How I’d like to write in 2024.

I haven’t figured out my optimal writing routine but this challenge has made me realize I need to, so here’s things I’d like to work on to improve my writing in the new year. write on a constant schedule, at a fixed time. learn when works best for my writing, since mornings aren’t always ...

How I write

The idea usually comes first, sometimes in the middle of an experience that makes me go “hmm, I should write about this” Depending on where this happens I’ll probably write down the topic or keyword and then flesh it out gradually until the day I decide to ship the post. In a journal/notebook, ...

Butt Dial

Most buttdials these days are actually your hand calling, so it’s easy to forget, or depending on how old you are, not even realize that the word comes from a real time when phones had call buttons that could be pressed when you sat on them A friend called me and I picked up, only to see a ...

A Dog Ate It

I hate giving excuses, but sometimes a dog really ate my homework. Life can really throw a row of curve-balls that are really hard to explain to someone who wasn’t present but, make you miss a deliverable. So, the reason today’s post about how I shouldn’t have hacked my blog together will not ...

Copy and Paste in Real Life

I went to undergrad with a guy who wrote a book called A-Z life lessons. Random, but I still remember that there was a chapter about how “Copy and Paste”, (famous with lazy students) could work in real life too. I generally agree with the sentiment - sometimes if you want similar results, there ...