IdleGuy.com, October 2026, Volume 3, #10

1. Cover - October is the month for changing leaf colors, and that's what's depicted on this month's cover.

2. From the Assistant Publisher's Desk - A cynical, receipts-first look at what taxpayers actually fund every year at the UN General Assembly.

3. Contents /Credits - You are on this page.

4. Calendar - Every major sporting, financial, religious, and cultural date worth knowing this month.

5. State of the World - With Ukraine, the Iran war, and inflation dominating headlines, where to find quiet, safe, and affordable living in 2026, at home and abroad.

6. Feature - Fearless Rick's Weekly NFL Picks, with Coin Flip along for the ride.

7. Sports - Fearless Rick's & Coin Flip Weekly College Football Picks

7a. Sports Extra - Full coverage of the MLB playoffs from the Wild Card round through to the World Series.

8. Money - What's genuinely new for year-end tax planning under the OBBBA tax law, plus the tried-and-true December checklist.

9. Food & Drink - A Marzen/Oktoberfest beer tasting guide, plus a bit of chili season and New York's Wayne County apple harvest.

10. Books - Free downloads this month: works by James Grant and Friedrich A. Hayek, plus a collection of Edgar Allan Poe's horror stories, just in time for Halloween.

11. Public Domain / Toast of the Town - A horrific short story by Mark Twain plus the usual collection of quotes from around the web and historical markers.

12. Outdoors - Why archery season opens weeks before rifle season in most states, plus a buyer's guide to this year's best bows and crossbows.

13. Travel - A region-by-region guide to America's best fall foliage scenic drives, including our own East Tennessee favorites.

14. Mind, Body, Spirit - The real neuroscience behind love and infatuation, and why men of every age keep confusing the two.

15. Back Page - A look ahead to November: college basketball preview, Thanksgiving appetizers and travel tips, the midterm elections, and year-end money moves.

Mostly Magazines Store - Playboy and Sports Illustrated magazines for sale!

Daily Idler - Everything an IdleGuy might need to get his day off to a great start

France - The changing politics of France in full view.

Home - Links with cover photos of every issue.

CREDITS

Publisher: (Fearless) Rick Gagliano

Assistant Publisher: Claude AI

Graphics: Fearless Rick renderings from freely-available sources.

Photography: Fearless Rick, various internet inputs.

Everything Else: Fearless Rick (FR) and Claude AI. All articles, unless otherwise noted or authorless, are written by Claude AI, who is responsible for complete articles, or, given prompts and instructions from the publisher produced story contents, and has been employed for outlines, suggestions, formatting. Most of the time, attribution is awarded for outside work, which is almost never because people want money for articles that are generally crap.

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This month's issue is dedicated to Reggie Jackson, the original Mr. October.