House purchasing is a terrifying experience that slingshots from being rush, rush, rush to a nerve-racking waiting period. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
The universe was playing tricks tonight. I picked up my new Subaru Outback today(!) and then after visiting my wife at work, the only two vehicles in the lot were my new car (right), and an exact copy of my old Forester (left). It was just begging for me to get into the wrong one. 😆
Mariana Alfaro, for Washington Post:
Republican Party leaders are coming to terms with the fact that the leading candidate to be their next presidential nominee was just found guilty of sexually assaulting and defaming a woman in a Manhattan clothing store.
Should Trump be the party’s presidential nominee? Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) told reporters, “That’s a choice that the voters will make.” Hawley went on to say that he also thought that Trump will be the party’s nominee.
Wild times.
I just got into the Raycast AI beta, and I’m already so sold. I don’t use Raycast for everything (I’ve liked Alfred better), but this could make me a convert. The killer feature is it living at the same keystroke I already use to search for everything. Watch @matt@isfeeling.social’s video for a great rundown.
Aw man, I cannot wait for this to come in! 😂
The Messages app on my Apple Watch Ultra has been crashing any time I receive a new message for over a week. As in it crashes before I can even see the notification. I don’t think it started with a software update, and a full un-pair/re-pair didn’t solve it. Has anyone else been experiencing this?
The good news has reached the “normies”! My wife, unprompted, said tonight, “Apple TV+ has really good shows!” We’d gotten sucked into their auto-playing previews after the latest Ted Lasso. I think she was amazed at how many of our favorites were from TV+, a good portion of which she chose for us.
Starting the morning with a walk (or run or ride) outside before work always makes my day more pleasant. Why, then, is it so hard to find the motivation to actually roll out of bed and do it?
Gotta say, car buying is tiresome. It takes way longer than I expect, and I’m completely drained after. But my salesperson was awesome! Super personable, very helpful in finding vehicles with the features I wanted, and went to bat for me to get it to the price I needed. I pick it up on Tuesday! 🤞
Finished reading (again): Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 📚
Just as excellent on the second read through. This is one that sits with you, like a river-smoothed stone you can’t help but continue to turn over in your pocket.
Hmm. Pretty sure I popped a finger tendon tonight. I’d always hoped this climbing injury wouldn’t come for me, but come it has.
The most recent couple of episodes of Ted Lasso (S03 E06/07) have been a real joy. A return to the magic of season 1, IMO. 😊
If you haven’t yet listened to All Consuming, let this be the toe that gets you in the door.
Fuck cancer.
This was an excellent book. Consider my interest piqued. (Hugh Laurie! Mark Ruffalo!)