Trump, Brexit, Russia, Opiods, China, Saudi Arabia, Climate Change, Turkey, Assault Rifles, Spain. It’s a scary world out there. Be safe, be kind, and don’t think solely about your wallet. That’s all.

Just yesterday I said how I missed The Impact and today I find out it’s coming back in January with new host Jillian Weinberger! Wonderful news.

Brewed my first batch of beer this past weekend. Fingers crossed it turns out okay. Been struggling to come up with a name to put into Untappd for my home brewery.

Getting my fix of JJJ + Ja tonight. Thrilling to see Ja with the ball in his hand. 🏀🐻

I only started listening with S2, but I sorely miss Sarah Kliff’s The Impact podcast from Vox. It was just so good.

Quick Hits: Maisel S3 Trailer, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, draw a perfect circle, and Nick Kroll on Without Fail.

Current Status: Drowning in Newsletters, RSS, Podcasts, and other news. Fell way too far behind. Sinking into oblivion. Time to declare bankruptcy.

I’ve had a hectic three weeks at the office with three huge automations launching last week. Easing my way back into writing with a podcast-heavy issue of the newsletter tomorrow, plus a liveblogging workflow post. Then it’s on to an NBA preview and some thoughts on craft beer.

📷 Tentative Provocation From Beyond the Grave

Been using these three services a lot more lately. Especially Untappd.

Letterboxd

Untappd

Goodreads

So Zion basically dunked all over the entire city of Atlanta last night in his first preseason game 🦢🏀☄️

Bulls should bring back Noah. Great locker room guy, and role model for Wendell Carter Jr. especially in terms of catching up to the NBAs pace on the defensive end, and maybe teach him a thing or two about being a playmaking big man from the elbow.

📷 Orange Monkey Business

Is time travel not a thing on Apple Watch anymore? Looking ahead at weather, calendar, etc. was an awesome feature. The Siri face still provides it in a way, but I miss it on the others.

So I broke down and got an Apple Watch. If you have any tips or apps you use a lot please let me know.

Thinking long and hard about 50% off an Apple Watch 5 + cellular on Sprint right now… Haven’t had one since series 0 that I gave up two years ago.

Speaking of comics, switching from issues to trades is more difficult than expected. With so many unread, making the switch and then keeping track of trades is it’s own challenge. With Comixology subs it’s an easy set and forget. Until you end up with 100+ unread waiting for you.