A longer post about U2 in Vegas https://www.manton.org/2023/11/06/a-longer-post.html
Morning at Lake Mead.
U2 at the Sphere. This is from the very beginning of the show, no spoilers. Incredible concert and venue.
Hoover Dam.
During COVID, I thought for sure no one would ever want to go to Las Vegas again. Stuck in a poorly-ventilated room with no windows and people smoking? No thanks! Yet here I am in the city. U2 at the Sphere tonight.
On this week’s Core Intuition, we react to Apple’s M3 Mac event. Are we planning on upgrading? Plus thoughts on Apple talking about AI.
https://coreint.org/2023/11/episode-575-a-unique-evening-event/
James Harden this week after joining the Clippers:
"I’m not a system player. I am a system."
It’s a great line. Unfortunately for Harden, I think you need a few things to win an NBA championship: skill, chemistry, and luck. Doesn’t seem like he’ll ever be on a team with all three. 🏀
Finished reading: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan. An ambitious book that kept surprising me. Not everything worked, but I was hanging on until the end anyway. Curious if some unresolved threads will get attention in the next book. 📚
Back on the road. Sun coming up from Coconino National Forest.
Between audiobooks and podcasts, had a lot of time to think on the road today. Why do we travel? The more I see, the more obvious it is that there are nearly countless beautiful things still to find. Only our time is limited.
Wasn’t planning on stopping at Petrified Forest National Park but it was a great break from I-40. Tiponi Point over the Painted Desert.
What’s left of Budville Trading Company, originally opened in 1928 along Route 66.
We have a new page highlighting Micro.blog’s support for IndieWeb building blocks. Thanks @paulrobertlloyd for the new icons!
https://micro.blog/about/indieweb https://micro.blog/paulrobertlloyd
Cabra Coffee, a perfect cute coffee shop to work for a little while, only a mile from where I camped last night in New Mexico. ☕️
BNSF going by, somewhere just into New Mexico. 🚂
First coffee stop of the road trip. J&B Coffee in Lubbock. ☕️
Now that we’re in a new neighborhood, not sure how much candy we’ll need for trick-or-treaters. Have a feeling there will be more kids. Also I might’ve opened the Reese’s already.
If you’re new to Micro.blog, you might not know that there are some secret pins you can unlock on various holidays and events, based on words or phrases used in microblog posts. Happy Halloween! 🎃
Looking back on this post from three years ago when I bought my Intel MacBook Pro, previous me would be surprised that I still haven’t jumped to Apple silicon. Now is not quite right, but hopefully early next year. M3 will be a great upgrade.
Busy evening so I just watched the spooky Apple event replay. Feel like they got the timing right, not padded unnecessarily. And the MacBook Pro lineup makes sense again for the first time in years, with clear product differences and prices. 🎃