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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 1h

Perhaps not coincidentally, "signs, disregarded" explains a lot of 2025

@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 8h

Claudius is Done Living in His Brother's Shadow

-- Hamlet as a NYTimes headline

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for the warning but don't need it, it's 2025, living it every day, my word every single blessed day

a sign that says "STEEP" with a picture of a bike on an incline

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 21h

"Our true north has always been that videos + software + tools = Approximate Aristotle. Sounds completely absurd, you say? Ok, you got me. Our true north has always been $$$$$$$$$$"

Annie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · 1d

sal khan on his true north knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/at-k...

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 1d

He's Powerful. He's Unconventional. He's Taking Scotland by Storm.

-- Macbeth as a NYTimes headline

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 1d

Even so my bloody thoughts, with violent pace / Shall ne’er look back, ne’er ebb to humble love, / Till that a capable and wide revenge / Swallow them up.

Othello, 3.3.518-521
#ShakespeareSunday

a copy of Moby Dick with a small wood-carved whale on top of it

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 1d

Dear Capitalism:

I just want to spend time with loved ones and be thankful that I have them and many other blessings.

I could care less if the turkey is a bit dry, or the stuffing isn't perfect. Nobody needs to "up their game" in any way.

Please, stop tiring us out so relentlessly, thanks

This Thanksgiving, here’s how to up your cooking and hosting game, according to our experts

Readers asked what to bring as a guest, how best to cook a turkey and what to do with all the leftovers

www.theglobeandmail.com

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for the warning but don't need it, it's 2025, living it every day, my word every single blessed day

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

October is also brooding-dark sky fall colours, those days where the temperature is dropping by the hour and rain will slip away into snow

top half: grey-black cold fall sky

middle line: a city skyline in the distance

bottom half: yellow fall trees

top half: grey-black cold fall sky

bottom half: two sides of a river valley, yellow fall trees on either side

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

To you as well!

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

The perfect tomato for Thanksgiving -- vaguely pumpkin-like in colour and shape

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

Beyond capitalism collapsing in confusion, feel like this is all a constant, slow-rolling insult to those of us who don't plan things like 17 weeks in advance. Regularly seeing Hallowe'en stuff already on clearance while I have yet to give it more than a passing thought --

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

"Reclaiming" is both fascinating and telling. Reclaim from who or what? How have teachers come to lose their claim and ownership of PD? And what does reclaiming look like?

Vital questions, along with the two you posted here. Once you have good answers, the benefits are considerable.

@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

The Mariners have a certain Canadian fan base because of their proximity to Vancouver, but the country as a whole is really rallying around the Jays right now. Should be intense if not as edgy as playing the Yankees, a divisional rival whose fans were booing O Canada.

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

This Al Purdy poem should resonate:

canpoetry.library.utoronto.ca

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

Very thankful to start Thanksgiving weekend by seeing Daniel Lanois perform tonight. Didn't take pics or video; just got immersed in the musicianship and craft of a great Canadian artist I've loved for decades. Superb.

Under a Stormy Sky (Gold Top Edition)

YouTube video by Daniel Lanois - Topic

youtu.be

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

The immortal hand of the wrong baseball gods, as it turns out

So much for my faith in the power of William Blake's mysticism

Sorry man

The Jays will get 'em back for ya

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

What the hand, dare seize the fire?

JACK FLAHERTY'S HAND 🧢

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

NO IT IS NOT ⚾️⚾️⚾️

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

Tigers, Tigers burning bright
In the dark Seattle night

What immortal hand or eye
Will break this extra innings tie?

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 2d

Life in northern Canada: October is grey sky fall colours or blue sky fall colours

until the first unexpected snowfall

top half: grey-white clouded sky

bottom half: two sides of a riverbank, autumn leaves and evergreens

top half: cloudless blue sky

bottom half: golden fall trees on either side of a river; bridge and city skyline in the far distance

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 3d

Locking my brain and body into rhythms always helps me. Listening to and playing music. Cycling is huge for me. Walking. Sitting in nature and plugging into all the sounds.

And, of course, poetry.

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 3d

That word hits all the word nerd notes -- love it

And a great question to start thinking about their relationship

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 4d

Life in 2025: as a Western Canadian, I have always been lukewarm at best in my attitude towards Toronto teams. But in 2025, with our sovereignty being threatened and American fans booing our anthem, I'm 1000% like yeah Blue Jays let's GOOOO ⚾️🍁

Blue Jays eliminate Yankees in four games to advance to ALCS

The Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2016 on Wednesday with a 5-2 victory over the New York Yankees, closing out their Division Series mat...

www.tsn.ca

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 4d

What a privilege to hear Lorna Crozier speak -- one of Canada's finest poets and a lifelong personal favourite.

The lecture was moving and thought-provoking, but simply being in a roomful of people who care about poetry was so heartening in these strange times.

We need poets more than ever --

Monica Miller Memorial Lecture featuring Lorna Crozier

Find out what's on in the arts in Edmonton - festivals, concerts, dance and theatre, free events and more!

www.edmontonarts.ca

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