Two years ago when the 100+ year-old knob mechanism broke on our bedroom door, I was able to replace the spring with a snipped metal tine from a garden rake. Today, the 10ish-year-old knob to the bathroom door broke, it meant an automatic trip to the store to replace it.

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I keep thinking of the dissonance of knowing whats happening in the sky while my animal brain screams SUN NOT SUPPOSED TO BE BLACK

My favourite part of the eclipse was the insane wave of sadness that washed over me while it was happening.

I have seen many smart American commentators make this point in recent yrs. Religion declines, people need certainty it provided, they turn to strong men (aka Trump).

I think that’s wrong. Here’s why:
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This image shows a simulation (using Stellarium) of what the sky will look like from Summerside #PEI during the total phase of the solar eclipse. Jupiter and Venus should be bright enough to see during the darkness of totality.

Where my pinhole camera friends at? Who made one? Lemme see em.

All ready for tomorrow. Tested this morning when the sun was out. Works great.

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The Birding on PEI may be the best run account on Facebook. Clear community standards, consistently and politely enforced.

The total solar eclipse is less than a week away! Astronomy @ UPEI Physics's Megan Glover shows us a few ways to observe it safely. 🌞🌚

I’ve always felt very strongly children should never find broken chocolate mini eggs. It would ruin the magic for them.

I was feeling poorly yesterday and didn’t get a chance to tell you Chapter 17 of the Losers Guild is out. Go get it. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thelo…

I'll have more to say about this in the morning, and will fully read all the court filings before the emergency court hearing on Wednesday. From what I can gather, however, there will likely be an asset sale. Some papers will survive in some form, I think, just even less vital.