Matthew Froese
@matthewfroese.bsky.social
mech engineer in building commissioning, affirming mennonite, triathlete & ironman, coffee enthusiast, jello fanatic, he/him, Winnipeg
Saw a vehicle this morning pull a U-turn and take two wheels up onto the curb and halfway across the sidewalk on Osborne. Just a normal commute in Winnipeg! Gird your loins, pedestrians!
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Saw a vehicle this morning pull a U-turn and take two wheels up onto the curb and halfway across the sidewalk on Osborne. Just a normal commute in Winnipeg! Gird your loins, pedestrians!
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Over the past two years in Winnipeg, 25 pedestrians and cyclists have been killed in motor vehicle collisions. More than one per month.
When do we start genuinely prioritizing safety over vehicle speed in our street design?
When do we start genuinely prioritizing safety over vehicle speed in our street design?
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Over the past two years in Winnipeg, 25 pedestrians and cyclists have been killed in motor vehicle collisions. More than one per month.
When do we start genuinely prioritizing safety over vehicle speed in our street design?
When do we start genuinely prioritizing safety over vehicle speed in our street design?
Sleep well, sir
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Sleep well, sir
I’ve seen a lot of very funny memes about the Mamdani/Trump meeting and I just want to say:
1) good job on the memes, 10/10
2) a tremendous number of people with fundamentally opposing politics want life to be affordable and to build enough housing for everyone to live in
1) good job on the memes, 10/10
2) a tremendous number of people with fundamentally opposing politics want life to be affordable and to build enough housing for everyone to live in
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I’ve seen a lot of very funny memes about the Mamdani/Trump meeting and I just want to say:
1) good job on the memes, 10/10
2) a tremendous number of people with fundamentally opposing politics want life to be affordable and to build enough housing for everyone to live in
1) good job on the memes, 10/10
2) a tremendous number of people with fundamentally opposing politics want life to be affordable and to build enough housing for everyone to live in
It is remarkable how long it takes to build trust and how fast it can be torn to pieces
Sad to say, but information on the CDC website can no longer be trusted. The anti vaccine and anti science agenda has taken over
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It is remarkable how long it takes to build trust and how fast it can be torn to pieces
I'm looking forward to speaking on a panel with @sustbldgmb.bsky.social on Wednesday at noon this week - we'll be talking about building optimization, control, and digital twins!
Link: www.eventbrite.ca/e/optimizing...
Link: www.eventbrite.ca/e/optimizing...
Optimizing Building Performance with Digital Tools
Close the gap between design and reality. Discover how digital tools make buildings smarter, more efficient & resilient
www.eventbrite.ca
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I'm looking forward to speaking on a panel with @sustbldgmb.bsky.social on Wednesday at noon this week - we'll be talking about building optimization, control, and digital twins!
Link: www.eventbrite.ca/e/optimizing...
Link: www.eventbrite.ca/e/optimizing...
Maximum grey cup relaxation from our boy here
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Maximum grey cup relaxation from our boy here
I don’t think he’s interested in the game…
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I don’t think he’s interested in the game…
Switched over to the winter tires today - I love the look of the massive wheels on my EV but man they are a bear to wrestle around.
Back when I had my Echo I could heave those little wheels around in pairs - one in each hand! Now I feel like I need to schedule some heavier weight training…
Back when I had my Echo I could heave those little wheels around in pairs - one in each hand! Now I feel like I need to schedule some heavier weight training…
November 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Switched over to the winter tires today - I love the look of the massive wheels on my EV but man they are a bear to wrestle around.
Back when I had my Echo I could heave those little wheels around in pairs - one in each hand! Now I feel like I need to schedule some heavier weight training…
Back when I had my Echo I could heave those little wheels around in pairs - one in each hand! Now I feel like I need to schedule some heavier weight training…
I may have received a cursed McFlurry
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I may have received a cursed McFlurry
Another data point for the weirdness of our political moment - there is a lot of energy in a relatively small far-right movement that is deeply disconnected from the values held by the majority of people.
43% of any party wants to bring back the stocks in 2025? That movement is gonna implode hard.
43% of any party wants to bring back the stocks in 2025? That movement is gonna implode hard.
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Another data point for the weirdness of our political moment - there is a lot of energy in a relatively small far-right movement that is deeply disconnected from the values held by the majority of people.
43% of any party wants to bring back the stocks in 2025? That movement is gonna implode hard.
43% of any party wants to bring back the stocks in 2025? That movement is gonna implode hard.
They just keep on stacking up more and more reasons to travel elsewhere
The Federal Aviation Administration ‘s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown took effect Friday morning, with some passengers trying to figure out backup travel plans.
The FAA's order to cut flights nationwide due to the government shutdown is in effect
The Federal Aviation Administration ‘s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown took effect Friday morning, with some passengers trying to figure out backup travel plans.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
They just keep on stacking up more and more reasons to travel elsewhere
I appreciate why this is being done in a (relative) hurry and why the folks designing it have ended up proposing what they have… but as a cyclist and a driver that frequents this area I really don’t love what’s being offered here.
I’d love to see a more drastic change.
I’d love to see a more drastic change.
The City of Winnipeg is seeking feedback on a proposed temporary bike lane design for Wellington Crescent.
Feedback sought on Wellington Crescent bike lanes
The City of Winnipeg is seeking feedback on a proposed temporary bike lane design for Wellington Crescent.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I appreciate why this is being done in a (relative) hurry and why the folks designing it have ended up proposing what they have… but as a cyclist and a driver that frequents this area I really don’t love what’s being offered here.
I’d love to see a more drastic change.
I’d love to see a more drastic change.
Buffalo chicken dip coming to the office tomorrow..
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Buffalo chicken dip coming to the office tomorrow..
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The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
Man, US politics remains so much more dramatic than Canadian politics. Mamdani’s speech was a barn burner.
Which is great. I’ll get my popcorn and watch from here, I think.
Which is great. I’ll get my popcorn and watch from here, I think.
a man in a suit and tie is eating popcorn while sitting at a table .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is eating popcorn while sitting at a table .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Man, US politics remains so much more dramatic than Canadian politics. Mamdani’s speech was a barn burner.
Which is great. I’ll get my popcorn and watch from here, I think.
Which is great. I’ll get my popcorn and watch from here, I think.
🤣💉
I’ve got a measles joke—but if you’re vaccinated I’m near certain you won’t get it.
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🤣💉
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Such sad news for Souris. Smaller, more traditionally conservative/religious communities are far more difficult for members of the 2LSLGBTQ community. Take care friends. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
WINNIPEG — A Pride crosswalk in a southwestern Manitoba community was vandalized over the weekend, leaving its creators upset but unbowed in their efforts to foster inclusive and safe spaces for LGBTTQ+ people. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Souris responds to anti-LGBTTQ+ vandalism
WINNIPEG — A Pride crosswalk in a southwestern Manitoba community was vandalized over the weekend, leaving its creators upset but unbowed in their efforts to foster inclusive and safe spaces for…
www.brandonsun.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Such sad news for Souris. Smaller, more traditionally conservative/religious communities are far more difficult for members of the 2LSLGBTQ community. Take care friends. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
Watching this travesty has reminded me that in elementary school we did a musical that was loosely based on Oliver Twist and centered most of the action on a baseball team called the “Artful Dodgers”.
This is too much baseball for my brain. End it.
This is too much baseball for my brain. End it.
November 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Watching this travesty has reminded me that in elementary school we did a musical that was loosely based on Oliver Twist and centered most of the action on a baseball team called the “Artful Dodgers”.
This is too much baseball for my brain. End it.
This is too much baseball for my brain. End it.