Dave Atkinson

My entire adulthood has been figuring out what jobs I can move from the I Don't Know How pile to the I Know How pile (and deciding when to leave them in the former and call a professional).

when we took promo photos in labs at the university, we always wished for a formula to quanitfy the coolness of a particular piece of technology as an inverse to its relevance to the scientist's work, or even practical application.

I don't know why my brain added that detail, but I love it.

A wonderful old dog with golden hair and a white face sleeps cuddled under a blanket on the couch.

Last night I dreamed I was going for a walk with our wonderful dog Jake, who left this world 6 years ago. It was magical.

Making it even better, he was wearing a cute little sailor's hat.

Watching lawn-care crews roll up to a neighbourhood for their weekly visit, roll their machines over perfectly dead grass, and roll out, ready to do it all again next week.

What makes yellow beans such a summertime favourite among Islanders? | CBC News Yellow beans have established themselves as a firm farm favourite on P.E.I. over the years, according to three gardeners who gathered for a recent CBC Mainstreet panel.

If someone were in the business of collecting significant P.E.I. newsmakers… www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Dr. Ed is a national treasure.

This is why I’m using new and inventive punctuation to throw them off the scent~^~a perfect plan((?))

Me (middle aged white dude in a ball cap) sitting looking rather relaxed on a chair beside a construction sign which reads “no idling”

Friday night got a bit rowdy

Thanks, I hate it

Congrats, Trevor. That is really really cool. Well deserved.

A bright orangey-red nasturtium flower

First nasturtium from the 2025 garden emerged today.

Bean - Jacobs Cattle Approximately 1-2 seeds per gram. Phaseolus vulgaris LOT#BB23114 An old-time bean from the New England state. Jacob Cattle beans are slightly kidney-shaped and have a distinctive, white and maroon-mot...

They’re amazing. My favourite bean for baked beans. Speckled. Similar to kidney but a little smaller and softer. wildroseheritageseed.com/products/bea...

A large green rolling compost bin left in the middle of a sidewalk.

Tell me you don’t really think about other people without saying you don’t really think about other people.

My view from the couch as I watch as my teen plays Minecraft.

One of the unexpected joys of fatherhood for me has been cozying up on the couch with a blanket and watching as one of my kids plays video games, so today is 👌

Yes!

Bon Stewart slighting in holding one of our cats when he was a kitten

Lovely! We’re going to do similar with the 3,000 pound concrete bird bath in the back yard one of these days with a sledge hammer. Btw, your profile pic instantly reminded me of this!

The Quack, issue 341 The warm soapy water edition

The Quack's ready. Go get it. thequack.substack.com/p/the-quack-...

I always thought Lin Manuel Miranda’s big missed opportunity was not having Hamilton step on American soil for the first time and say “ha ha I’m BACK.”

This is for all the suckas who said we couldn’t do it again.

Every pop group’s debut album, track one from 1988-2002: “We’re back!”

An 88 mph knuckleball?! Tigers farmhand has one -- and just got promoted This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Tigers knuckleball prospect Kenny Serwa makes his second start for Double-A Erie tonight. Talked to him last week in West Michigan just before his promotion.

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Pigeon guy here. You won’t regret it. There are some really neat designs for small lofts. And they really are charming pets.

Screenshot of Internet Roadtrip showing an Ikea parking lot

After a weeklong trek across central Nova Scotia, the crowd-controlled Internet Roadtrip has reached the Halifax area, and for some reason the first thing they voted to do was to visit IKEA neal.fun/internet-roadtrip

representation matters!

My shirt would remind them to fold the damn laundry.

I own a shirt that says “protect trans kids” but I would pay for a shirt that says “remind trans kids to do the dishes”

This exact thing happened to me. The "birdsong" alarm on my phone uses the exact combination of birds likely to be singing in my neighbourhood just before first light, so I'm now trained to wake up at about 4:30.

The Quack, issue 340 The food-grade barrel edition

Blah blah blah, issue 340 of the Quack is live. Go get it, etc., etc. thequack.substack.com/p/the-quack-...