From an art show this weekend:

Montain has no worries, yet the snow cap gives it white hair.
Water has no sadness, yet the wind made it wrinkle.

https://blog.minchin.ca/images/2025/PXL_20250906_231522789.jpg #poetry

Perhaps in an era when everything is found on your blog via (Google) Search anyway, the disconnected nature of a digital garden doesn't loose as much against polished (and complete) blog posts as first glance would suggest.

I recently returned from a trip to France I thought I could write some observations on the contrast between French¹ and Canadian² urban forms.

This is the collection of my thoughts about the proposed/in-progress Alberta Passenger Rail Master Plan.

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.

— David Kadavy

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

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.

Flâneur is a French term popularized in the nineteenth-century for a type of urban male “stroller”, stereotypically of Paris. What a delightful word!

Microblogging v1.3.0 for Pelican released! Posts should now sort as expected. Thanks @ashwinvis. on PyPI #Microblogging #Pelican Plugins #Releases #Python