The people of Rapid City probably think I’m nuts, because chances are if you see me driving around town, I’ll be laughing my ass off…even when I’m alone in the car.
I blame SiriusXM for this. After signing up for a subscription, I explored a few of the stations but never ventured beyond, I dunno, 42 on the “dial.” In other words, where the rap and hip-hop stations begin. I’d already saved The Spectrum and Sirius XMU and Studio 54 Radio and ’70s on 7 and Classic Rewind and E-Street Radio. I figured those covered the basics.
But then, a few days ago, I was stuck at a red light and a lame song came on, so I decided to channel surf in deeper waters. And found some surprises, like North Americana (Canadian artists!) and Holly (Christmas tunes!) and NPR (real news, not that pesky “fake” stuff!) and…best of all…a bunch of comedy channels, like Laugh USA and Raw Dog Comedy. Both play brief commercial-free stand-up clips, usually no more than 2-3 minutes long, from a variety of comedians. They’re like a greatest hits’ selection from each routine and pretty hilarious. Hence, the uncontrollable laughter. If you see me pull into the parking lot at Safeway with tears streaming down my face, don’t worry: my dog didn’t die and I’m not suddenly unemployed; I just heard Mitch Hedberg riff on how waffles are like pancakes with syrup traps.
Tomorrow, we feast. But tonight we eat hot dogs. Happy Thanksgiving to my American readers! To my Canadian friends, I say simply, sucks to be you. But you do have poutine and kick-ass healthcare, so ultimately, YOU WIN.
Still not sure if I’m writing every day this month…
Mark Petruska 
I live on the Spectrum…. but there are so many good stations to choose from.
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The Spectrum is my go-to. I like the variety.
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I am confused. Thanksgiving is on Wednesday now? Anyway, don’t worry, Mr. Google will set me straight. I’ll go figure out once and for all when American-Thankgiving-put-up-the-Christmas-tree-at-the-same-time is so I can sleep peacefully tonight. 😉
Also, you’re weird. 😛
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Ok my bad. FIRST of all, I thought today was TUESDAY. Second of all, Thanksgiving in the US of A is on a Thursday which I find odd. Not on a Monday like in Canada which I find less odd…
Anyway, I probably won’t sleep peacefully tonight after all because I didn’t wish any of my American friends a Happy Thanksgiving.
I’ll do it tomorrow. ❤
Happy Turkey day.
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As I recall, you originally thought American Thanksgiving was last week, so being off by one day is better than one week. WHO’S the weird one?! 😉
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Oh ya…🙄
That would be me. 🙃
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Syrup traps!!!!!
Also, I love hot dogs!!! And chili dogs. And corn dogs.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!! Counting down the hours to that stuffing & gravy.
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Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! These were bison hot dogs. So good. Not as good as stuffing and gravy, of course!
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Happy discovery! Laughter is good. Always helpful to keep around..
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Laughter is one of the few things in life you can never have too much of. I’d list more, but this is a family(ish) blog.
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I know what you mean but are too embarrassed to say: good air pressure in your tires.
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Happy Thanksgiving. Only had 3 coffees today. So far. 😛
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Thank you! Happy Thursday!
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