January 22, 2023: Today I am grateful for the internet, specifically how it allows us to connect niche interests on a global scale. While reviewing the analytics of this podcast I found that there are listeners now in Namibia 🇳🇦 (a southwest African country along the Atlantic coast with a population of 2.5 million people and a GDP of $12.3B USD). It still amazes me how we can be so connected across oceans, continents, and hemispheres 🌎 🌍 I am grateful for this connection and welcome our new listeners 🥰 | Todays character is an octopus 🐙 but he only has seven tentacles 🦑 However, though folks have been calling him a “septopus”, he should really be called a “heptopus” because of the Greek language. The root of octopus is the Greek for eight (okto-), so a seven tentacle cephalopod should us the Greek root for seven (hepto-). Also, fun fact, the pluralization of “octopus” is actually “octopuses” … rule of thumb: when the root word origin is Latin, it’s pluralized with -i; when the root word origin is Greek, it’s pluralized with -es 😁 #LinguisticsDegreeMicDrop 🎤 | I remember hearing about the opening of this attraction, and how irritated all the reporters were when they felt depreciated by the presenters at the opening press conference. | Todays quote references sloth and cowardice, so I feel personally attacked. And since I’m rewatching the show Futurama for the 100th time, I can’t help but hear an echo of “Welcome to the world of tomorrow … TODAYS!!!”