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After much hemming and hawing I have finally, finally settled on a suitable 3-2-1 backup plan that works for my budget, runs unattended, alerts me when there's a problem, and only uses programs and services that I don't find objectionable.

Recently I've been thinking about my music listening habits and how they've changed over time.

This post is my contribution to the September 2026 IndieWeb Carnival topic "Parenting", hosted by winther: https://winther.sysctl.dk/indieweb-carnival-september-2026-parenting/ My parents are good people, and I think about this often.

At the very beginning of August, I made a hasty and last-minute decision to participate in Blaugust 2026 [1], an indieweb community blogging event that encourages writers to develop their writing habits by posting more frequently.

Recently I caught up on an older 32-Bit Cafe thread[1] that discussed the death of the power user in computing.

So, a few days ago I joined kunulo on the geminispace bbs to discuss how and where to chat about smol.pub posts.

Subtitle: as an adult, without hurting yourself.

It's no secret that I, like many others, have been on a kick to reduce screen time lately.

In which I mine my music collection for inspiration, and decide to have fun answering questions posed by song titles.

I've been an alcoholic for over 15 years, since I was a teenager.

A while back, Ava wrote a post that I enjoyed (as always), but at times offered a perspective that didn't entirely sit right with me.

In which I mine my music collection for inspiration, and decide to have fun answering questions posed by song titles.

Lately, our conversations feel like navigating a labyrinth.

Content warning: this post discusses punk music that contains themes of humanity repeatedly failing itself.

I was doing some chores and tidying around the house today when I had a funny thought.

It's so easy for a healthy habit to get derailed by a consumerist impulse.

"An escape from the erosion of self" A stranger feels compassion for the suffering of another.

I told you I was struggling, existentially you said: being an adult means doing things that you don't want to do you think I like doing laundry?

I do put "my email" in geminispace and on the open web and make no effort to obfuscate it.

How can our individual actions move the needle on a massive, complex, and systemic problem like climate change?

Today I was thinking about a plant.

The forest seems quiet, until you really stop and listen.