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Thursday, October 15, 2026

Show Notes: October 16, 2026

 Friday's here! I don't know about you, but I am ready for the weekend! You know, MJ's been on vacation all week. And that means I have to do his office stuff around here, which has made for some long days for me But I am ready to get out there and relax! Didn't get up to too much yesterday afternoon. Well...yeah, I'll say it. I went out and voted yesterday afternoon. I was going to go and vote on Monday, but I figured I'd go to the advance polls yesterday afternoon and get it done with. I know it's been all over the news about long lines at the advance polling stations, so I decided to time it. As soon as I got in line, I started the stopwatch on my smartphone. From when I got in line to when I left the polling station, it was 25 minutes. So not too bad. If you want to vote in the advance polls, the advance polls are still open today and tomorrow. And then the big official day is Monday. Hopefully, you've gotten you voter information card in the mail so you know where to vote. If not, go to elections.ab.ca and they can tell you there.  


Anybody else on Threads? I love Threads. In case you don't know, Threads was Facebook's big attempt to take on Twitter. It's just like Twitter, but it's owned by Facebook. I love messing around on Threads. My handle over there is @chaosinabox, in case you want to follow me. Anyway. I saw this one question the other day that a user put out there: "A billionaire offers you $500,000 a year to become the world's leading expert on something completely ridiculous. You must give lectures, attend conferences, and defend your expertise. What's your specialty?" Here's what I said. A former boss of mine once tried to embarrass me in a staff meeting by saying my specialty in the company was Hanna-Barbera cartoons. You know, the Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, all that. I tell you, I brought that staff meeting to halt because I started grilling him on what specific Hanna-Barbera cartoon he wanted information on. So I guess that would be mine. How about you? A billionaire offers you a salary of half a million dollars a year to become the world's leading expert on something ridiculous. What subject are you picking? Text in and let me know!  


And that's it for me, I'm done for the day. Thanks for hanging out with me on this lovely Friday morning. But before I go, I just want to take a moment to wish you all a Happy Global Cat Day! 

A screengrab from the Simpsons. A cat has crawled into the empty shell of an old TV set. An old man points a remote control at the TV and says, "200 channels, and nothin' but cats."

Of course cats get their own day. Who doesn't love cats? They're just so warm and cuddly. I have set up my TikTok feed to be, like, 90 per cent cat videos. In fact, when I went home for Thanksgiving, everyone was saying I need a pet of some kind. Some days, though, I wonder if I'm good enough for a cat. You know, I work such odd hours, and the last thing I want to do is leave them home alone for most of the day. And then I'd always be worried about them when I'm out and about.... But anyways. Enough about me. Happy Global Cat Day, everyone! Give your cat some extra treats this weekend. And whatever day you're celebrating today, I hope you have a good one.  

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