If all you think about is success, failure is bound to follow. — ancient proverb I just made up.

Bayes’ Theorem shows us how to assess the likelihood of an event occurring, based upon our prior knowledge of it. The assumption here is that prior knowledge affects the likelihood of the event. And if your prior knowledge is flawed, the outcome won’t be what is expected. #math #probability #life

“When everyone gives up or agrees, that’s when dictatorship takes hold.” #writing

What do you want to get good at? Why? #life

It’s getting cool enough that I should probably start baking again, as well as reconstitute the sourdough starter. #baking #sourdough

“Sometimes, you need to throw away everything you hold dear to find what you really value.” #writing

“Ketchup, Catsup, Catch-up. Horseradish always wins the race.” #throwawayline

“Some people are so self-enamored they are willing to kill not only people but pets, animals, and the planet in order to prove everyone loves them.” #writing #character

“Your life is out for delivery.” “You life has been mis-routed. Please contact your supplier to file a claim.” #writing #throwawayline

“What’s normal about him? He’s everything everyone wants to be. That’s not normal.” #writing

This week has been full of errands and doing non-writing stuff. Next week, I’ll hunker down and start pouring words out of my cracked mind onto the page. #writing

Just because you like someone, it doesn’t make them a good human. Or you. #life #failure

Hello. Revel in the model of autumnal weather. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

AI is/are the soothsayers of today. People trust them with no rational reason to do so. LLM is designed to predict what people want to hear next. When you cast your own entrails, you’re bound to hurt. #llm #ai #failure

“Denying people medical help, education, and a free “voice” isn’t power. It’s sadism. That’s what they want and what we can’t let them have.” #writing

“He wore a shirt one size too small because he thought it made him look slimmer. The flesh between the buttons spoke otherwise.” #writing #character

News stories about death shouldn’t have ad space. What price life? #marketing #news #failure

Question everything. Question yourself first.

“What’s the worst thing that can happen?” “I could be killed.” “We all die. Would you rather die being yourself or live a lie?” “I’d rather live a lie.” “Join the rest of humanity.” #writing #throwawayline

You have to be of a certain age to reminiss. #life

If you aren’t a pack rat, what would you hoard if you were?

I consider going back and rewriting or re-editing my earlier books. Doing so would change them in a way that reflects the way I am now and not what I was when I wrote them. The mistakes exist to teach me what I have done wrong. Erasing mistakes is never a solution. #writing #life #success

Messing with people’s minds is what authors do. #writing #author

If you had to start a new career and you couldn’t choose something you’ve already done, what would you choose? Me? Brewing. #life #choices

“The way to follow-up success is either with failure, the same level, or a better success. Oh. There is one more option. You don’t follow up. Each brings its own advantages and disadvantages.” #writing