🔗 Midsommar - Paul Wells

It’s 167 days since Carney told Jon Stewart he was an “outsider” who’d “just started thinking” about running for a leadership role in Canadian politics. He thought fast, and announced his candidacy three days later. Now he’s been prime minister for longer than Charles Tupper and John Turner were. How’s he doing?

🔗 Which came first colour vision or colour signals? When Did Nature Burst Into Vivid Color? | Quanta Magazine

Finished reading: I picked up World War Z by Max Brooks on a whim from the library. Lots of fun and much better than the movie. I enjoyed the unique structure and storytelling 📚

🎵 I got distracted by the upcoming Rival Consoles album and missed that they already released an album this year: MindsEye. MindsEye Is more dramatic and foreboding. Both are good!

MindsEye - Rival Consoles poster

Once again, my library loan timed out on a Robert Jordan book before I finished. The immersion in a long story is part of the appeal. I just have to write down what chapter I was on and wait a few months to check it out again 📚

📷 Day 27: Collective

A large swarm of bees is clustered on a wooden beam surrounded by green leaves.

📷 Day 26: Bridge

A wooden walkway leads through a tree-lined area under a graffiti-covered stone bridge.

I was honoured by Tamer El-Diraby’s invitation to talk with his civil engineering graduate students about Project Delivery Systems and Finance.

Other than introducing the basic concepts and approaches, I also wanted to convince the engineers that the choice of delivery model will affect the project’s design and construction and, therefore, engineers need to both understand delivery models and participate in their evaluation. Plus, there is no _correct _ delivery model, rather there are trade offs that need to be evaluated in choosing the right model for each component of a project.

Download: progressive-delivery-models-in-public-transit-infrastructure.pdf

📷 Day 25: Decay

A large, weathered tree stump surrounded by lush green foliage in a wooded area.

📷 Day 24: Bloom

Vibrant purple morning glories with green leaves climb along a wooden fence.

Budweiser Stage. 📍

🎶 Fantastic Mumford and Sons concert! They really know how to put on a show.

A large crowd is attending an outdoor concert, with the stage featuring a performer and two screens displaying the event.

📷 Day 23: Fracture

A crack in a brick wall is filled and covered with grey patchwork material.

🎵 Songs of a Lost World by The Cure was a favourite album of 2024. The new Mixes Of A Lost World is a musical exploration of that album through multiple remixes.

1990’s Mixed Up was also a great remix album from The Cure. Robert Smith has a knack for these collaborations.

Mixes Of A Lost World - The Cure poster

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📷 Day 20: Gather

A group of people are gathered on a gravel area near parked cars, surrounded by a forest.

National Mall and Memorial Parks. 📍

📷 Day 19: Equal

A statue of Thomas Jefferson stands prominently inside a large, domed rotunda with inscriptions on the walls.

📷 Day 18: Texture

A close-up of a bicycle handlebar with a textured grip and a control panel displaying colorful buttons.

📷 Day 17: Warmth

A golden retriever is lounging on the grass surrounded by colorful outdoor chairs in a backyard setting.

📷 Day 15: Tie

A person is wearing brown leather sneakers with untied laces on a wooden floor.

Woodbine Beach Park. 📍

Ribfest for Father’s Day

People are gathered in a grassy area with food stalls in the background displaying barbecue menus and signage.

📷 Day 14: Twilight

A calm lake at sunset, with a tree and grassy area in the foreground.