Alberta Passenger Rail Master Plan
This is the collection of my thoughts about the proposed/in-progress Alberta
Passenger Rail Master Plan.
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Meditation is a sort of barbell strategy for life. Staring at your computer screen trying to decide what to do next is a waste. Either be in quiet contemplation, or taking decisive action.
Cool "spaceman" graffiti on a CN railcar! https://blog.minchin.ca/images/2025/IMG_4295-cropped.JPG
Spring is in the air...or at least the chlorine is in the (spring) water
Sea of Tranquility: A Book Review
I recently had a roadtrip1 that allowed me to listen to Sea of
Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel. Overall, it was a delightful, light read.
The audiobook came in at just under 6 hours.
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Un Flâneur à Paris
Flâneur is a French term popularized in the nineteenth-century for a type of urban male “stroller”, stereotypically of Paris. What a delightful word!
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Microblogging v1.3.0 for Pelican released! Posts should now sort as expected. Thanks @ashwinvis. on PyPI #Microblogging #Pelican Plugins #Releases #Python
Summary plugin for Pelican v1.3.0 released! Now keeps internal link indicators
(like {filename}) from leaking into summaries.
on PyPI #Summary (Pelican) #Pelican Plugins #Releases #Python
CommonMark Pelican reader v2.0.1! Should stop complaining about intra-document links (e.g. #target)
on PyPI #CommonMark Reader #Pelican Plugins #Releases #Python
New level of "business casual" unlocked: the bank teller today was wearing a hoodie and a baseball cap!