October 19, 2023

October 19th is the 292nd day of the year. There are 73 days remaining until the end of the year.

After a beautiful Wednesday, the rain returns to the forecast today, according to Environment Canada.

Showers should roll in this afternoon with a high of 15. Scattered showers stick around Friday. The weekend forecast is looking a bit more promising. Still some rain on Saturday but not an entire washout. High for Friday and Saturday of 14.

A chance to catch some university level volleyball this weekend in Chatham.

The Western Mustangs and Windsor Lancers will face off in a women’s volleyball exhibition match at Saturday at St. Clair College’s Chatham Campus HealthPlex at 3:30 p.m.

Tickets will be sold at the door. They cost $5 for students, $10 for adults and $25 for a family of two adults and up to three children.

Melissa Bartlett is the Mustangs’ head coach and her father, Randy Bartlett, is an assistant; both from Chatham.

As a way to cut down on the spam and fake accounts, X, formerly Twitter has begun charging a $1 US fee to new users in the Philippines and New Zealand.

The program, dubbed Not a Bot, won’t apply to existing users. It’s not clear why it only applies to New Zealand and the Philippines or why those countries were chosen.

I don’t know who’s watching live network TV anymore, but if you are heads up; your shows will be delayed tonight.

President Biden is giving an address on the Middle East tonight at 8:00p.m., so your network primetime shows will start 15 to 20 minutes later than usual.

ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox will all carry the address live. So if you’re settling in for Golden Bachelor or Big Brother, you’ve got some extra time.

The world’s best bar has been named.

Barcelona’s Sips takes the title, for the second straight year.

Sips opened in 2021 and combines ‘elegant design with cutting-edge technique to create an unfussy and playful “drinkery house”’.

The awards ceremony took place on Tuesday night in Singapore. No Canadian establishments made the top 50.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod