pens 50% off? I think I have most of them. Oh well. #gouletpens #fountainpen

Logical truth is not about facts. “All trees are purple. An ash is a tree. Therefore all ashes are purple.” This syllogism is logically true, factually wrong. Learn to see the fallacy. #logic #truth #facts

To totally confuse a server, ask for green cheese on your salad.

“She danced the way a general commands an army. I could do nothing but follow.” #writing

Have you ever noticed that radar maps never show the position of radar units?.~

Hear me out. “Master Chef Meets Jurassic Park.” #screenplay #pitchmeeting

Overheard: “I want spaghetti with Mariner sauce.” Not going there.

English is weird. We say, “I feel sorry” when someone passes/dies, when what we should be saying is, “I feel sorrow.” #life #english

I learned a long time ago not to take a personal insult personally. It has stood me in good stead. #life #success

What is your greatest work?

“You are the heartburn of my life.” #writing #throwawayline

“‘Never threaten little old ladies with bazookas.’ That’s what my ole marm used to say. She was one.” #writing #throwawayline

So. Do you pair wine with food? Or do you pair food with wine? #food #wine

I should ink up a third #fountainpen that I take on vacation…just in case.

So, do people still read physical comics books? Or has the Marvel MCU movies soured you on them? I miss movies about real humans making awful life choices which lead to moments of humor… #comics #mcu

“The older you get, the fewer friends you have because they tend to die.” #writing

I would like to program #iOS native apps in a stable (i.e. non-evolving) programming language. I don’t care about new shiny. I want reliable. #programming #ios #apple #failure @tim_cook

“Life isn’t a mystery. It’s the fog of war.” #life #writing

Your time is as valuable as anyone else’s. If you don’t value it, no one else will either. #life #success

Learn to delegate to coworkers and family if you can’t say no. #life #success