retired educator, author, composer, director, burner blogs: dalelyles.com, Lichtenbergianism.com books: "Lichtenbergianism: procrastination as a creative strategy" and "A Young Person's Guide to Lichtenbergianism," available at your favored book vendorhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwvzewifqs2kI see that the first item on @janelleshane.com's Botober 2026 list is "Happy Fly." I'm not going to draw it, but I will present a piano piece based on Moholy-Nagy's "Diary of a Fly," commissioned by a clown in Beijing. "Horsefly Rag" : https://dalelyles.com/musicmp3s/horsefly_rag_extended.pdf, http://dalelyles.com/musicmp3s/horsefly_rag_extended.mp302 Oct 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvzewifqs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwvx2euqmc2kTired of text messages/emails/ads/videos from whichever political party is hitting you over the head? Looks like it's time for me to redux the redux of my Modest (campaign reform) Proposal: https://www.dalelyles.com/2024/10/26/a-modest-proposal-redux/02 Oct 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvx2euqmc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwvtzx7lss2kTHE NINE PRECEPTS OF LICHTENBERGIANISM 1. TASK AVOIDANCE 2. WASTE BOOKS 3. ABORTIVE ATTEMPTS 4. GESTALT 5. SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION 6. RITUAL 7. STEAL FROM THE BEST 8. AUDIENCE 9. ABANDONMENT lichtenbergianism.com https://lichtenbergianism.com02 Oct 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvtzx7lss2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwvqs7uowk2kDear @nytimes.com, specifically Will Shortz: Dude, "ASAP" does not mean "*Now!* — that's "STAT." You're thinking of "Soon, please." Thank you for your attention to this matter.02 Oct 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvqs7uowk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwvmisacbc2kPay attention to what you're looking for, not just what you find. #Gestalt #Lichtenbergianism #postcardquotes02 Oct 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvmisacbc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwtvdak2mk2zPhilip Glass is not writing music for those who like a thumping bass — I am not creating cocktails for those who like sweet, fruity drinks — Michael Bay is not making movies for those who appreciate plot and nuanced characters. (p. 101) #Audience01 Oct 2026 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtvdak2mk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwtl4n3mic2z #Lichtenbergianism01 Oct 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtl4n3mic2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwsziph64c2zPlan if you must, but be aware that art has ideas of its own. (p. 42) #AbortiveAttempts01 Oct 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsziph64c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwsy62kmp22zwith my apologies, another #BadEtching... https://badetchings.blogspot.com/2015/01/meanwhile-on-quest.html01 Oct 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsy62kmp22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwsw5kqba22zShonda, can I see you in my office? https://www.alternet.org/kyrsten-sinema-ex-boyfriend/01 Oct 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsw5kqba22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwr32m5x2k2sSo are we calling him Sen. "Hawkeye" Schmitt now?30 Sep 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr32m5x2k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwqqlz2prc22Plato was not always right. #AbortiveAttempts #Lichtenbergianism #postcardquotes30 Sep 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqqlz2prc22https://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwqpeh7chk22For real, if you have access to a kid ages 3–8, go take a look. I don't think you'll regret it. https://www.lichtenbergianism.com/blog/2026/9/29/so-about-those-new-projects30 Sep 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqpeh7chk22https://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwok6dlqns2jDon’t wait until you can get it right before you start. (p. 35) #AbortiveAttempts29 Sep 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwok6dlqns2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwocscfc5c2jYou have hundreds of excuses not to make the that thing you want to make. Do not use them. #AbortiveAttempts #MakeTheThingThatIsNot #postcardquotes29 Sep 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwocscfc5c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwnylohkqs2jThe past is there for the taking — disassemble your idols and use the parts to #MakeTheThingThatIsNot. #StealFromTheBest. #Lichtenbergianism #postcardquotes29 Sep 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnylohkqs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwm7vjkizc2jCras melior est. (p. ) #Lichtenbergianism28 Sep 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwm7vjkizc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwlzyqnjd22jKnow what you’re putting off and why. (Use kanban…) (p. 22) #TaskAvoidance28 Sep 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlzyqnjd22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwln5bojqc2jMake it possible to update/upgrade the project. (p. 71) #SuccessiveApproximation28 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwln5bojqc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwlbsn4z3s2jhttps://www.lichtenbergianism.com/blog/2026/9/27/iemapo16b2vx5m8e7kpgqawfcl3mat28 Sep 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlbsn4z3s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwjpwuc6ks2jYo, Meta, Apple, everybody: If you think I *need* AI on my laptop, prove it by giving me the option to turn it off completely and wait to see if I come crawling back asking for it to be turned back on. #NoAI27 Sep 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjpwuc6ks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwjlquxd7k2jYour periodic reminder that you can give me money: amzn.to/2z8c3pv or bit.ly/3d4KddH #Lichtenbergianism http://amzn.to/2z8c3pv27 Sep 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjlquxd7k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwixmxsv422jTo write with sensibility requires more than tears and moonlight. — G.C. Lichtenberg, Notebook F.23 #Lichtenbergianism #LichtenbergianQuotes27 Sep 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwixmxsv422jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwgy33hm5k2jMake sure you throw them on fertile ground. #WasteBooks #Lichtenbergianism #postcardquotes26 Sep 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgy33hm5k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwgmg5ktnk2jSometimes you have to go down a few space-time portals (aka 'rabbit holes') to get there. #SuccessiveApproximation #Lichtenbergianism #postcardquotes26 Sep 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgmg5ktnk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatdale.bsky.social/post/3mwgh62cakk2jBe wary of passing the judgment: *obscure*. To find something obscure poses no difficulty: elephants and poodles find many things obscure. — G.C. Lichtenberg, Notebook E.36b #Lichtenbergianism #LichtenbergianQuotes26 Sep 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:gimplzliwphszgaeotoix3x7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgh62cakk2j