Engadget, : A MacBook Pro touchscreen? About damn time

MacBook models will feature a touch panel for the first time, further blurring the line with the iPad.

Looks like I’ll be updating my M2 laptop next year. Looking forward to a touchscreen Macbook.

Foreign Policy, John Haltiwanger: Is America Becoming More Violent?

“There is no question that there is a growing sentiment that the problems in our country are so systemic that democracy can’t save us and that political violence may be necessary, which is really alarming”

I’m praying for peace.

My complete normie opinion after watching Mac nerds rage all summer long: I’m really enjoying Liquid Glass on all my Apple devices.

Finished reading: The King Jesus Gospel by Scot McKnight 📚

Revisited this one again as I’m thinking through the gospel and Kingdom of God priorities within church ministry. This book’s a good corrective on elaborating on Christ’s gospel and how we express it in parts but probably not in full.

I’m figuring out more and more that I’m not cut out for much social media these days. I’ve been happy migrating to micro.blog recently where the focus is on conversation and removes common social elements like boosts, likes, and the need to hashtag everything for algorithm or discovery sake.

“RSS lacks a stickiness that keeps you compelled to go back. It’s much closer to a tool, allowing you to create something unique and private, that is only as useful or enjoyable as you make it.” Why you should get (back) into RSS curation

Read about the new anthology from Our Human Family that I am proud to be a part of:

So, as we embark on this journey through Fieldnotes of Fortitude: Resilience in Resistance, our goal is to provide readers with the tools, insights, and support they need to navigate the current landscape. We aim to acknowledge the harsh realities while inspiring resilience and connection. Throughout this anthology, we hope to create a space for reflection and understanding, encouraging readers to engage with the material in a way that empowers them to act.

Finished reading: Fourth Down and 20 Years by Nathan Hague 📚

Fun read involving a form of time travel, a whole lot of Texas football, and creative notions about what’s truly important when you get a chance to redo some things in your past. Maybe all we want in life is what we already have.

Kevin Abourezk writes a fitting tribute to Graham Greene from all of us NDN kids who grew up with Graham on our screens. From ’For the first time it was cool to be Indian’:

I didn’t know Graham Greene, but I knew Walter Crow Horse. Shit, who didn’t want to be the pissed-off, bad-ass rez cop who dared to talk smack to Sam Shepard and Val Kilmer – two of the slickest macho men to grace the big screen? I pondered for many minutes how this cowboy hat-wearing, eagle feather-adorned Sherlock could hunch down, look at a footprint and deduce that Ray Levois’ narcissism is what drove him to wear sharp-looking but ill-fitting shoes.

I don’t know much about this particular story, but I’m often confused at the Christian desire for truth in justice work while also being totally repulsed by honesty at the same time. The “Sons of Patriarchy” podcast and fans seem to be mad at, and penalizing, one of their own for being too honest.

“The American concept is freedom from restraint…But when Christ says, ‘The truth will set you free,’ he also says, ‘If you abide in my Word, then you are my disciples.’ That means there are limits…things you cannot do, even if you want to.” Alan Noble on What ‘Freedom in Christ’ Really Means

Finished reading: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey 📚

Amazing book overall. Loved the storytelling, the writing, the characters…loved everything about it really. I’d even considered it NDN literature though it’s not written by a Native. The “Chief Bromden” character was handled well. A beautiful yet tragic book.

“In Tewa, the word nung means both ‘earth’ and ‘us.’ Mountains, rivers and clouds are sentient beings who observe her every decision. You carry yourself differently, she said, when you’re surrounded by a world of witnesses.” – Rose B. Simpson

Excited to rejoin the Micro.blog ranks again after some years away. With the absence of any other online platform meeting all of my needs, I’m thinking this will be the place for me. It’s especially important to me after I’ve been learning more about the Indie Web and POSSE after being introduced to a lot of these principles on Mastodon. Looking forward to getting to know everything again and starting to post here much more often as an online home base.