# dwelling — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dwelling. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 18 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-18-august) _2026-08-19 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ As planners and developers start getting to grips with the new NPPF it seems that Inspectors are doing the same, with only 12 appeal decisions yesterday, yet still permissioning 250 new residential units — the selected decisions below include two sizeable housing developments, an inquiry addressing immunity and remedial planting, a hearing on the lawfulness of hardstanding, and several enforcement… ## [August 16th, 2026 | James 4:13-17](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwellingplacechurch/episodes/August-16th--2026--James-413-17-e3nipug) _2026-08-18 · Dwelling Place Church · Dwelling Place Church Podcast_ Guest Speaker Matthew DelBlanc preached this sermon at Dwelling Place Church in Coquitlam, BC.https://dwpl.ca [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/4c8085e4/podcast/play/124396944/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-18%2F430079230-44100-2-30525e1e742c.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 15-17 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-15-17-august) _2026-08-18 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ On the day the new NPPF was released, 69 appeal decisions were decided (still under the old framework), allowing 40 residential units or bedspaces, counting self contained homes, HMO bedrooms, C2 care places and residential caravans — the decisions below cover Green Belt and grey belt housing, noise evidence for industrial development, urban intensification, housing stock protection, specialist… ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 14 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-14-august) _2026-08-15 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ The final day of the week saw 65 appeal decisions issued, granting permission for 307 new residential units — the selected decisions below include a 300 home inquiry decision at Hayling Island, two hearing decisions on Gypsy and Traveller sites with different outcomes, a substantial employment park permission, and decisions on children’s homes, barn conversion and urban infill housing. ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 13 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-13-august) _2026-08-14 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Across Thursday 13 August, 40 appeals were decided, with just two new residential units permissioned: one independent dwelling in South Kesteven and one Class Q dwelling in Tewkesbury — our pick today covers BESS fire safety evidence, traveller accommodation in Flood Zone 3a, construction logistics for a major urban scheme, rural diversification in the Green Belt, Class Q conversion, family… ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 12 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-12-august) _2026-08-13 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ There were 49 appeal decisions yesterday, overturning refusals involving 101 new residential units — the decisions below cover issues such as housing supply and heritage balance, traveller accommodation need, Green Belt and grey belt, renewable energy in a National Landscape, short term lets, enforcement drafting and the scope of section 73 powers. ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 11 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-11-august) _2026-08-12 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ 49 appeals were found by Appealbase yesterday, granting permission for at least 30 new residential units, including 4 flats, 8 Gypsy and Traveller pitches and 18 dwellings — the selected decisions below cover hearings on renewable energy and Gypsy and Traveller accommodation, an inquiry enforcement decision on deliberate concealment, and written decisions on grey belt, housing supply, town centre… ## [August 9th, 2026 | Tuning In](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwellingplacechurch/episodes/August-9th--2026--Tuning-In-e3n9j9n) _2026-08-11 · Dwelling Place Church · Dwelling Place Church Podcast_ Pastor Joel preached this sermon at Dwelling Place Church in Coquitlam, BC.https://dwpl.ca [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/4c8085e4/podcast/play/124095223/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-11%2F429666652-44100-2-9bd2b15ee1b53.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 8-10 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-8-10-august) _2026-08-11 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ 74 appeals were decided since Friday, allowing permission for 458 new residential units, counting dwellings, traveller pitches, HMOs, and care bedspaces — the most consequential decisions featured below turned on grey belt housing, the weight to affordable and specialist housing, major development in a National Landscape, traveller pitch need, rural worker justification, short term let enforcement… ## [Sunday’s at the Fireside #4](https://dwelling.bearblog.dev/sundays-at-the-fireside-4/) _2026-08-09 · dwelling · The Dwelling place_ We Will Never Know Our Impact We will never know our impact. Our attitude and the way we treat people matters more than we realise. When we snap at people, let our tempers get the better of us, or allow all the stress to build up until it finally spills over, we don’t know who might be on the receiving end of it. We don’t know what that person is experiencing. We don’t know what kind of day they… ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ezcN8I2n0Z5t) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 7 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-7-august) _2026-08-08 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Appealbase recorded 59 appeal decisions for Friday 7th, permissioning five new C3 dwellings, six HMO bedrooms and 11 tourist units, giving 22 new residential or visitor accommodation units in total — the selected decisions below include two inquiry decisions on lawful development and seafront policy, and other decisions on Grey Belt, Class Q fallback, Biodiversity Net Gain, dark skies, HMOs,… ## [Someday/Maybe Aha! Moment](https://wildrye.com/somedaymaybe-aha-moment/) _2026-08-08 · Phil Houtz · Wild Rye_ I’ve been using David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” methodology almost as long as GTD has been around. But I’ve been struggling with the “Someday/Maybe” portion of the Weekly Review. This week I found something that put it all together for me. Luke, a commenter on the GTD website writes: It’s not a parking lot for … ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 6 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-6-august) _2026-08-07 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ There were 66 appeals decided in England yesterday, allowing up to 12 new residential units, comprising two dwellings in Cheshire East, one dwelling in Bristol, five apartments in Buckinghamshire and up to four dwellings in South Gloucestershire — the selected decisions below include three hearings on housing outside settlement limits, self-build and cu… ## [August 2nd, 2026 | Wholehearted Faith: Dashboard Lights](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwellingplacechurch/episodes/August-2nd--2026--Wholehearted-Faith-Dashboard-Lights-e3n2n4k) _2026-08-06 · Dwelling Place Church · Dwelling Place Church Podcast_ Pastor Joel preached this sermon at Dwelling Place Church in Coquitlam, BC.https://dwpl.ca [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/4c8085e4/podcast/play/123869780/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-6%2F429355936-44100-2-de7a4b8cb9e0f.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 4-5 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-4-5-august) _2026-08-06 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Apologies for the lack of a Digest yesterday, as I was called away from the office urgently – but here’s a bumper edition covering 4 and 5 August, which together saw 133 decisions granting permission for 97 net new residential units. ## [Sundays at the fireside #3](https://dwelling.bearblog.dev/sundays-at-the-fireside-3/) _2026-08-05 · dwelling · The Dwelling place_ Where Have All the Mavericks Gone? Where have all the mavericks gone from football? When I was growing up, they were everywhere. You couldn’t move for them. Kaká, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Nazário, Figo, Raúl, Zidane, Beckham, Gerrard, Keane, Totti. The list goes on. I’ve missed plenty of names out, and some of you might argue that not all of those players were mavericks. Maybe not. But they were proper… ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 3 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-3-august) _2026-08-04 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ The first working day of August recorded 61 decisions, with allowed appeals producing seven net additional residential units: five self contained dwellings and two additional HMO bedrooms — the selected decisions below mainly concern Class MA and Class Q prior approval, the tilted balance, employment floorspace, listed building reuse, HMOs, rural self b… ## [Is AI Frying My Brain?](https://wildrye.com/is-ai-frying-my-brain/) _2026-08-02 · Phil Houtz · Wild Rye_ Correlation is not the same as causation, I get that. But the past week I felt positively wrung out, crumpled up, and stomped upon at the end of every workday. And every day was a full-court press to write four pages of user documentation by EOD, using Anthropic Claude as my research assistant. Are the … ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 31 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-31-july) _2026-08-01 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Appealbase recorded 56 decisions yesterday, allowing or varying permission for 35 new residential units in total — the selected decisions below cover housing land supply and the tilted balance, Green Belt and grey belt policy, self-build BNG exemptions, Class MA prior approval, heritage evidence for listed buildings, nutrient neutrality, and the draftin… ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 30 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-30-july) _2026-07-31 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Appealbase found fifty-eight new appeal decisions yesterday, including three determined by hearing or inquiry — the principal decisions below address Traveller-pitch supply and enforcement, town centre retail impact, Green Belt redevelopment, housing quality, and the relationship between development proposals and established spatial and design policies. ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yBXwO9xAuOXb) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 29 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-29-july) _2026-07-30 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Fifty-four appeals were decided yesterday, allowing permission for five new dwellings in total: four flats in Liverpool and one dwelling through the partial conversion of a public house in Newham — the most consequential decisions included an inquiry finding that pre-commencement drainage conditions prevented a residential permission from being lawfully… ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 28 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-28-july) _2026-07-29 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Fifty-six appeals were decided yesterday, permitting a total of 318 new dwellings, led by a 300-home outline scheme in Melksham recovered to the Secretary of State — the selected decisions below address housing land supply, heritage and open-space balance, traveller provision in th… ## [July 26th, 2026 | Wholehearted Faith: Words](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwellingplacechurch/episodes/July-26th--2026--Wholehearted-Faith-Words-e3mm1kc) _2026-07-28 · Dwelling Place Church · Dwelling Place Church Podcast_ Pastor Jen preached this sermon at Dwelling Place Church in Coquitlam, BC.https://dwpl.ca [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/4c8085e4/podcast/play/123454540/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-28%2F428799724-44100-2-11c781186612a.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 25-27 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-25-27-july) _2026-07-28 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Across 52 decisions, allowed appeals permissioned 14 new dwellings, comprising six homes in Radlett, four flats in Hebburn and four single-dwelling schemes — the selected decisions below address the enforceability of self-build obligations, Green Belt and heritage effects, major brownfield redevelopment, conservation-area housing, and flood risk under C… ## [Sunday’s at the fireside #2](https://dwelling.bearblog.dev/sundays-at-the-fireside-2/) _2026-07-26 · dwelling · The Dwelling place_ Who Cares for the Caregiver? There’s often one person in every group who quietly looks after everyone else. The one who remembers birthdays, checks in when someone goes quiet, hosts the gatherings, notices when something is wrong, or remembers the little things everyone else forgets. They give emotionally, physically, and mentally, often asking for very little in return. Yet they’re often the ones… ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 24 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-24-july) _2026-07-25 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Sixty-nine appeals were decided on Friday, granting permission for up to 108 new residential units — the principals decisions below include a 90-home scheme allowed despite conflict with the development plan and neighbourhood plan, a large solar and battery storage proposal allowed following a hearing, and an enforcement notice quashed after an inquiry … ## [The Physical wear and tear of life.](https://dwelling.bearblog.dev/the-physical-wear-and-tear-of-life/) _2026-07-25 · dwelling · The Dwelling place_ Everyday you do the same thing wake up have a coffee or a tea do your usual routine and then one day you look in the mirror and say where did those wrinkles come from, I’m hairier than usual or oh those bags are bigger than they have ever been. In a split second you realise those daily battles you fight without thinking has left their mark and all your life fighting for peace has left you worn,… ## [No One Wants It… So Who’s Going to Get It?](https://dwelling.bearblog.dev/no-one-wants-it-so-whos-going-to-get-it/) _2026-07-25 · dwelling · The Dwelling place_ The England Test head coach job is now on the market. With Ben Stokes having retired, Brendan McCullum shown the door, and only Rob Key remaining from the leadership group, England have the chance to start again. Key speaks well, but if the other two are gone, I’d move him on too and give whoever comes in a completely clean slate. If I were making the decisions, Michael Vaughan would be my first… ## [The world cup final](https://dwelling.bearblog.dev/the-world-cup-final/) _2026-07-25 · dwelling · The Dwelling place_ It wasn’t a great watch. That’s me being completely honest. I watched the whole match, and while Spain were excellent, the game itself never really came alive. Spain were outstanding as a team. Every player knew their role, trusted the system, and worked together as a coherent unit. They looked like a side that had been built over time rather than simply assembled. Argentina had no answers. They… ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 23 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-23-july) _2026-07-24 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Sixty-one appeal decision were recorded yesterday, overturning LPA refusals for 12 new dwellings: eight flats in Barnet, and one dwelling each through schemes in Horsham, Oadby and Wigston, Telford and Wrekin, and Mole Valley — the selected decisions below address upward residential intensification, Class Q limitations, habitat mitigation, rural-worker … ## [Get started with Turso (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/C2aMnP8d9apz) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Turso account to access the app. ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 22 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-22-july) _2026-07-23 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ 43 appeals were decided by PINS yesterday, granting or confirming provision for 22 additional dwellings, including six dwellings through PiP at Chaldon and a ten-home scheme at Bridgnorth — the selected decisions below address the application of Grey Belt policy, the weight afforded to housin… ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 21 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-21-july) _2026-07-22 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Across 53 appeals decided yesterday, four new dwellings in principle or outline were allowed: two in Cressage, one in Lapworth and one in Sheffield — the selected decisions below address the application of the grey belt provisions, permission in principle, housing land supply shortfalls, Habitats Regulations mitigation, specialist residential accommodat… ## [July 19th, 2026 | Wholehearted Faith: Living Faith](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwellingplacechurch/episodes/July-19th--2026--Wholehearted-Faith-Living-Faith-e3mcl0h) _2026-07-21 · Dwelling Place Church · Dwelling Place Church Podcast_ Pastor Jasmine, Erin Caldwell and Greg Baker this sermon at Dwelling Place Church in Coquitlam, BC.https://dwpl.ca [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/4c8085e4/podcast/play/123146705/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-21%2F428381040-44100-2-88177d476d5ed.mp3) ## [July 12th, 2026 | Serving in Ethiopia](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwellingplacechurch/episodes/July-12th--2026--Serving-in-Ethiopia-e3m67p6) _2026-07-21 · Dwelling Place Church · Dwelling Place Church Podcast_ Our Missionaries shared at Dwelling Place Church in Coquitlam, BC.https://dwpl.ca [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/4c8085e4/podcast/play/122936550/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-21%2F428380330-44100-2-dc97989b80d09.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 20 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-20-july) _2026-07-21 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ On the day the UK got a new Prime Minister, planning inspectors allowed only two new dwellings across 43 appeal decisions — the selected decisions below feature planning issues such as habitats constraints on PiP, Green Belt and sustainable location tests, listed building significance, HMO concentration policy, and the scope for amended appeal schemes. ## [Sunday’s at the Fireside #1](https://dwelling.bearblog.dev/sundays-at-the-fireside-1/) _2026-07-19 · dwelling · The Dwelling place_ What I’ve reflected on this week is just how much growth can happen in a person over the course of a few months when habits begin to change. I noticed it in the biggest way yesterday, but I’ve also seen it in smaller moments throughout the week. I have more love and more capacity for people I have often struggled with—people who have hurt me, frustrated me, or made me angry. The change hasn’t come… ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 17 July 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-17-july) _2026-07-18 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ Forty-eight appeals were decided yesterday permitting 93 new dwellings in total, comprising an 80-home outline scheme in Solihull, permission in principle for seven homes in Cheshire East, and smaller housing and permitted-development schemes — the selected decisions below address grey-belt policy and the Green Belt “Golden Rules”, traveller-site need a… ## [It’s not coming home again](https://dwelling.bearblog.dev/its-not-coming-home-again/) _2026-07-16 · dwelling · The Dwelling place_ Heartbreak Semi-final. England fail. Again. This time it’s all on the manager, I’m afraid. Thomas Tuchel has to take the blame because it was horrific to watch us pinned in our own penalty box for 30 minutes against Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez. He got the squad wrong and, if I’m honest, I was wrong about Spence—he looked quality—but we should have had a fit right-back option, and that should… ## [The well that never runs dry](https://dwelling.bearblog.dev/the-well-that-never-runs-dry/) _2026-07-12 · dwelling · The Dwelling place_ “Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’” John 4:13–14 (ESV) Life hurts us. It drains us, takes things from us, and leaves us feeling empty, wondering where to turn. We often run to… ## [Why the Dwelling place exists?](https://dwelling.bearblog.dev/why-the-dwelling-place-exists/) _2026-07-12 · dwelling · The Dwelling place_ Why did I create this blog, and why is it called The Dwelling Place? The simple answer is that my mind is rarely quiet. I have thousands of thoughts, questions, observations, and ideas running through it every day. Sometimes that’s a gift, and sometimes it’s exhausting. I realised that if I didn’t have somewhere to put those thoughts, they would simply stay in my head. I tried journaling, but I… ## [July 5th, 2026 | Wholehearted Faith: Pull Up Another Chair](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwellingplacechurch/episodes/July-5th--2026--Wholehearted-Faith-Pull-Up-Another-Chair-e3lppe9) _2026-07-07 · Dwelling Place Church · Dwelling Place Church Podcast_ Pastor Joel preached this sermon at Dwelling Place Church in Coquitlam, BC.https://dwpl.ca [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/4c8085e4/podcast/play/122528649/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-7%2F427548248-44100-2-9f4ee400daa57.mp3) ## [June 28th, 2026 | Wholehearted Faith: The Mirror and The Mission](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwellingplacechurch/episodes/June-28th--2026--Wholehearted-Faith-The-Mirror-and-The-Mission-e3lj88l) _2026-07-02 · Dwelling Place Church · Dwelling Place Church Podcast_ Pastor Joel preached this sermon at Dwelling Place Church in Coquitlam, BC.https://dwpl.ca [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/4c8085e4/podcast/play/122314453/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-2%2F427260131-44100-2-310d5dd806f56.mp3) ## [June 21st, 2026 | Wholehearted Faith: Tested, Not Finished](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwellingplacechurch/episodes/June-21st--2026--Wholehearted-Faith-Tested--Not-Finished-e3l6rqq) _2026-06-23 · Dwelling Place Church · Dwelling Place Church Podcast_ Pastor Joel preached this sermon at Dwelling Place Church in Coquitlam, BC.https://dwpl.ca [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/4c8085e4/podcast/play/121908506/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-23%2F426714821-44100-2-ec4ff61d03b17.mp3) ## [June 14th, 2026 | Hello, My Name is Amen](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwellingplacechurch/episodes/June-14th--2026--Hello--My-Name-is-Amen-e3ku3s0) _2026-06-17 · Dwelling Place Church · Dwelling Place Church Podcast_ Pastor Jen preached this sermon at Dwelling Place Church in Coquitlam, BC.https://dwpl.ca [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/4c8085e4/podcast/play/121621824/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-17%2F426332994-44100-2-81054a24cb5e3.mp3) ## [Why Social Media Isn’t Social](https://wildrye.com/why-social-media-isnt-social/) _2026-05-31 · Phil Houtz · Wild Rye_ I’m old enough to remember the warning about social media, “if you’re not paying for the product, then you’re the product.” In any social club, somebody’s got to pay to keep the lights on. With online platforms there is a process of growing a customer base, locking people in to the platform by making it … ## [E4 - Road suitable vehicle tools for a conversion vehicle - Open Roads Broadcast / @orbshuttle](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/orbshuttle/episodes/E4---Road-suitable-vehicle-tools-for-a-conversion-vehicle---Open-Roads-Broadcast--orbshuttle-ea2hla) _2026-03-15 · Orb · Open Roads Broadcast_ Making the bus conversion process road trip ready, involves bench marks of vehicle familiar ideas with a spin for conversion compatibility . For a bus, van, or any vehicle dwelling accommodations of thought; this may be helpful before making the calls. On this episode I discuss tips for getting to know the vehicle and road rules and things to think on before you bring that new travel trek toy to… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/108ac6bc/podcast/play/9569386/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-03-05%2F4c6dc3ae3ab0741f9752dc216406ec0e.m4a) ## [Respect Slab City](https://wildrye.com/respect-slab-city/) _2026-02-17 · Phil Houtz · Wild Rye_ I have to say that “respect” isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Slab City, an informal community of faded snowbirds, desert rats, creatives, burnt-out meth heads, and a few others who simply want to drop off the grid. But there it is, emblazoned on the side of a concrete … ## [Happy New Year! 2026: The Year of Writing to Be Writing](https://wildrye.com/happy-new-year-2026-the-year-of-writing-to-be-writing/) _2026-01-01 · Phil Houtz · Wild Rye_ Here’s to the start of another year. My personal goal for the coming year is to spend a part of every day simply “writing to be writing.” Not writing for blog posts, not writing for publication, not writing to anyone in particular. Just putting my butt in the chair and putting words to paper…or whatever … ## [Rewilding the Internet: Bring Back the World Wide Weird](https://wildrye.com/rewilding-the-internet-bring-back-the-world-wide-weird/) _2025-10-31 · Phil Houtz · Wild Rye_ One way to bring life back to the internet is to make it weird again. According to software developer Jonas Hultenius, quirkiness is one of the things that made the early web feel alive. Today’s obsession with metrics and vitality are starving off everyday treasures, small wonders, and genuine oddities. If you were online in … ## [Rewilding the Internet – Where Would We Even Start?](https://wildrye.com/rewilding-the-internet-where-would-we-even-start/) _2025-10-24 · Phil Houtz · Wild Rye_ Maria Farrell and Robin Berjon use the word Waldsterben, meaning “forest death,” to describe the state of the internet today. Just like a forest that has been clear-cut and replanted with a single species, the internet is quickly depleting itself of life and vitality. The walled gardens of Facebook, Twitter, and Google each act to …