Skiing in the 2025-2026 Season
After 6 years, I finally hit the slopes again in Gerlos, Austria. It was a great trip with family and friends and we had lovely weather! ⛰️
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Song of the Year: 2025 Edition
I've been 'Loving' songs in my Last.fm account for years, including 2025, and I'd figure I'd go through this year's list and pick the 'winner' for Song Of The Year 2025!
Raccoonfooding 🦝
You've heard of dogfooding, now get ready for..
How to learn HTML from other websites
Viewing source code, using developer tools, and inspecting elements to learn how websites are built.
Webmentions: A short explanation
An explanation of what webmentions are and how they work. A failed attempt at making it not too technical?
Artisanal software for humans
Cool software things, made by cool folks. The connection between people, art, open-source and technology.
A Monday morning in Capitalism
Commuting doesn't go as plan, I rawdog my train ride, peer into grey office buildings and contemplate the meaning of life.
The autumn season in the Netherlands
A blog for the IndieWeb Carnival theme: cycles and fluctuations. What does autumn look like in the Netherlands?
Privacy
I try to walk a fine line between sharing my life online and protecting my privacy.
Remembering Glitch: a game for the whimsical
A nostalgic look back at Glitch, the whimsical MMO that captured hearts with its creativity and community spirit.
Decoration madness at the Garden Centre
During the Kids autumn break, we visited a local garden centre that had gone all out with seasonal decorations.
Autumn walk 🍄
Finally a bit of a dry spell meant we could go for a nice autumn walk in the woods, just in time for all the new fungi.