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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 2h

How far did you make it? I didn't get past the Draw A Circle.

Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ooof, I'm really feeling this one right now. At the beginning of last month, I met with my itinerant tailors. I ordered a few shirts and a pair of pants. Angela and I were so engrossed with fabric picking fun that we didn't even consider the cost of our choices. We won't make that mistake again!

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Steve Hayman 🇨🇦 @shayman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is amazing and needs to spread worldwide: the Pittsburgh Parallel Parking Championship h/t @mathewingram.com and his delightful newsletter: newsletter.mathewingram.com/?...

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The Pittsburgh Parallel Parking Championship Edition

On a long-standing family debate that became a street party.

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I am a man of modest delights. And so on Monday, at fifty-four years of age, I had a valet park my car for the first time in my life. A 2012 VW, my car is neither fancy nor new. But I took some pleasure and pride when he thanked me for driving a manual transmission.

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Today's cufflinks are new to me; their last owner wasn't someone I knew particularly well, but for whom I had enormous respect. His was a titan in his industry, and also built a loving home that nourished one of my favourite people. He was a good man, with good taste in cufflinks.

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry When I take you out in the surrey When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top #DailyEarWorm

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Steve Hayman 🇨🇦 @shayman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

New Pumpkin Carving Strategy: Leave pumpkin outside and perhaps a talented squirrel will come by and excavate the interior for you.

A pumpkin on the ground; a hole has been cut in it and the pumpkin guts scattered along the driveway

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

With an upcoming move on my horizon, I've made a hobby of looking at real estate listings. These people are a straight up menace!

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Twenty-four years is a long time. It's longer than anything else I've ever been a part of. I haven't held a job that long, or even lived in one place that long. It's almost half of my life, so far. And while it may not be all fun & games all the time, it's who & where I choose to be.

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

What I want You've got It might be hard to handle But like a flame that burns the candle The candle feeds the flame What I've got Full stock Of thoughts & dreams that scatter You pull them all together You make my dreams come true Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh #DailyEarWorm

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Simplicity can look like many things. Like this. But only for a minute. For as long as the golden leaves cling to the trees. For as long as the sun lingers in that singular piece of azure sky. It never lasts as long as we’d like. So we hold on. Tightly. #ldnont #canada #bluesky #autumnvibes

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm dreaming tonight Of a place I love Even more than I usually do And although I know It's a long road back I promise you #DailyEarWorm

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Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁 @cardamomaddict.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I complained to the City that they enclosed my voting info in an envelope addressed to my tenant. As he's under no obligation to tell me, it's a great way to suppress votes and disengage voters. She said it's a cost savings. LOVELY. (She also tried to deflect and put onus on me...nope)

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Well, happy Charles Darwin is “very poorly today & very stupid & hate[s] everybody & everything” to all who celebrate, because he wrote those words in a letter to his friend (and author of Principles of Geology) Charles Lyell 161 years ago today

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Patrick DeWind @dewind.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Speaking of awesome music, I'm winding my way through some of my favorite 80's Canadian synth-pop bands (a favorite sub-genre given that I had free access to Canadian radio which was WAY better than the local stuff) and stumbled upon Rational Youth, who I haven't listened to since the last century.

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I know Beyond a doubt My heart will lead me there soon We'll meet I know we'll meet Beyond the shore We'll kiss just as before Happy we will be Beyond the sea And never again I'll go sailing No more sailing... #DailyEarWorm

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Also, I've watched enough Dr Who to know an overly cute bad guy when I see one.

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I see the crystal raindrops fall And the beauty of it all Is when the sun comes shining through To make those rainbows in my mind When I think of you sometime And I wanna spend some time with you Just the two of us We can make it if we try Just the two of us You and I #DailyEarWorm

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm off to an SCA event tomorrow with a ludicrously overpacked car. It only serves to remind me why I don't do this often anymore.

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is a really great photograph; nice composition.

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Currently available locally at Vincenzo's; $2.99 a can while supplies last!

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Luigi de Guzman @ouij.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

MODERN ENGLISH: I’ll stop the world and melt with you

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Anna Anne Anthropy @cyborgurl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

did i post this here already? slide from my talk at CIGS last weekend!

Generative AI is for fascists and losers and using it will shrink your audience because everyone hates it.

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Angela and I had a fabulous night trying pottery for our first time! Our instructor Alice did a great job leading us through each step.

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm really looking forward to tonight; in addition to the usual Friday night/weekend fun, I'll also be trying my hand at pottery at Kitchener's Corner Studio.

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I had a dream that my house was on fire People laughed while it burned I tried to run but my legs were numb I had to wait til the feeling returned Well I don't need a doctor to figure it out I know what's passing me by When I look in the mirror Sometimes I see traces of some other guy #DailyEarWorm

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Melanie Baker @melle.ca · 17/09/2026

🇨🇦Hello / Bonjour

🇦🇹Hallo 🇧🇪Hallo / Bonjour 🇧🇬Здравейте 🇭🇷Zdravo 🇨🇾 Γειά σου / Merhaba
🇨🇿Ahoj 🇩🇰Hej 🇪🇪Tere 🇫🇮Hei 🇫🇷Bonjour 🇩🇪Hallo 🇬🇷Γειά σου 🇭🇺Helló
🇮🇪Dia duit 🇮🇹Ciao 🇱🇻Sveiki 🇱🇹Labas 🇱🇺Hallo 🇲🇹Bongu 🇳🇱Hallo 🇵🇱Cześć
🇵🇹Olá 🇷🇴Buna ziua 🇸🇰Dobrý deň 🇸🇮Pozdravljeni 🇪🇸Hola 🇸🇪Hej

And for good measure… 🇮🇸Halló 🇱🇮Hallo 🇳🇴Hei

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Iain Montgomery @iainmonty.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Why is it that as virtually every sector over the past 50 years has seen incredible improvement in productivity, the cost of constructing things like buildings or infrastructure is so much higher? A new paper called 'Chain Drain' might offer an answer. challengercities.substack.com/p/challenger...

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Challenger Cities EP101: Chain Drain with Greg Lindsay & Bryan Boyer

Listen now (63 mins) | Why every project in the built environment is effectively a prototype, how we fail to learn from what we build and 4 futures that could follow. Once you see Chain Drain, you not...

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And Zeus said, "No, You better let me use my lightening, like scissors, Like I cut the legs off the whales And dinosaurs into lizards." Then he grabbed up some bolts And he let out a laugh, Said, "I'll split them right down the middle. Gonna cut them right up in half." #DailyEarWorm

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Carmi Levy @carmilevy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Is AI really about to end humanity? A growing number of concerning headlines alleging we're approaching the brink have generated significant concern in recent weeks. My latest column breaks it all down. #AI #technology #cybersecurity medium.com/@carmilevy/c...

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Chicken Little Comes for AI

Is AI really about to end humanity?

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Angela is challenging me to step outside my comfort zone. So I'm going to try these navy blue leather sneakers, and we'll see if casual shoes are for me. (HINT: I'm not optimistic.)

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 11/09/2026

everyone stop what they’re doing and watch the classic Log Driver’s Waltz animation right now

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The Log Driver’s Waltz. A Canadian favourite from 1979.

YouTube video by Life in Canada

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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🎉 Paperback sale now on! 🎉 From the Bayeux Tapestry to Beethoven, medieval animals to maritime politics, save 40% across hundreds of paperback titles from across our subject collections. Shop the sale 👉 buff.ly/KKOqU4C #BookSky #MedievalSky #SkyStorians

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

With the return of cooler weather, I'm happy to return to my non-Summer wardrobe! Today's cufflinks are new, and were once part of the roof over our parliament.

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Allan Lorde @allanlorde.com · 13/09/2026

100%. For those unfamiliar, Van Halen had a line in their rider that essentially said “no brown M&Ms.” It was a way to see if the promoter had actually read the contract. They had a shitload of gear to tour with, so if they’re skipping one thing, it’s guaranteed they’re skipping something essential.

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Make a band edible: Tears for Pears

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Kathleen Sperling 🇨🇦 (she/her) @kathleensperling.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I've officially put a shingle out! My genealogy research business is up and running, and I'm taking clients. Please do share if you're so inclined, and cross your fingers for my success. :)

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

thys nys no partye! thys nys no disco! thys nys no jestinge arounde! thys nys no taverne! nor roade-syde playhous! Ich ne have tyme for that nowe!

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Graham A. Yeates @grahamyeates.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Guess who's back, back again? Shady's back, tell a friend Guess who's back, guess who's back Guess who's back, guess who's back Guess who's back, guess who's back Guess who's back (Na-na-na, na, na, na, na, na, na) (Na-na-na, na, na, na, na) #DailyEarWorm

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