Gordon Turtle
@gordonturtle.bsky.social
Big fan of music, literature, and swimming. Still grappling with whether to use the Oxford comma. Edmonton, Canada.
For what it’s worth, here are my 5 favourite albums released in 2025 (unranked).
Matt Berninger—Get Sunk
Saint Etienne—International
Bon Iver—Sable, Fable
Tame Impala—Deadbeat
Laufey—A Matter of Time
Matt Berninger—Get Sunk
Saint Etienne—International
Bon Iver—Sable, Fable
Tame Impala—Deadbeat
Laufey—A Matter of Time
January 12, 2026 at 1:47 AM
For what it’s worth, here are my 5 favourite albums released in 2025 (unranked).
Matt Berninger—Get Sunk
Saint Etienne—International
Bon Iver—Sable, Fable
Tame Impala—Deadbeat
Laufey—A Matter of Time
Matt Berninger—Get Sunk
Saint Etienne—International
Bon Iver—Sable, Fable
Tame Impala—Deadbeat
Laufey—A Matter of Time
Took this pic in yeg on the evening of August 8. Stunning cloud formation, IMO.
August 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Took this pic in yeg on the evening of August 8. Stunning cloud formation, IMO.
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seems like trump mainly uses “low IQ” to describe black people. of a piece with his birtherism and his insistence that there are specific, low-wage “black jobs” that must be protected from immigrants
I listened to President Trump call Rep. Jasmine Crockett a "low IQ individual" and I realized I had heard that before, so put the question to ChatGPT.
May 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
seems like trump mainly uses “low IQ” to describe black people. of a piece with his birtherism and his insistence that there are specific, low-wage “black jobs” that must be protected from immigrants
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Bond? James Bond? I made the reservation five weeks ago?
May 1, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Bond? James Bond? I made the reservation five weeks ago?
If you like a good snowstorm in late March, then Edmonton is the place you want to be. About 25 cm in my yard in the last 12 hours.😬
March 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
If you like a good snowstorm in late March, then Edmonton is the place you want to be. About 25 cm in my yard in the last 12 hours.😬
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Excellent George Clooney bio in the GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK Playbill. 🙃
March 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Excellent George Clooney bio in the GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK Playbill. 🙃
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“It really is a harbinger. When we start to see a decrease in vaccination rates, 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀…What we are seeing now is that wall of immunity is decaying, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱.”
The Other Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Worrying Doctors Now www.webmd.com/children/vac... from @webmd.com
The Other Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Worrying Doctors Now
As the measles outbreak in the U.S. spreads, experts fear that other preventable diseases, including polio, rubella, and mumps, could return. Here’s what you can do to stay safe.
www.webmd.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“It really is a harbinger. When we start to see a decrease in vaccination rates, 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀…What we are seeing now is that wall of immunity is decaying, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱.”
My eyes popped when I saw novelist Stephen Markley's name in the credits for the new TV series "Paradise". I then poked around & read that showrunner Dan Fogelman was inspired in part by Markley's brilliant novel, "The Deluge". Now that I know, I can hear Markley's authorial voice in the show.♥️
March 17, 2025 at 3:13 AM
My eyes popped when I saw novelist Stephen Markley's name in the credits for the new TV series "Paradise". I then poked around & read that showrunner Dan Fogelman was inspired in part by Markley's brilliant novel, "The Deluge". Now that I know, I can hear Markley's authorial voice in the show.♥️
#NowPlaying Anyone else remember this 1986 gem? I’m playing it today for the first time in a while & it still sounds great. Love the vocal performances on this album.
March 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
#NowPlaying Anyone else remember this 1986 gem? I’m playing it today for the first time in a while & it still sounds great. Love the vocal performances on this album.
“Every war begins in blind folly and ends in unimagined suffering.” That wise, startling sentence opens George Packer’s remarkable essay on the novel, “All Quiet on the Western Front” in the March issue of @theatlantic.com.
March 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Every war begins in blind folly and ends in unimagined suffering.” That wise, startling sentence opens George Packer’s remarkable essay on the novel, “All Quiet on the Western Front” in the March issue of @theatlantic.com.
Today’s NY Times Spelling Bee had an “S” as one of its letters. I don’t recall ever seeing an “S” before—does anyone else remember ever seeing that? At any rate, it made getting to Genius incredibly easy.
March 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Today’s NY Times Spelling Bee had an “S” as one of its letters. I don’t recall ever seeing an “S” before—does anyone else remember ever seeing that? At any rate, it made getting to Genius incredibly easy.
Reviewers can't seem to agree on whether Michael Deagler's "Early Sobrieties" (2024) is a novel or a short story collection, but pretty much everyone agrees it is a fantastic read. Let's call it an episodic novel. When it's funny, it's really funny. When it's sad, it's really sad.
February 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Reviewers can't seem to agree on whether Michael Deagler's "Early Sobrieties" (2024) is a novel or a short story collection, but pretty much everyone agrees it is a fantastic read. Let's call it an episodic novel. When it's funny, it's really funny. When it's sad, it's really sad.
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Tr*mp will never admit a wrong. Since the site acknowledging guilt in the treatment of Japanese Americans has been taken down, it indicates that he knows that his treatment of individuals illegally in the US is wrong but he doesn't care.
I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and-
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
January 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Tr*mp will never admit a wrong. Since the site acknowledging guilt in the treatment of Japanese Americans has been taken down, it indicates that he knows that his treatment of individuals illegally in the US is wrong but he doesn't care.
Stephen Markley's monumental 2023 novel, The Deluge, proves more and more prophetic with each passing month. In the novel, LA suffers massive, horrific fires fed by the impact of climate change. And it only gets worse. If leaders read The Deluge, they would start addressing climate change tomorrow.
January 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Stephen Markley's monumental 2023 novel, The Deluge, proves more and more prophetic with each passing month. In the novel, LA suffers massive, horrific fires fed by the impact of climate change. And it only gets worse. If leaders read The Deluge, they would start addressing climate change tomorrow.
The debut album by England’s Working Week turns 40 in 2025. This album, including its gorgeous cover, embodies the brilliance of the music coming out of the U.K. in the mid-80s. On this dark December evening, it still sounds as intoxicating as ever.
December 29, 2024 at 3:50 AM
The debut album by England’s Working Week turns 40 in 2025. This album, including its gorgeous cover, embodies the brilliance of the music coming out of the U.K. in the mid-80s. On this dark December evening, it still sounds as intoxicating as ever.
It's the winter solstice--the turning point we all wait for every winter. In 2021, Robin Pecknold/Fleet Foxes recorded a live solo album to mark the winter solstice that year. Here's a sample of that richly poignant album. It seems so suited to this day of the longest night.
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Fleet Foxes - "Featherweight" (Solstice Version)
YouTube video by Fleet Foxes
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December 21, 2024 at 10:42 PM
It's the winter solstice--the turning point we all wait for every winter. In 2021, Robin Pecknold/Fleet Foxes recorded a live solo album to mark the winter solstice that year. Here's a sample of that richly poignant album. It seems so suited to this day of the longest night.
youtu.be/_Xj_t521WI4?...
youtu.be/_Xj_t521WI4?...
On December 8, in 1966, Sinead O'Connor was born in Dublin. Her premature death marked the loss of a truly remarkable talent. It's impossible to listen to "Troy" and not realize she was one of the most astonishing, powerful singers of our lifetime. 🖤
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Sinead O'Connor - Troy (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by SineadOConnorVEVO
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December 8, 2024 at 10:06 PM
On December 8, in 1966, Sinead O'Connor was born in Dublin. Her premature death marked the loss of a truly remarkable talent. It's impossible to listen to "Troy" and not realize she was one of the most astonishing, powerful singers of our lifetime. 🖤
youtu.be/0c4v7fp5GC8?...
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You all will know I have been kidnapped or bodysnatched if I ever mix up usage of “lie” and “lay”.
You all will know I have been kidnapped or bodysnatched if I ever use the phrase I could care less.
You all will know I have been kidnapped or bodysnatched if I ever use the word epistemological.
December 7, 2024 at 1:32 AM
You all will know I have been kidnapped or bodysnatched if I ever mix up usage of “lie” and “lay”.
2025 is less than a month away, so it's time for people to name their Top 5 albums of the first quarter of the 21st century. My Top 5 (unranked) are:
The National--I Am Easy to Find
Janelle Monae--The ArchAndroid
Fleet Foxes--Shore
Fever Ray--Fever Ray
Norah Jones--Little Broken Hearts
The National--I Am Easy to Find
Janelle Monae--The ArchAndroid
Fleet Foxes--Shore
Fever Ray--Fever Ray
Norah Jones--Little Broken Hearts
December 3, 2024 at 4:34 AM
2025 is less than a month away, so it's time for people to name their Top 5 albums of the first quarter of the 21st century. My Top 5 (unranked) are:
The National--I Am Easy to Find
Janelle Monae--The ArchAndroid
Fleet Foxes--Shore
Fever Ray--Fever Ray
Norah Jones--Little Broken Hearts
The National--I Am Easy to Find
Janelle Monae--The ArchAndroid
Fleet Foxes--Shore
Fever Ray--Fever Ray
Norah Jones--Little Broken Hearts
Does anyone know of any starter packs for book lovers, literature, or music fans?
November 15, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Does anyone know of any starter packs for book lovers, literature, or music fans?
5 artists I have on heavy rotation right now (in alphabetical order).
1. Fleet Foxes
2. Lisa Hannigan
3. Norah Jones
4. The National
5. The War On Drugs
1. Fleet Foxes
2. Lisa Hannigan
3. Norah Jones
4. The National
5. The War On Drugs
5 artists I have on heavy rotation right now.
1. The Cure
2. Laura Marling
3. Enola Gay
4. Gurriers
5. The Smile
1. The Cure
2. Laura Marling
3. Enola Gay
4. Gurriers
5. The Smile
5 artists I have on heavy rotation right now.
1. Mt.Misery
2. Humdrum
3. Sassyhiya
4. Cindy
5. Crumbs
1. Mt.Misery
2. Humdrum
3. Sassyhiya
4. Cindy
5. Crumbs
November 14, 2024 at 11:50 PM
5 artists I have on heavy rotation right now (in alphabetical order).
1. Fleet Foxes
2. Lisa Hannigan
3. Norah Jones
4. The National
5. The War On Drugs
1. Fleet Foxes
2. Lisa Hannigan
3. Norah Jones
4. The National
5. The War On Drugs
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[at library]
Librarian: "Can I help you?"
Me: "Yes, I'm looking for a book about..."
Librarian: "Clairvoyance?"
Me: "No..."
Librarian: "That'll work one day.
Librarian: "Can I help you?"
Me: "Yes, I'm looking for a book about..."
Librarian: "Clairvoyance?"
Me: "No..."
Librarian: "That'll work one day.
November 13, 2024 at 5:02 AM
[at library]
Librarian: "Can I help you?"
Me: "Yes, I'm looking for a book about..."
Librarian: "Clairvoyance?"
Me: "No..."
Librarian: "That'll work one day.
Librarian: "Can I help you?"
Me: "Yes, I'm looking for a book about..."
Librarian: "Clairvoyance?"
Me: "No..."
Librarian: "That'll work one day.
After decades of procrastination, I am reading Charlotte Bronte's "Vilette". Am about half-way through & enjoying it a lot, despite its occasional oddness. (And I wish my French were better!) Charlotte was so incredibly talented.
November 12, 2024 at 3:23 PM
After decades of procrastination, I am reading Charlotte Bronte's "Vilette". Am about half-way through & enjoying it a lot, despite its occasional oddness. (And I wish my French were better!) Charlotte was so incredibly talented.
Looks like about one-third of the accounts I followed at the other place have set up shop here. That's a big jump, but still lots more to go.
November 11, 2024 at 5:55 AM
Looks like about one-third of the accounts I followed at the other place have set up shop here. That's a big jump, but still lots more to go.
Holy cow, have things ever heated-up here since you-know-what! I think it's finally becoming a substantive replacement for you-know-where. What's lacking here, though, is music. So let's listen to something--the title song from The National's astonishing 2017 album.
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I Am Easy To Find
YouTube video by The National - Topic
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November 11, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Holy cow, have things ever heated-up here since you-know-what! I think it's finally becoming a substantive replacement for you-know-where. What's lacking here, though, is music. So let's listen to something--the title song from The National's astonishing 2017 album.
youtu.be/m_0CiipU2VE?...
youtu.be/m_0CiipU2VE?...