Welcome to episode of episode 94 of the Charles C.W. Cook podcast. I am back from some travel,

some travel that took me out to Arizona, beautiful state. I spent some time in Arizona as a child because we had some family friends who lived in

Phoenix and I as a resort feel very comfortable there. Love the weather of the blue skies and the

palm trees and the Grand Canyon, which is, I always say, the most impressive

or least disappointing thing I've ever seen. At least disappointing sounds as if it is one of those

British veiled insults. But I mean that quite literally. Sometimes you go to see something that

you assume will be incredible,

and it's okay. I'm thinking of Mount Rushmore, for example. It's okay. But the Grand Canyon is

simply the most impressive thing I've ever seen. You can't take a picture of it. You can't video it.

Can't paint it. You have to go and see it. And when you go and see it, you just, well,

it's breathtaking. I didn't actually go and see it this time I was in Arizona, unfortunately.

I just thought about it when I was in Phoenix.

What I did do was take a trip in a Waymo.

So for those who don't know, a Waymo is a self-driving car that operates like an Uber or a taxi. You call one in the same manner as you would call

an Uber, but when it shows up, there's no one in it. It's a fairly nice car. It's a Jaguar.

I can play music for various streaming services while you're in it. You can adjust the temperature.

You can't talk, which is either a bonus or a floor,

depending on your perspective,

because there is no one in the driver's seat.

There is a steering wheel.

I assume so the car can be manually driven if needed,

and it turns on its own, and you're just sitting there thinking

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